So now it is time to get to work. Last week I talked about the need to just get working. This week I want to chat on what that means to me. Some days I have the day stretched out ahead of me with time set up to work. (ah, lovely!) I am in the mood to create, but I...
“… and we never failed to fail, it was the easiest thing to do.” – Crosby, Stills and Nash This note above was from a fortune cookie many years ago. It struck a chord with me. The ring so very, very loud. I had it sitting on my windowsill in my...
This is the only thing I have that belonged to my grandfather. I have used this large, heavy screwdriver for many things over the years including to lift the lids off of the tops of latex paint cans when I used to paint murals. (in another life) It has many colors all...
The biggest weapon an artist has is observation. As a painter, I am naturally curious about the world around me, so I am always aware of light and how it acts. The beauty of it in transitions and in fluctuations. And the most significant thing I have learned is that...
I recently got a splinter. As a kid I remember running through our house and snagging my big toe on the hardwood floors. It resulted in a big splinter. So of course, my parents had to get out the tweezers and a pin and do the parent thing and try to get it out. For...
How things change… I have a favorite photo of my mom from over 20 years ago sitting right near my bedroom door where I see it all the time. She has been gone now for almost ten years and as I have looked at that photo, she has gotten younger and younger. Of...
