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Going Up in Smoke
To look for the good in some other circumstance than the one in which we find ourselves is to trash the only happiness we will ever have: now. Whether it pleases us or not, each moment is a gift. No matter how unpleasant the wrapping, inside is something wonderful that life wants to give us. —Polly… Continue reading
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Taking a Vacation
I find it soooooooo gosh-darned difficult to ‘take a vacation’ from the negative internal dialogue that all too often revs up as I paint. My knee-jerk reaction is to try to tame it. Quash it. Outsmart it. Maybe, though, in addition to exploring color, line, handwriting, scribbles, and veiling—as I’m in the process of doing… Continue reading
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On My Nightstand, On My Easel, 6/7/23
On my nightstand: Especially in the wake of having recently read the densely rich and compellingly informative book Permission to Feel by Marc Brackett, founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, the following one-liner from Alexis Hall’s romping romcom Boyfriend Material hit my funny bone head on: I hoped I wasn’t going to… Continue reading
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Layered Taffeta
What a wonder,the yards of fine fabrics,with tiny hooks or invisible zippers,tucks and linings and finishing seamsa work of art.Some with lace,some with petticoats under layered taffeta … —Shelby Hearon, Hug Dancing A few weeks ago, my friend Daisy asks me if I’d be willing to give her one of my painted bookmarks to hold… Continue reading
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On My Nightstand, On My Easel*, June 2023
On my nightstand: On the spectrum of obsessively orderlyto sublimely unconcerned with the everyday physical world,my father and sister were—actually, they were nowhere;they were somewhere near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border,still looking for the spectrum itself.My mother and I, meanwhile, were busyorganizing it by color and size.I have a vivid memory of watching my momtry to adjust… Continue reading
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Itch > Inquiry
Had an itch today. Scratched it. Explored an inquiry in my sketchbook in a taped square. It’s always well worth taping off a space for the exquisite pleasure of pulling away the tape after the fact. Gave myself over to buoyancy, trusting the waters here to hold me afloat. Continue reading
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Surprise!
I wake on my birthday, heart full of celebration, open to whatever might unfold, wondering what little surprises the day might hold in addition to a few planned activities. I also wake missing my dad fiercely on this May 13th date of birth we shared for 71 years. This is my second year without him… Continue reading
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Hopscotch, Take 2!
Below you’ll see the post I mistakenly released last week before I was actually prepared to go live. ––– Inspired by Jane Davies, who recently got a new blog up and running at WordPress, I found myself ready to take on the challenge of doing the same myself after tolerating for way too long the frustrations of comment-generation… Continue reading
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Hopscotch!
Inspired by Jane Davies, who recently got a new blog up and running at WordPress, I found myself ready to take on the challenge of doing the same myself after tolerating for way too long the frustrations of comment-generation chaos and nonfunctioning notification at my old blog site. So I picked up a pebble, tossed… Continue reading
My Story
In 2014, I grab an unexpected opportunity to paint.
To make art.
I get hooked.
In 2015 I start a blog—a diary of my life as an artist.
I post my paintings and their stories. The good, the bad, the ugly.
My compass points: bust through fear, be playful, get messy, trust my gut.
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