Monthly Archives: July 2011
What’s Art Got To Do With It?
“The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” -W.B. Yeats When I was young, I remember being aware of everything around me. My friends would make fun of me when I would find … Continue reading
Buried Treasure – A Call for Collaborative Participants!
Two years ago Seth Apter from the blog “The Altered Page” started an annual treasure hunt — that’s a treasure hunt for blogs. He felt there just wasn’t enough time to visit and read all of the wonderful blogs available today. … Continue reading
Painted Box
“Does any of that sound impossible to you? Here’s the beauty of it – the only thing you really need to do is make art. Make art, not excuses. Everything and I repeat, everything comes from the work. Not thinking … Continue reading
Picasso Quote
“Each second we live is a new and unique moment of the universe, a moment that will never be again. And what do we teach our children? We teach them that two and two make four and that Paris is … Continue reading
Early Morning
“The best fertilizer is the gardener’s shadow.” ~Author Unknown My favorite mornings are those I start in my garden. When we bought this house seven years ago, the landscape was full of the original plantings from 1978 – old holly … Continue reading
Welcome!
Welcome to my new blog. I have switched to WordPress for my website and my blog. I originally created my website on my Mac using Iweb. I found Iweb to be very limiting in how I could publish photos and … Continue reading
Mixed Media (original post from July 16, 2011)
“If I could say it in words, there would be no reason to paint.” -Edward Hopper “Painting is the way I speak. When I started to paint, it was as though I was speaking for the first time. I … Continue reading
Drawing (original post from July 17, 2011)
Every morning I sit at my drawing table and sketch. I look for an interesting face in a book and try to mimic it. I’ve chosen faces because it seems to be the most difficult challenge for me. I’ve improved … Continue reading
Momentum (original post from July 6, 2011)
“To create one’s own world in any of the arts takes courage.” – Georgia O’Keefe I’m still working on how to live a fully integrated – creative life. It’s funny that I am focussing on this right now because today … Continue reading
Simplicity (original post June 26, 2011)
I read a post this morning from a blogger I enjoy Diana Baur and it reminded me of my birthday intention. For this year I would try and be more mindful and to live more simply. It’s easy to lose track … Continue reading
