Relaxation – just the word makes me sigh pleasantly. But when was the last time you really did nothing? No technology, no racing thoughts, no mindless entertainment, just pure relaxation? It’s summer in my house, and that means everyone is home. My husband is a teacher, and my two school Read more…
Gratitude – is it good for you? While I was out gallivanting in Ft. Worth, Texas with my friend Pam, I had the good fortune of having two dear friends, Catherine Clark and Joy Milner present my double paintings to a new Habitat for Humanity resident. I am so grateful Read more…
When Nature Coast Art League put out an announcement that Salishan, a retirement community welcomed artists to display their paintings, I decided I wanted to go. Preparing for an art show is hard work! Deciding which paintings to take, pricing tags, packing the paintings (you can’t just throw them in Read more…
My husband says I’m not much of a baseball fan (and he’s probably right), but some of you readers may be, so we’re resurrecting a previously posted painting to grab your attention today. Punxsutawney Phil has stated that we will not have 6 more weeks of winter, the temperature today Read more…
Today I received an email promotion from Etsy, an online site that specializes in selling handcrafted items. This email had tiny pictures of gift ideas. One of them was a young kid about 9 or so, who had a on a what? A fish tail from waist down. I thought, Read more…
Our society is over the top when it comes to attracting abundance! It’s the nature of humans to want more, bigger, better. So what does an onion have to do with attracting abundance? I painted one onion, this lone Allium cepa (Latin “cepa” = onion). I could have painted a Read more…
These pears started a dialogue in my head as I was painting! The pear in the front (foreground) just seem to “muscle in” for first place. However, the last pear in the background seemed to be sitting up straight and lovely, almost happy. The title “Me First” was born. Read more…
Date night is a rare occurrence in our home, so when Justin and I had the chance to get discounted theater tickets and free babysitting, we jumped at the opportunity. Sunday in the Park with George is a Steven Sondheim musical that pulls its inspiration from the Georges Seurat painting Read more…