Can You Paint a Poem?
It’s a question a blogger friend asked one day in response to my comment that I would like to try …
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Celebrating Poetry: Music of the Spheres
The first poem I shared on my new blog five years ago was scribbled in the starlight on a moonless …
Celebrating Poetry: Blown Away By Matthew Dickman
In celebration of April as the National Month of Poetry, I’ve been looking back at posts on poetry that I’ve …
Poetry: The Thing We Die for Lack Of
Paul Klee, Versunkene Landschaft, 1918 Wallace Stevens once famously said: “You can’t get the news from poems, but men die …
The Luscious Light of Sorolla’s Paintings
It was love at first sight when I discovered the paintings of Joaquin Sorolla (1863-1923). Known as “the painter of …
My Art or My Novel. Which Would You Choose?
Someone asked me recently what I loved more, my painting or my writing? Or, she added, is that like trying …
Still Playing – Still Life and Florals
I’m still “studying the masters” and playing with style. Most recently with two contemporary artists. The first is a floral …
Studying the Masters, Playing with Style
Not long after I finished those first three watercolors paintings I shared last week, I was inspired to try to …
Dare I Share? Paintings in Progress
Family and friends have been asking me to show them some of the watercolors I’ve been working on, so I …
“Able to Be the Mother of the World”
These words from the Tao Te Ching are my mantra. They inspire me to identify with and live larger than …
