Landscapes of the Mind – Six Singular Experiences
It’s all about the mind, of course. All experience filters through it, the outward and inner, nature and the art …
Category Archives: Nature
Wildfires Everywhere, Literally and Politically
That unusual thunderstorm I wrote about last week brought more than 1200 lightening strikes that forked across California causing 560 …
Still Waiting to Land . . . .
Last summer brought an abundance of roses, so many I did not have enough vases to hold them all. And …
Tapping into the Unconscious – The Art of Sohan Qadri
When I first encountered one of Sohan Qadri’s paintings, I was plunged like a pebble into a still pool, radiating ripples of …
Finding Our Place in the Family of Things
I often turn to the poetry of Mary Oliver when seeking solace, when trying to negotiate a path through the …
The Mystical Mindscapes of Matthew Wong
I discovered a new favorite artist on the day he died–too young at 35, Matthew Wong. A tribute to Wong’s …
October Trees, Falling Leaves, Bursts of Glory
October is my birth month. I’ve always had mixed feelings about that. Being born when the days are growing shorter, …
Resting in the Grace of the World
“When despair for the world grows in me, and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear …
Secluded Pool, Secret Garden, & Summer Plans Gone Astray
I haven’t been painting as much this year, but I thought I’d share these two. Both were meant to be …
On a Quick Walk to the Mailbox
After so much rain this year on the central coast of California, the hillsides around our home are green and …
