“Back to the Garden” with Stardust and Irises
This painting is considered by many as Van Gogh’s finest floral, and one of the only two paintings he chose …
Category Archives: Nature
Ding-Dong, The Witch Is Dead!
Like many living in rural areas, my husband and I enjoy watching the show that nature puts on outside our …
A Magical Day at San Simeon Bay
Dale and I spent a magical day recently at San Simeon Bay along Highway 1, just below Hearst Castle on …
Will Salmon Swim Upstream Through City Streets?
Once Upon a Time, A Poem In an eon, will Trumpism portend another Troy, a Trojan horse whose armies eviscerated …
Still Open to the Beauty of the World
“Your cold mornings are filled with the heartache about the fact that although we are not at ease in this …
Exploring the Deer Paths Behind My Home
I spent a lovely morning recently exploring some of the deer paths behind our home, stopping to take photos along …
A Secret Garden for My Granddaughter
I’m painting again, thanks to my granddaughter. She turns 8 years old next week and custom ordered two paintings for …
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 …
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 …
