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 …
Category Archives: Nature
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 …
Poem & Paintings, A Song
The sun does not shine on us but in us. The rivers flow not past, but through us, thrilling, tingling, …
Wrapped Around Schrodinger’s Cat
That’s where I’ve been these last ten days or so, wrapped around Schrödinger’s cat in that state of unknowing. My …
Mary Oliver, Washed in Light
One of my favorite poets, Mary Oliver, died last week. I do not have the words to tell you how …
