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 …
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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 …
A Poet & an Artist on Making the Unknown Known
I came across two quotations about the creative process recently and found such striking similarities I had to explore them …
Painting, a New Passion
Writing has always been the primary passion in my life, the thing I love most to do and identify with. …
The Mysterious & Poetic Paintings of Odilon Redon
I’ve become fascinated by the paintings of Redon (1840-1916), a French artist and Symbolist working mostly in charcoal, pastel, and …
Soul-Searching in a Sea of Images
I stayed up late last night, way past my bed time, searching Pinterest for images to save to my boards.It …
Music is More Feeling than Sound
From “Peter Quince at the Clavier” by Wallace Stevens. Just as my fingers on these keys Make music, so the …
Mothers & Other Lovers, Compelling Art
What makes compelling art? Why do I find this image of mother and child, and the ones below, so powerful and …
Pinterest, My New Guilty Pleasure
I’ve been on a Pinterest kick lately that’s taken me into the wee hours of the morning, searching for images …
