Playing Piano, a Full-Body Workout for the Brain
As I’ve begun learning to replay the piano, I’ve been amazed to realize what a complicated endeavor it is. It …
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Favorite Pairings – Peace and Power in Art & Music
Joep Franssens’ Harmony of the Spheres and the art of Sohan Qadri Both express the sense of peace and power …
Friday Pairings – Butterflies & Vivaldi
Sharing some favorite pairings with you on this lovely Friday morning: Artwork – “Evocation of Butterflies” by Odilon Redon Music …
Water with a Razor’s Edge
One of my favorite pastimes when we were sailing was watching the wake the boat made slipping through still waters. …
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
I fell in love with the title of Milan Kundera’s novel “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” long before I ever …
Trying to Capture the Light
Capturing light in painting is one of the artist’s greatest challenges and deepest joys. I fell in love with the …
Nothing But Miracles
Miracles Walt Whitman, 1819 – 1892 Why, who makes much of a miracle? As to me I know of …
Still Playing – Landscapes, Dreamscapes
I’m still playing with my painting, copying artists I love or using their vision, their palettes, for inspiration. Still trying …
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 …
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 …
