Thoughts and Insights
My blog and my paintings go hand in hand. Welcome to the stories, inspirations, and hopes behind each piece and what art is continually teaching me about living live well.
Day 12. Contrast
“Asking to be Seen” 6×6, oil on canvas, framed I think about color a lot– when I’m cooking, getting dressed,...
Day 11. Patience
“Patience” 10×10, oil on canvas, framed 31 in 31 is always an exercise in patience. I want so much to...
Day 10. Witness
“Witness” 6×6, oil on canvas, framed. Kelly Cherry wrote a poem called “Advice to a Friend who Paints” that I...
Day 9. Change
“Spinning my Wheels” 8×8, oil on canvas, framed. I had planned for today’s piece to be about gratitude but what...
Day 8. Hope
“Hope” 6×6, oil on panel, framed. I have forever loved Emily Dickinson’s poem “Hope is the Thing with Feathers” and...
Day 7. Inspiration
“Waiting for Inspiration” 8×8, oil on canvas, framed. There is a nervousness to every 31 in 31. Certainly the inspiration...
Day 6. Freedom
“Unencumbered” 8×10, oil on canvas, framed. This painting took lots of different twists and turns in a dance not unsimilar...
Day 5. Joy
“Out of the Blue” 6×6, oil on wood panel, framed. My morning meditation today was on Joy, her capriciousness, her...
Day 4. Beauty
“Welcome, Beauty” 6×6, oil on canvas, framed. It feels a little early in the month for this kind of thing,...
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