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 15. Darkness
“Becoming” 8 in diameter, framed All of my days this month have begun before the sun comes up. I sit...
Day 14. Gratitude
“Gratitude” 8×8, oil on canvas, framed Towards the end of last year, I started a gratitude practice: a morning stream-of-consciousness...
Day 13. Memory
“Memory” 6×6, oil on canvas, framed I wasn’t sure how to finish my painting today, and when I started adding...
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...
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