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Jul 16, 2010, 10:33 am
This is my final post to this blog.
In its place, I have begun a new blog HERE. Join me in this new phase of my Journey. And thanks for your continued support here.
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May 22, 2010, 9:08 am
This morning I wrote a little poem about the mother moth from Wednesday's painting.
Here it is, raw and unedited:
Lured towards light she fliters and soars, then landsupon the bark that shields the sap for new spring foliage.Replete with life, a new generation, she halts,clutches bark with graceful... Comment - Like
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May 19, 2010, 10:19 am
Brian (who is helping me with some home renovations) and I discovered a huge moth attached to a front porch screen, apparently just after laying her eggs. I grabbed the camera and got dozens of photos of her. Good thing because a little later on, I found that she was dead.
This morning I finis... Comment - Like
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May 17, 2010, 10:56 am
"This Spring"Oil on Canvas 8" x 10" All spring, the light shows in our woods have been exceptional and numerous. To capture one of these, I sat up my portable easel at the kitchen window, out of which hangs the hummingbird feeder. As I was blocking in the woods, a male hummer appeared and... Comment - Like
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Apr 28, 2010, 10:12 am
You've seen this before, but in an earlier version:
"River Mist" (Revised)Watercolor on paper 13" x 18"
(Click on image for a larger, clearer veersion.)
On these spring mornings, I've been watching the light show from my back deck--light dancing within the tree foiliage, morphing ever... Comment - Like
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Apr 21, 2010, 11:35 am
"River Mist"Watercolor on paper 13" x 17.5"
We're having Howard's celebration of life on Sunday afternoon, so this week is a pensive one for me. Much of my thought has been focused on what it is about the Tallulah River that kept calling us back to it. Somehow I think that might be connect... Comment - Like
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Apr 15, 2010, 10:35 am
"Fallen Tree" Oil on Board 5" x 7"Again my subject comes from our Tallulah River. But this time it was that fallen tree that motivated the painting. What caught my eye was how it reached across the river, a bridge for critters looking for a path to the other side. And while w... Comment - Like
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Apr 1, 2010, 8:09 am
"Memories"Watercolor on Paper 13" x 9.5"No price yet
Days we spent on the Tallulah River were among our favorites. Most times our trips there were spontaneous, a spur of the moment decision on a morning--a quickly packed lunch, dogs, painting equipment and camera loaded in the van and off ... Comment - Like
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Mar 29, 2010, 4:48 pm
Yesterday morning it occurred to me to pay attention to a bit of my own teaching:. Without exception, whenever a student would ask how to get past an artistic block, I'd say "draw, draw anything and everything." It's not the results that matters, but what happens during the process.
Drawing can ... Comment - Like
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Mar 21, 2010, 7:38 pm
My road back into painting is taking a bit longer than I had hoped, but I am making progress and will regain my momentum. Currently I am almost midway into a half-sheet size watercolor painting, another one from our Tallulah River. Because fatigue is still a problem, my skills are a bit rusty an... Comment - Like
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Jul 11, 2009, 11:32 am
It has now been three months since hospice became a way of life in our home. Howard is a real trooper, demanding in every way quality of life and refusing to be bedridden regardless of so very much loss of independence. Care must be constant, but already there have been multiple gems in moments of... Comment - Like
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Apr 12, 2009, 12:41 pm
Dear Friends,
I wanted to let you know that I have not disappeared, but I will be off-line for some time to come. My soul mate and life partner of the past 28 years is now in the care of Hospice here in our home, and this is where my focus and energies currently are. Until I can get back to p... Comment - Like
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Mar 22, 2009, 1:22 pm
"Snack Time"
16" x 12" Oil on Canvas
Sold
Bagatelles:
"So how many squirrel paintings are you going to do?"
"As many as I consider enough."
These little guys fascinate me. They've continually outsmarted me about the bird feeder. Finally, I started putting shelled corn out on the ground beneath i... Comment - Like
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Mar 18, 2009, 9:41 am
"Lady In Waiting"
14" x 10" Oil on Canvas
$230
BAGATELLES:
The female cardinal doesn't get enough attention. Greeting cards, calendars and the like love to feature the adored male cardinal, but far too few see the beautiful in the subdued colors of the female.
I've been watching her for several days... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
In July my intentions were to write to my Compose blog when there was an occasional available moment, but there has been no time for that. Howard is a poet and before become so ill had just finished compiling a manuscript of recent poetry for publication. There was no energy nor time left to seek ... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Howard is struggling, though still very much with us. This Christmas Eve we're delighted to have our little tree lit and to be able to gaze through our woods to enjoy our neighbor's Christmas lights.
Blessings to you all.
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
I have returned to my studio and am beginning to work again.
With Howard's death bringing this major transition in my life, I'm giving my blog a new title and new design rather than try to pick up where I left off. I have no idea how long this will take, but you will know when it's finally ready to ... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
"The Road Back"Watercolor on Paper 12" x 9"NFS
Getting back to painting is like returning home after a long absence. All the furniture is where I left it, ambiance is familiar, floors, ceiling, walls, windows and doors just where I left them, but there is a strangeness in the familiarity, a st... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Our struggle is over. Howard passed from this physical life Thursday morning after a long, hard fought battle. My heart is broken but I am at peace.
Now I need some time for healing before getting back to my painting and blogging, but that will happen. Meanwhile, thanks so much to all of you w... Comment - Like
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