Artwords
I am enjoying a little vacation time in California. Painting is my "work" for these days, although it has been oppressively hot. The heat broke today, and a lot of energy returned! I am mesmerized by the beauty of creation, even in this drought. It occurs to me that the Creator, Whose work I feebly... Continue Reading →
These old fashioned purple/blue bits of heaven--who doesn't love them? A favorite for weddings. I have found collectors for whom an additional hydrangea is a must-have. I do enjoy painting them, and having them in my yard, and in a blue vase on my table...
I have spent a little bit of time this summer helping my siblings put siding on a new addition to an old house out in the Virginia countryside.. Every time I drive out to the Blue Ridge I want to capture it all. My muscles and breathing always relax at a specific moment on the... Continue Reading →
You are my favorite color. It is sunlight through the translucent new grasses and leaves of spring. Hope and victory over decay and endings. A lime popsicle from the ice-cream truck in the scorched alley, given by a super-cool two wheel riding twelve year old cousin, named Marc... It is the sour flavor of the... Continue Reading →
It isn't summer yet, but the thermometer has hit 90, and the sprinklers are on, and kids are running through them, so it might as well be summer! Festivals start, and beer is consumed, and popsicles. It is very, very good to be alive. I work with a 90 year old woman who has a... Continue Reading →
I'm actually just trying to figure out how this works--so this post doesn't count--OK?
November ---wait a minute---is today the 14th or the 15th? This is totally an appropriate way to begin this blogging experience. Not knowing the date! It is one of those two days, and I could probably figure it out by various reference points. It is definitely Tuesday, and Saturday was the 12th. Aha! So--today is... Continue Reading →
St. Jude Square 