Celebrating Mid-Summer Studio Update

Celebrating Mid-Summer Studio Update

Celebrating Mid-Summer Studio Update

Happy Lughnasa, time of the first harvest. This time last year life at Sunwise Farm and Sanctuary was all about “Art of the Garden”, growing (more…)

Celebrating Mid-Spring Studio Update

Celebrating Mid-Spring Studio Update

Celebrating Mid-Spring Studio Update

Isn’t this just the most favorite time of year for many people? The lusty month of May lies ahead at Mid-Spring, Beltane, Mother’s Day, Earth Day and here in Kentucky, Derby Day. All the green is busting out, like we humans are also emerging out of the pandemic. There is much to be grateful for. (more…)

Celebrating Mid-Winter Studio Update 2021

Celebrating Mid-Winter Studio Update 2021

The returning and increasing light is daily perceptible and cheering. This Imbolc, Candlemas time is associated with St. Bridgid. Mid-winter seems more like pre-spring when I notice robins congregating on the lawn. (more…)

Mid-Autumn Studio Update

Mid-Autumn Studio Update

Welcome to Mid-Autumn Studio Update! Whether you celebrate The Night of the Ancestors (Samhuin), Dias de la Muertos, Halloween, or all of them, Happy Mid-Autumn Celebrations! (more…)

Valentines in July + Art of the Garden = Mid-Summer Studio Update

Valentines in July + Art of the Garden = Mid-Summer Studio Update

Valentines in July + Art of the Garden = Mid-Summer Studio Update

Four months of togetherness – Greg and me – resulted in a massive makeover (more…)

Celebrating Mid-Spring Studio Update & top of the list victory

Celebrating Mid-Spring Studio Update & top of the list victory

Top of the list victory

Now we arrive at the light half of the year, the lusty month of May – how marvelous! The birds beam with loud trumpet. I am ever so grateful that I dedicated this year to move forward with faith. Everything has changed, (more…)

Celebrating Mid-Winter Studio Update 2020

Celebrating Mid-Winter Studio Update 2020

It’s a funny time of year, and particularly this year a time to celebrate and embrace extremes, it seems to me. All I can do is move forward with faith. One friend calls it being time compressed, and I think you might be feeling it also.

The great joy is (more…)

Celebrating Mid-Autumn Studio Update

Celebrating Mid-Autumn Studio Update

Celebrating Mid-Autumn

All summer and early autumn I’ve been quietly enjoying painting in the studio annex’s bright light. Now it’s time to present the 40 new artworks at the Annual Autumn Open Studio on November 2 in this new space. (more…)

Celebrating Mid-Summer Studio Update

Celebrating Mid-Summer Studio Update

New Art

Since the last quarter I’ve focused on gouache paintings that I put together into two spring Portfolios. Based on what I observed as new in the garden, one portfolio is of twelve birds, one of twelve flowers with a snake and firefly thrown in. (more…)

Celebrating Mid-Spring, Studio Update, 2019

Celebrating Mid-Spring, Studio Update, 2019

I am excited to share what’s new; Spring Into Art, progress in the Studio Annex, a new art medium, the birds and botanicals of Sunwise, beads and bracelets, Atlas of the Year open for enrollment and the Carnegie show was great, I hope you saw it! (more…)