Day Out of Time, revisited
Even though it is more than two months from the Day Out of Time and beginning of winter, I find myself remembering (more…)
Mid-Summer Studio Update 2025
Looking west on the Solstice
Solstice night, lights and flowers from the kids
Between now and May Eve it was high solstice with brilliant bright skies by day and warm calm at night with fireflies. The red winged blackbirds were long gone. Before that my birthday flowers were in full bloom. Now it is so hot they would wilt, instead it’s time for zinnias and gladiolus to rule. Time to can tomatoes and make herb salt. First Harvest, Happy Mid-Summer! (more…)
Mid-Spring Studio Update 2025
In this Mid-Spring Studio Update I share what’s new since mid-winter. This is another favorite time of year, when we see the joyful return of spring perennials, and with hope plant seeds and welcome the light half of the year – Beltane, May Eve! (more…)
Mid-Autumn Studio Update 2024
Whether you celebrate The Night of the Ancestors (Samhuin), Dias de la Muertos, Halloween, or all of them, Happy Mid-Autumn Celebrations! (more…)
Daily Art Practice part 7
Continuing with the equinox ~ equinox project, I was happy to be back home and get back to work. Maybe I was trying to create a cool respite from the heat. (more…)
Daily Art Practice part 6
Continuing with the equinox ~ equinox project, I must have been imagining how the road to Colorado on the Pony Express would look the following week.
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Daily Art Practice part 5
Continuing with the equinox ~ equinox project, one thing I began to consider was painting over some collaged watercolors. (more…)
Daily Art Practice part 4
Continuing with the equinox ~ equinox project, most of early June was devoted to painting the series “The Long Path Home” (more…)
Daily Art Practice part 3
Continuing with the equinox ~ equinox project, here I was trying different palettes the stirred me towards one I’m still using for series; Cerulean Blue, Naphtha red light, light magenta and quinachridone gold. (more…)
Mid-Autumn Studio Update, 2023
Greetings to you at Mid-Autumn and happy Halloween, Samhuin, Dia de los Muertos, All Soul’s Day. Along with peoples of many cultures, I celebrate the Night of the Ancestors by remembering my parents and grandparents. In the Celtic tradition we believe that by telling stories about them, placing their beloved objects out, offering some special treats and lighting candles to guide their way to us, we will not be tricked by forgetting them. In this war-torn year, it is a more solemn night than usual. (more…)