Events, thoughts, random poetry, and who knows what’s up next?
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Two red berries
So I’m looking at compositions and this little picture came up. I’m trying to decide what medium I’m going to use: I could do acrylics, or maybe watercolour, but, hey… gee… that would make a great quilt! Oh, wait a minute. I’m not a quilter now what? Feb 18/24
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The Real World
My heart breaks. The wind blows, the blood flows Life leaps clear from grey rock to green trees. Here Ice hangs in pans along the shore. Low tide, high tide, breathe in, breathe out. The cedars wear tough bark, worn elegant by life. The fractal forest light, Invades the canyons of my soul. No cars,…
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Artist’s Skills
Observation – Of all the skills developed by an artist, observation is one of the foundations. The ability to critically examine the world around her, starts with visual (and often aural) observation. Developing the ability and habit of seeing what is actually in front of her instead of assuming something is a certain way, is…
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Celebrations, Icons, Changes
I became a grandma this last week. I also painted a window for Mother’s day at Quality Foods in Campbell River. This work is more of a commercial art genre; however the same basic values underlie all my art. The process of communication is paramount even if the context of communication varies. The beauty of…