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Went well. Then I went back to staging, then jumped into a funny commission that has turned out to be enjoyable. I like the variety. I like painting or drawing with Netflix in the background (it’s good company) I like helping people make decorating decisions. I like the part of my job that is likeContinue reading “Gallery Night”

In California it’s as though I’m a different person. Today I was starting a design job. After about ten minutes of suggestions, my client looked at me and said wow, I love all these ideas! You’re amazing! Without thinking I just said: Thanks, I’m freakishly good at this. I’d just spent a handful of daysContinue reading “The Real Me ?”

Okay, maybe not ‘never’, but rarely. Some days, I may have wished for a little boredom, in hindsight, I’m glad for all the twists and turns. I’m a little surprised that I’m still here on planet earth. I have no plan, no mission, no big needs. I used to. But it didn’t go at allContinue reading “Never a dull moment..”

There is a swan near our cottage back east. It hangs out in this one little cove that we pass by as we drive into the neighborhood. Two Christmases ago he visited our dock. Strangest Christmas present ever. As I got closer, he swam closer. I thought he wanted to be fed so I ranContinue reading “Swan”

The theme for the March art walk in LaJolla is luck. Luck because it’s St Patrick’s Day month. Hmmm luck… I’m feeling pretty lucky that I’ll have another chance to be part of things there. Lucky to be enjoying early Spring in San Diego. Lucky to be sitting here thinking about printing the names andContinue reading “Luck or”

This is a folk story from the North western Canadian indigenous people that tells about darkness and light. They call it The Raven that Steals the Light. (but I think it was the old man) All the light in the world has been hidden by an old man so there is only darkness. (Think ofContinue reading “Raven Light Saver”

After a stint of feeling like a fish out of water, I painted this to remember that I’m not really a fish at all. And sometimes that feeling of not fitting in, is just a passing feeling on the way to some different adventures. Maybe everyone feels a little out of sorts as they getContinue reading “The Energy of Peacefulness”

Life force, (energy), is in spaces all around . It takes up space inside cells. Energy seeps from our pores, flashes from our eyes, hovers around our being. Our aliveness is felt. This painting is a reminder that what is invisible to our human eyes, is unmistakably there. The raven in the corner is fromContinue reading “Magic Energy”

For as long as I can remember, I have loved peace. Growing up, my parents probably fought more than they didn’t. When they weren’t yelling at each other they were yelling at us kids, if they weren’t yelling, then they were telling us to do stuff and we would, of course, do everything wrong. Contention.Continue reading “Nesting Peace”

This is a painting that shows how pliable and moldable a heart can be. Sometimes love has to stretch and expand and push into different shapes to fill a space. Sometimes we have to let our own hearts be squished around a little in order to orchestrate growth. I think this painting was for meContinue reading “Bubblegum Feelings”