Zen Strolls
What could be nicer than a lovely stroll outdoors taking photos with your daughter?!
What could be nicer than a lovely stroll outdoors taking photos with your daughter?!
Irresistible….Like a Georgia O’Keefe painting, was my first thought on the scarlet poppy. The Flower Garden had so many colors! Reds, fuschia, lime green, rosy magenta. Delicious. Delighting the eye. We (my daughter and I) were off on another short zen stroll. Hoping to find some treasures, hoping to find some peaceful moments. (Raising children is […]
Fun New ways to see things! Thats the goal this year. More Creative Options to shake things up. Art Presentation I’ve created the art, now what?! Should I frame it, matt it, leave it? What colors of matt? All these questions come into play and can be answered with a little Experimentation. With […]
My picks for 2016 You may wonder where all my paintings are. But, what I found when I searched my 2016 images – with the word Magnificent in mind, surprised me. I felt there was a lot more “feeling” in my photographs this year than in my paintings. Maybe next year it will be […]
What Fun! Inspired by lovely pinks, oranges, creams. Petals. I had fun dissecting the rose petals, then layering and stacking them together. All the while wondering how I might create an abstract. Inspired by roses. Yet, looking nothing like a rose. Nor even a flower. But. The colors. Such gorgeous colors. This […]
Impressionist Roses in oils. Inspired by the burst of roses I found time to play!
Minimal. Simplicity. My chosen words for the day. Those words, I feel suit my mood and the dialogue. Less. Is More. Red Roses The flowers, are portions – from my fish shop’s wonderful rose bouquet of yesterday. I have used my photographs that I took at the shop. I have […]
Its still cool enough here in Perth, Western Australia that the roses are in full bloom. No. Not my roses. No, not the neighbor’s roses …. this time either! I discovered these beauties in my local fish market. Its a small family run fish shop that sells deliciously fresh seafoods. Nice people. They […]
I paused painting. Just until the right action presented itself.
Someone has a birthday today…. its one of those Special birthdays. Even though I may not be there to share, to celebrate in person – I can send flowers. Tulips that almost look like soft, pretty pink balloons rising up. And for the rest of us, even if its not our […]