Creativity has always been part of my genetic makeup, and I’ve tried various creative endeavors over the years: A face painting business; selling hand-painted clothing; playing the bodhran (Celtic drum) at seisiuns in Boston; and now, I’m exploring acrylic and oil painting. I’m just now trying to teach myself how to paint on canvas, and … Continue reading
Posted in March 2012 …
Check your desire at the door….
Feeling desire for escape, from something; everything … right now. Alas, desires are meant to be checked; I’m not going anywhere. Yet.
What to do on a rainy day…
Art comes in many forms, not the least of which is preparing a meal for a rainy day that brings appreciation for cold, wet weather and a warm roof over our heads. On this soggy California day I decided a unique chili recipe and some corn bread would carry my husband and me away to … Continue reading
Have a Heart?
Heart “Heart” is a noun and an adverb, a functional organ sustaining life; courage and empathy; cold as a stone. Heart is what we wish to share, to have and hold, together, not alone. Hearts are happy, sick and sad. They can hide and become a lie. But true love that lives … Continue reading
Please Touch – Fresh Paint!
I always loved finger-painting as a kid. The feel of cool, smooth tempra on my skin as I applied its colorful texture to paper. I still love it all these years later, now putting acrylic to canvas. Occasionally at my day job I’ll glance down at my fingers on the keyboard and notice color under … Continue reading
Inspiration
What inspires you to create? Do you feel something spectacular needs to happen, or can inspiration come simply from paying attention to the world around us? I find that many things, circumstances and thoughts become a project if I am motivated to act. Boredom even spurs a new painting every now and then. Motivation is … Continue reading
Art Imitates Life?
If that’s true, the next week will be interesting.
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