From the monthly archives:

February 2010

Reaching For Light

by C.Kidder on February 23, 2010

Flower Yoga

My friend Whitney  took this amazing picture of some very animated buds while she was traveling in California recently.

Maybe it’s because I’ve been doing alot of Yoga lately but to me it looks like they are raising their “hands” in “Sun Salutations”!
Whitney is a certified Yoga teacher in addition to being a creative photographer so maybe that’s [...]

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It’s a New Day

by C.Kidder on February 22, 2010

It is a beautiful day…I hope that everyone will take the time to look at the sky and feel the warmth of the sun on their faces…even if it’s from a window looking out.  Happy week to all…make it a good one!

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A Work in Progress

by C.Kidder on February 21, 2010

 This painting that I was working on before the snow started falling and the seasons changed is still sitting on my easel in the studio waiting to be completed. I’m hoping that sometime soon I’ll be able to get back to it!

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Waiting to Blossom

by C.Kidder on February 14, 2010

I’ve been thinking alot the past few days about Monhegan Island in Maine where I go to paint at least a couple of times a year.
Today I flipped through the pages of weeks and months on my calendar until I came to May. I know that’s when I need to go back to the [...]

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Craving Color

by C.Kidder on February 8, 2010

I did this oil pastel sketch last Spring and when I look at it I feel so anxious for warmer weather and the chance to be surrounded by budding trees . There is nothing like being outdoors with my palette of paints. It’s just not the same working inside my Studio even though I [...]

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Keeping it Simple

by C.Kidder on February 5, 2010

This sign is hanging in our kitchen… a constant reminder for everyday life as well as when I paint.
I love this quote that was on my calendar today…
“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.”
~Albert Einstein

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Figuring it all out

by C.Kidder on February 3, 2010

I think that  I’m beginning to understand how this all works . Alot of “trial and error”  but I’m getting there!  It has been a big lesson in patience…which I really need !
And for someone who at one point was determined that she didn’t want or need a computer… having  this site up is quite remarkable.
“Never say never!”….challenges are what [...]

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