From the monthly archives:

April 2010

“I’ll be with you…”

by C.Kidder on April 25, 2010

One of my mother’s favorite songs was “Apple Blossom Time”.  She would often sing the song while she was driving in the car with her crew of six children ( how did we all fit in that wagon?)…or sometimes when she was in the kitchen putting  the groceries away.  Her eyes would gleam with a sparkle . [...]

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Painting Springtime

by C.Kidder on April 21, 2010

  OIL PASTEL   8×10
It was a long time coming but finally I ’m able to paint the fields with soft hues of  pinks, greens and violet.
Spring always seems to drift by way too fast.   I need to get out the next few days and paint its budding colors before it’s too late!

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“The Art Spirit”

by C.Kidder on April 10, 2010

“There are moments in our lives, there are moments in a day, when we seem to see beyond the usual.  Such are the moments of our greatest happiness”
Each morning I sit and stare at the sky and the horizon for awhile before I begin my day. Maybe it’s because I am a painter or maybe [...]

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Walking the Beach

by C.Kidder on April 2, 2010

 ”Everyone needs beauty as well as bread, places  to play and pray, where nature heals and gives strength to body and soul alike.”  ~ John Muir
Walked for an hour on the beach both today and yesterday. Breathing the ocean air was just what I needed especially after such a long stretch of bad weather .   Being near the ocean [...]

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