From the category archives:

Inspiration

Sunset Bond…

by C.Kidder on August 19, 2010

 
I went out to my studio to clean my brushes and check on a painting that I did in the afternoon but when I looked out and saw the sun setting over the fields I had to pick up my brushes and start painting again!    There was a feeling that I was channeling an “art spirit” from another world!  [...]

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Eyes on the Sky…

by C.Kidder on August 16, 2010

 
     ~”ONLY  FROM THE  HEART  CAN  YOU  TOUCH  THE   SKY”   ~ Rumi
   I took this photo late in the afternoon on a perfectly beautiful summer day.    I have a passion for painting the sky and so I’m going to my Studio today and will attempt to do a large painting using this image as well as my memory to guide me.   [...]

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Butterflies Dining and Dancing in My Garden

by C.Kidder on August 8, 2010

 
 

             
                   “How soft indeed the sound of butterflies eating!”…
                      ~Takayama  Kyoshi   (1874-1959) ` Japanese Poet
       
   ”Tiger Swallowtails” have been enjoying  the Buddleia Bush in my garden….     
  

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Color in My Garden…True Blue and Hot Pink

by C.Kidder on July 22, 2010

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The Moods of The Sea…

by C.Kidder on July 16, 2010

~”I have seen the sea when it is stormy and wild ; when it is quiet and serene ; when it is dark and moody . And in all its moods , I see myself. “~
~ Martin Buxbaum

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Taking Time To See…

by C.Kidder on June 13, 2010

 
 ”If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly our whole life would change.”  ~Buddha

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 Springtime on Monhegan Island is always magical!  The colors of the flowers against  the milky skies evokes an almost mystical feeling…
The view  from my room at the Island Inn  was very moody…the fog rolling in and out over the ferry landing was dreamy.  There was a seagull that perched on the roof  each day outside [...]

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Peonies are Popping!…

by C.Kidder on May 31, 2010

                             About to burst…
I can’t believe how lush and luscious these blossoms are…the bush is next to my Studio and the scent blows in through the windows when there’s a breeze…     heavenly!
 
                                                                                                                
 

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