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“There once was an owl who sat in an oak, …the more it heard, …the less it spoke,..the more it heard“ ~GentleHawk
The winter months make me want to be still. When it snows and the ground freezes quiet can be heard…and I try to listen. Watching the birds outside my window at the snow covered [...]
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In the Autumn of 2002 I traveled with artist Caleb Stone to Tuscany to paint it’s olive groves and many vistas . The shades of green were so unlike the warm and golden hues found in New England. We stayed at a former Romanesque monastary called Pieve Di Caminino and went out early each morning mixing paints on [...]
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Recently I was asked to decorate a shoe for an upcoming Fashion Show and Silent Auction that will help the Class of 2012 of Ipswich High School raise some funds. I agreed but wasn’t quite sure what I was going to do to make this shoe stand out at an auction! It’s pointed toe and spiked heel looked architectural sitting on [...]
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For the past several years now in early autumn, Charlie Schurcliff who is a wonderful painter and neighbor has invited me to join him at his home to paint and have lunch with a small group of artist friends. They travel from as far away as Montreal for the opportunity to paint the special vistas. [...]
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“There are moments in our lives, there are moments in a day when we seem to see beyond the usual.” ~ Robert Henri
Three days spent on Monhegan Island in early October was like like taking a trip to Heaven.
The minute I boarded the “Laura B ” in Port Clyde Maine for the short trip to [...]
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“I sing the song of life…With the smile of the sun and the dance of the twilight. I float in the sky in rhythm with free spirit and joyous heart.” ~ Swami Paramananda
Years ago I found a small leather bound ”Book of Daily Thoughts and Prayers” by Swami Paramanda. It was in a pile of books at [...]
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“How does one become a butterfly,…You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.” ~Trina Paulus
My studio has been a safe and comfortable cocoon for me this summer. A place where I can spend hours getting lost in my landscapes…dreaming… drawing…putting colors on canvas and paper.
But now [...]
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” Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer day listening to the murmer of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky is hardly a waste of time…” ~John Lubbock
Today instead of doing loads of laundry and errands that can wait I’m going into my Studio to finish a [...]
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