While I was going through my photo catalog this morning to pick out some favorite older photos to use in today’s post I listened to the first episode of the Podcast 1619. This beautifully produced series tells the legacy of Black Americans and the history of their contributions to American Read more…
This morning after eating breakfast and spending a bit of time on the deck swing I decided to sit down and paint. With nothing in mind and no expectations, I brushed water over the entire surface of the paper and then I began dropping in bright vivid colors, letting them Read more…
The entire surface of the pond is covered with green stuff that has begun bleaching to light yellow. It’s not a very pretty sight but it’s a part of pond life. Pond Life And oh, the life that this pond supports! Even when the pond is covered with ugly gunk, Read more…
This morning I led some of the members of my Makers Art Group in watercolor painting on Zoom. We began by simply mixing colors and making marks with them dry paper, then added other colors on top and a few splatters. It was a way to play with paint, brush, Read more…
This morning I felt like painting peonies So I did… using peonies I picked from my garden earlier this week as a model. “A creative life is an amplified life. It’s a bigger life, a happier life, an expanded life, and a hell of a lot more interesting life. Living Read more…