Making the Effort… I haven’t been scottish country dancing in ages. Last night, there was a Spring dance and I knew it would be a smart thing to go (you know – exercise, social interaction, mental stimulation, fun, all those good things) but the lazy, I’m-comfortable-here-at-home-thank-you-very-much inclination was upon me. It took self-talk
The Promised Artwork In my recent newsletter, I assured you that if you couldn’t make it to the opening of the Symbolically 8 exhibition at Gallery 8, you’d see my entry for the show in this blog. I’m here to do just that but first, let me give you a little background as to
I’m back in Victoria, Canada, and slowly slowly settling back into the groove of the north. Wonderfully, the sun shone down this past Easter weekend and Cam and I spent much of Monday in the garden. It’s just beautiful right now, with flowers and leaves bursting forth, all awakening. Next time I’ll have a
Pastel Explorations As many of you know from previous blogs, along with the work I do that reflects my response to what I see visually in the world, I yearn to create what emerges from within and also what is a response to the process of the work itself. I have been doing daily
Daily Painting I set up a sampling of vegetables for my acrylic painting class to paint (see my blog about the class) and my eye was taken by the contrast between the almost black poblano pepper and the white of the garlic. I had my next daily painting subject!
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