In Spires

“Through Dangers Untold……and hardships unnumbered….” Through sunsets fierce and glorious….I pause and slowly spin…. In Spires   “In Spires”  I print this on metallic paper and swoon-she...

Icekance

  A perspective shattered by climate change: a world photographed through the ice formed and broken by a polar vortex. Both gossamer veil and barrier between the worlds, where portals reveal, static separates, and archways beckon ever deeper and beyond.  At once...

Of Glitches and Gasparilla

We recently migrated the website to a new host-yippee! There were, of course, massive glitches and hurdles-sigh. My Rockstar IT wizard went above and beyond to make things better-thanks Mark! I’ve been so involved with preparations for the Gasparilla Festival of...

Assateague Redux

Amazing weekend dodging storms, chasing ponies, making amazing friends, and even slinging some paint!   I prepped a stack of panels of every shape and size because I had no idea what to expect. I’d combed through the participant info sent by both the...

Moving On

“Aslan’s” new owner picked the perfect frame for this wild-maned little pastel! When she picked him up, freshly matted and framed, “Munchkin” was up on the computer, ready for upload. The buyer instantly fell in love and insisted on...

Goodbye

When it’s all too terrible for words, color steps up to express the ineffable.  Give some extra grace and compassion.  Suicide sucks. Godspeed, Kiddo….

Breathe deep… make marks

Turned the calendar page… And another chapter in this crazy life. Time to get back to mark making… (Pastel on paper, reference photo with permission from Margaret Townsend.)

“Art for the Animals” Opening

Terrific fun at the Art for the Animals Reception in Hagerstown , MD! I ended up talking Halflingers to a fellow artist/equestrian.  We just barely managed to NOT bring home Idgie the amazingly adorable (and adoptable!) spokespuppy for For Otis’ Sake, the...