Rooted, not for passage

Sometimes we cannot possibly let go.
I have been working on a series that is created through a prayerful act in order to keep a dear child from leaving this earth too soon.Paint and collage on cardboard, 5.25 x 7 inches

My Space

9 x 9 inches stretched and painted canvas.

I finished this right before M. moved in with all his stuff. He even brought his Xmas ornaments!

It is a commemoration of the 77 days I was alone. I spent a lot of it in this chair. I did a lot of thinking, a little writing and I even spent an hour watching snails crawl on the patio pottery. It was a time of space and room for contemplation.

I am ready now to live with someone. Though I love periods alone, I don't need to be an island. I always loved having a family home. So it is nice, on this day, to be creating that again, in a new way.

Class act

Palmer Trinity school celebrated our grandparents today and everyone got to see the art that might grace their fridges soon enough.

Meanwhile I am thankful for having a job, for the creativity of my students, and the honor of having space of my own ... the classroom.

Tomorrow I hope to make it safely to my folks and join them at the table as to do anything else wouldn't make it "thanksgiving".

Flamingos in Paradise

Trying my hand at printmaking, I can't help but celebrate the parade of pleasures currently at hand.
The skies, the foliage, the birds and my emotions defy a simple cut and inked shape... there is a need for exuberant color... sparkle, and fantasy...
November in Miami is something special.




These are not for sale. I created each of them as offerings and gestures of gratitude. They are about love.

My heart looks like a time bomb

but it isn't going to explode anytime soon. I am. of course thrilled to have a love life!!!!

OK, where is the painting?

These are a few

early
works on canvas ranging from 8 x 8 inches to 10 x 14 (?) inches

Back on Dailypainters.com!

My official self-inflicted time off is over and I am happy to be posting and painting often enough to return to membership status on Dailypainters.com. Miami brings a whole new visual language to the palette. The days are filled with inspiring stories of my students, my colleagues, and exposure to world class events...
So what have I been up to since the last posting? Hmmm. A day at the beach. A road trip to the Keys. Another day at the shore, more art walks at the Falls district, a couple evenings spent car shopping, one or two movies, falling into a wood paneled floor to ceiling stacked book store (Books and Books), eating fabulously, ... just enjoying life and the thrill of everything being so darn good!