The Alchemist’s Garden, oil on linen canvas, 60″ W x 48″ H I have now had a second home in southeast Florida for nearly 3 years. What I notice in creating my living space there is that the heavier, darker, more traditional décor feels “wrong” in Florida, for lack [...]
As a child, before a predicted winter storm I would go to bed with visions of playing in deep blankets of snow and the excitement of staying home from school the next day. The so-called “snow day” was a longed-after respite from the drudgery of the school year. At [...]
The first light of the morning glows dimly over the horizon. The light from my reading lamp makes up the difference and illuminates the blank pages of the lined notebook open on my lap. The only noise in my snug studio is the slow tock-tock-tock of a clock on [...]
The Artist’s Way I recently saw mention of a book my mother gave me years ago when I was living at home, “The Artist’s Way,” by Julia Cameron. I never got around to reading it, too busy with school and my young life, I suppose. Perhaps feeling a bit [...]