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DRAWING OF ST. FRANCISVILLE TREE

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Continuing to work, in spite of “life.”

There are times when I feel that there are no more stories or creative ventures inside of me. It is not exactly artist block, rather a temporary halt to the flow of creative ideas. I talk to myself and draw … Continue reading

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BABY OWLS IN A TREE WAITING FOR LUNCH FROM MOMMA

THE OWLS by Charles Baudelaire UNDER the overhanging yews, The dark owls sit in solemn state, Like stranger gods; by twos and twos Their red eyes gleam. They meditate. Motionless thus they sit and dream Until that melancholy hour When, … Continue reading

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MOTHER EARTH, SISTER MOON

MIXED MEDIA, OIL ON CANVAS TO THE MOONArt thou pale for weariness      Of climbing heaven and gazing on the earth, Wandering companionless       Among the stars that have a different birth, And ever changing, like a Joyless eye      That finds no … Continue reading

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SPLENDOR IN THE MOON

NEW MOON The new moon, of no importance lingers behind as the yellow sun glares and is gone beyond the sea’s edge; earth smokes blue; the new moon, in cool height above the blushes, brings a fresh fragrance of heaven … Continue reading

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Belief about my painting and drawing

When I teach painting and drawing, I teach the student to enjoy what he/she does, even in the initial, seemingly ugly stages. The process is very important to me because I know the joy that making art brings to my … Continue reading

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When I am old, I shall wear purple

This painting was done when I turned sixty. My painting, drawings, and photographs always have something to do with my life experience, my journey.  I include the poem from which this painting emerged. When I am an old woman I shall wear … Continue reading

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