Occasionally I paint what I see happening in the future. Or what I want to see. I have lived in the country for a large portion of my life, after feeling at one with the land while spending countless, fairy tale, summers at my grandparents farm. I would play for hours in the magical forest… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Artistic Musings
Following intuition
Is following one’s intuition vs. what is “known” wrong? For example, you know that there is something that you “should” do, but somehow your inner knowing screams NOOOOOOOOOOOO, don’t do it!!!! This comes up a lot for me. I knew that my marriage was over…and that I “should” stay in it. After all, I had… Continue Reading
What to do…..
…..when you feel like you are being guided to paint something that is almost unexplainable even to you? How do you translate that to canvas? And, how do you explain it to those who are asking for an explanation? I started painting “beings” a year or so ago….but, they were unfinished. Kinda raw and tattered. … Continue Reading
Quieting Sallie
I’ve been going through a metamorphosis of sorts lately…like a caterpillar who has gone into his cocoon to emerge as a butterfly…eventually! I had a friend point out to me the other day that all of my typical colors were gone from my paintings that I have been doing….which caused me to reflect. One of… Continue Reading
Carlos….
…..Santana. Wow. WOW…. WOW!!!!! I went to his concert last night here in Northwest Arkansas. I’ve been to several concerts over my lifetime (Billy Joel, Seals and Crofts, AC/DC, Barry Manilow, Amy Grant, Lionel Richie, Neal Sedaka…obviously you know what kind of music “I” listened to while growing up – AC/DC was my “wild… Continue Reading
The Letter….to Myself
I’m having a bad day. I’ve made the decision to write my book. Fear is creeping in. I’m not sure if I am scared, or overwhelmed, or timid or what, but, I’m thinking about taking a month off to figure it all out. Even though I know it’s important. It’s a tough decision to commit… Continue Reading
