Bits and Clips April 2019
This is a monthly feature of the best that I’ve seen , heard or read on the internet during the month. I hope you find in this links and many memes something to inspire, encourage, educate or interest you:
Month: April 2019
My Painting was in the Roux & Cyr Gallery in Portland
My painting Field of Dreams was honored to be in Portland’s commercial gallery for the month of April.
Some Glad Morning (Poem by Joyce Sutphen with Photos)
– Some Glad Morning One day, something very old happened again. The green came back to the branches, settling like leafy birds on the highest twigs; the ground broke open as dark as coffee beans. The clouds took up their positions in the deep stadium of the sky, gloving the bright orb of the sun … Read more
The Moonflower Vine (Book Review)
Beyond family, this book’s themes are rebellion, faith, secrets, love, independence, and the need for extending compassion to everyone for reasons we may never know.
Fabulous Forsythia (Photos)
I have so often been whipping out my iPhone to capture their massive, but wafting, saturated color that there are a lot of photos in this post.
Aggregate (New Large Abstract Conceptualist Painting in Pastel)
An abstract conceptualist work, “aggregate” means a gathering, a collection, a whole formed of disparate elements, a loosely compacted mass of fragments, unity among separate units, to form or group into a cluster, a sum total, an overall composite…
Colorful Vegan Chickpea Salad (Recipe)
The salad is cheerful and delicious. It is perfect to make for a change of pace or for your vegan friends who will be delighted with it.
I’m Lichen It (Photos)
I took these pictures of some of this vibrant green introducing itself after months of gray, brown, and white. I thought we could celebrate together these hints of the lush season to come.
Ramses Series (Book Review)
This sweeping saga about Ramses the Great is wonderful. A series of five books, is written by an Egyptology professor. This is blockbuster fiction at its best depicting a laudable leader doing his best for…
How to Resurrect (New Easter Poem by Polly Castor)
Resist hurt,
Refuse to be defeated,
Release blame,
Assuage guilt…
A Field of Daffodils (Photos)
Rejoice too! Spring is here! Beauty surrounds if you’ll only step out and see it!
A Thousand Ways to Kill Him (Poem by Barbara Brown Taylor)
Today no one flees
without being laid bare by his light.
Our Youngest Daughter Chooses a PhD Program
We are proud of her hard, focused work in her undergraduate degree, and congratulate her on making this decision to further her education.
Two New Sgraffito Pottery Plates out of the Kiln
Check out my new plates, and know it is not too early to put your commissions in for getting my unique pottery for Christmas presents…
Allow Something Everyday (Lisa Congdon Quote)
I agree with this quote: don’t hold everything so tightly!
Adventures in Abstraction Two Day Workshop I Taught for CPS
Check out these photos from my exercise intensive workshop that I gave last weekend for the Connecticut Pastel Society on the Adventures of Abstraction. It was a privilege to be with these students!
Anchored Amidst the Tides (Poem by Jennifer Welwood)
Know the silence that lives
At the depth of all things…