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I thought I’d introduce you to Tony Alain’s work, since I’ll be taking his workshop at the International Pastel Convention this June. He is one of several instructors I have signed up for there in Albuquerque
A few warm days and boom.
The lilacs erupt
like detonating fireworks,
‘Like the eagle that stirs up its nest, and hovers over its young, God spreads wings to catch you, and carries you on pinions.’ Deut. 32:11-12′
…but the unseen
unbelievable effort it takes to live
the life that goes on between them,
I think all the time about invisible work.
I enjoyed this true story that reads more like fiction. It is about Byrd’s expedition to Antarctica in the 1920’s, through an obscure main character’s experience.
Let’s face this stuff, so we like superheroes, can fly, can help, can bring our best to bear for ourselves and those we love.
In the time our weeping cherry tree has been blooming, we have gone from being surrounded by bare branches to green festooned everywhere.
When we cease all our trying, we hear better.
Not only do I love her geometric shapes, but so much of her abstraction is inspired by the construction scenes in New York City, which I also spent so many years among, that I resonate with her subject matter, and feel a special affinity for her work.
Most of us go through each day looking for what we saw yesterday. And not surprisingly. that is what we find. Most of us expect the same, or worse and we are not frequently disappointed. But what would…
The spherical yellow rosette piece above is the perfect height for a centerpiece, and I found it interesting that the same rosette pattern showed up on…
This book is written by a Jesuit priest who has a ministry among the competing gangs in a ghetto in Los Angeles. He gives them jobs, removes tattoos, and buries them young because of rival gunfire
The new highly textural painting of mine is quite large (28″x40″) and is done in mixed media: pastel, acrylic, and ink.
Enjoy this burst of color, and pretend is is a May basket spirited onto your doorknob… the love is the same even though delivery is different.