Interrupt anxiety with gratitude…..

The spaciousness of the desert gifts me the feeling of being wide open to new possibilities like the vastness of the landscape with it’s unique granite giants clustering in groups that seem perfectly placed. I love slow and easy yet purposeful trips to connect with nature,  to fill my inner space with gratitude for all...

“”   Oil on canvas   – “Adopt the spirit of nature, it’s secret is patience” ♥  

  Quick block in of – 01 “Birds and Bellybuttons”    oil on canvas.

  “Frida’  oil on canvas with gold leaf  8 x 8 A beautiful little creature of joy and a perfect distraction from this chaotic world and the weirdest year in humanity….  Enjoy the little things.

Every artist has a pile of those old paintings laying around that usually are destroyed or donated to charity but I’m recycling whatever I can including art. I’ve sanded them down and covered them over with gray paint,  probably 6 old paintings this week which was very cathartic,  I’m ready to begin some fresh new...

  22 x 22 Oil on canvas with gold leaf  –  NFS   “Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable”  – Mary Oliver

  Nearer to the earth’s heart, deeper within its silence birds know this world in a way we never will.  –  John O’Donahue Quarantining has been easy for me as a bird/animal lover and artist. I can always find many things around me to keep myself occupied I am a homebody that loves to stay...

2019 morphed into the darkest period of my life chalked full of trauma, anxiety and illness, I’ve spent the last several months seeking multiple ways to return to a place of improved health, vitality and joy. When friends and family would ask me how I’m doing I would say “I just want my joy back…”...

My Grandmother & I     Yesterday July 4th marks the 9th anniversary of your absence and since I last heard your voice, I cling to the memories… Time can take away a lot of things, it can dull the pain of loss to a certain degree and bring back fond memories of long walks...

  Sunflowers are symbolic for me, they bring me back to my childhood and the love of my Grandmother’s garden…