In winter and early spring, it’s easy to forget how abundant and colorful my garden is during the growing season. I jog my memory by looking through photos and coming back to my blog posts.
Read MoreThe sun is shining, warm and bright. The garden is humming with bees and I catch the scent of roses, mint and spicy tulsi. I step among the blooms with my scissors at the ready,
Read MoreA few times over the summer I mentioned working on a big commission. I even shared a sneak peek of one of the paintings.
Today I want to share the full story.
Read MoreDid you end up writing a Gratitude List after my post last week?
Are you ready for today’s prompt to help open your eyes to the beauties and joys of summer*?
This week I want you to focus on COLOR.
Read MoreI am filled with a swirl of thoughts and feelings. Maybe you are, too.
These days. They’re hard. This year has been hard. It continues to be hard.
Read MoreWon’t you join me in the garden today?
As slowly as 2020 seems to be progressing, the summer is certainly speeding past. I can’t quite get my head around the fact that it’s already late August.
Read MoreLast week I pulled out all my spinach plants. They’d bolted (begun to flower and go to seed) a few weeks earlier. I’d been harvesting leaves from the stretching stems nearly every day, but it had gotten to the point where the plants had toppled over and were no longer producing new leaves.
Read MoreThese are my favorite days, dividing my time between my studio and my garden.
I’ve been unplugging as much as possible. And it feels good to be so focused. I’ve fallen in love, again, with my art. There’s so much to paint! Some flowers come and go in the blink of an eye.
Read MoreHello, my friend. How are you? Are you hanging in there.
I had a rough week. I’m fine. I’m safe. I’m healthy. My family is healthy. My business is doing fine. Matthias’ business is doing fine.
And yet…
Read MoreAnother year has drawn to a close. Another decade, too. On January 1, 2009 I wrote in my journal: “2010. Wow. Seems so futuristic.” And here we are in 2020, even more futuristic-sounding.
But I don’t want to jump into 2020 without spending some time considering 2019 first.
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