Who’s Listening?
Hello Dear Friends, I had a profound dream last night. For many years I saw a therapist who changed my life. Every week she would listen to whatever was going o...
Tag: contemporary painting
Whitewash as Art
Hi Friends, The word “whitewash” popped into my consciousness last week. It’s a curious word with a strong visual component. It means to conce...
Taming the Unruly Mind
Hello Friends, I had an interesting experience this week that I thought I’d share with you. Maybe you’ll find it helpful in some way. I was having a...
Fun and Silliness
Greetings Friends! About a year ago I sanded down eight reject paintings so I could paint over them and reuse the canvases. But then something unexpected happen...
Taming the Waves
Hello Friends, I often have dreams about huge waves. I can be in the middle of a city, and the waves come rolling in, threatening to engulf me. I had a dream th...
Embracing Decay
Hi Friends, I know what some of you are thinking. “Ewwwww, muddy colors and grays. Don’t like, DON’T LIKE!” Suspend your judgment for a ...
Heal Thyself
Greetings Friends, I was talking with a friend about the creation of healing art, and she pointed something out to me. She said that writers are advised to writ...
Visions of Summer
Hello Dear Friends, I’ve been thinking about how to get more of my paintings out into the world. I know that price can sometimes be a barrier to the purch...
Impact the World
Hi Friends, I want to share this heart-warming story I received last week from Mari Wiseman: Last spring my 10 year old grandson Aidan expressed an interest in ...
Repetition, Repetition, Repetition
Hello Friends, I want to share a thought-provoking comment that Jane Sparacio graciously wrote on my blog last week about my beach-look paintings: Cassandra I m...