She Dreams of the Sea

 

She closed her eyes

 

she sank

deep deep under the Sea

she woke up

forty years later

what a dream she had . . .

 
 

Birth of a New World

 

Can you feel it?

the hesitation?

between the old

between the new

the old world

the new world

the old isn’t ready to leave

the new isn't ready to be born

the old is fading

bricks crumbling

turning back into stone

ashes spiraling

clearing the path

for rain

bergamot

clover

laughter

song

Can you feel it?

the hesitation?

 

 

After Midnight  

 

indigo sky

shadows

running

flying

4:44 a.m.

breathing

twisting

insomnia

daybreak

cardinal

sings

peace

 

This little creature has popped up in my art many times over the years. I’ve sketched her and painted her with both acrylics and watercolors. I think she represents the creativity that I like to keep hidden. Lately she’s been showing up to tell me to lighten up. She says you don’t always need to think deep thoughts and worry about your to do list. It’s ok to play and enjoy the experience of being alive without always trying to figure out the meaning of life. She says just breathe and have some fun. Create something fun.

It was around this time my inner critic started screaming. No, No No. You can’t have fun. You can’t play. You need to create something meaningful, something serious, something important.

I didn’t listen to my inner critic.

Stormy skies, tomato sauce and acrylics

 
Autumn at Dusk

Acrylic on canvas

 

Sometimes I love a good thunderstorm and grey skies. It’s the perfect time to get out the crock pot, throw in some stewed tomatoes, tomato paste, garlic, onions, red wine, red pepper flakes, oregano, basil, thyme and black pepper. Turn the crock pot on low and let it simmer all day, then add some olive oil and sea salt. You will wind up with a beautiful rich red tomato sauce, gorgeous and delicious!

 

 

abstract, acrylic with molding paste on canvas

The skies are grey. The light days of Summer are gone. I felt the need to paint with something more in tune with October, something a little heavier, darker. So instead of watercolors I took out the acrylics and an old painting of mine. I painted over the old with the new. My first thought was to leave some of the old painting peeking through. But it just didn’t feel right. And I realized that in life if you try to drag the past into the new, it just won’t feel right most of the time.