The Landscape in Autumn

"Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life. " ~ Rachel Carson ~ October is here in the mountains, leaves slowly changing to gold amid the emerald shades above: now and then a lone leaf drifts to earth. Fall tends to be a creative month for me: the temperatures cool from sultry summer, glorious crisp afternoons are meant to paint, to sculpt, to inhale...as if you could hold the moment forever. This is an "Esto Perpetua" landscape from the long-time series I've worked on for almost ten years now. It remains a perennial favorite, although I fall in love with them all, like children, and send them out into the world to create good energy wherever they may land! In the beginning, a golden fall afternoon is where it all started: I painted the first one. A leaf fell to earth, then another, and another. Open Studio at my Art House will be Saturdays throughout October, from 1-3 p.m. Drop by or by appointment at other times.

The Road Ahead: Happy New Year!

The earth has disappeared beneath my feet,
It fled from all my ecstasy,

Now like a singing air creature
I feel the Rose
Keep opening. ~Hafiz

A Happy New Year ahead to all! Doors close, others open. Where will the road ahead lead? It's up to each of us to find the path, no matter how rocky or narrow it may be. For there it is. The road beckons.....

The Landscape

"The true artist is not concerned with the likeness of form, but aims at bringing forth the rhythm that pulsates within it, and then is carried to the beholder.” -- Su Tung-p’o, 10th Century Chinese poet

New Work: Esto Perpetua

Esto Perpetua: The landscape of the soul...

Esto Perpetua: Red Evening

Out of the Blue: Lavender & Three: SOLD