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Trees Are Individual Beings

April 11, 2024

In response to the question,  “How do you paint a tree?,” John Carlson wrote a beautiful …

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Secret Knowledge

June 24, 2023

I can remember sitting in an art history class in college, studying the Old Masters, and feeling …

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The Feather

June 8, 2023

My hair stylist asked me to make a feather for her new hair studio. She wanted black on white and …

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The Transcendence of Mindscape Painter, Richard Mayhew

January 9, 2022

“What value does ethnicity have to do with one’s universal creative consciousness?” ~ Richard …

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Thoughts on Beauty by Enigmatic Artist, Agnes Martin

November 11, 2021

Agnes Martin was famous for her serene, meditative abstract paintings, but she was also known for …

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Dahlia

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October 4, 2019

I take a lot of flower photos. Some of them bore me in camera, so I don’t finish them. Others I …

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Poppy

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May 17, 2019

I’m of the opinion that an image isn’t finished until I’m decently happy with the printed version. …

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Irises

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April 18, 2019

I de-petaled these irises before I photographed them. I like to think of this as floral sculpting, …

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Gerbera Daisies

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October 10, 2018

Daisies are a symbol of cheerfulness. They look up at us with their sunny faces and offer us a …

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Musings, notes, and the occasional essay on nature, art, and living a more purposeful life.

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The Equinox Has a Gift for You

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Invoking Gratitude the Haudenosaunee Way

Left Brain v. Right Brain

How I Learned to Not Hate Crickets

A Way to Deal With Bugs

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