That\’s my working title anyway. I saw/received/ had the idea for this drawing last week and sketched it out in the margin of some notes I was taking. I originally saw a bat in the central spot where the face is now. An upside down bat, like a gargoyle – I was thinking Gothic Cathedral, …
MoonDance
A little project of mine since forever. In the cycle of the moon, it is the First Quarter Moon. half light half darkBalancedPoised…a choice point.Tomorrow, I will walk out into my world under a Gibbous Moon, ideally, with a sense of wonder, delight, desire and adventure. The word commitment is often paired with the1st Quarter …
When Life happens – and a nod to Pope Joan.
The worst sin is ingratitude, which is a forgetting of the greatness, beauty, truth and goodness of the Source that is constantly creating us – in other terms, a forsaking of Being, and the Good. My favorite Leloup quote today, from The Gospel of Mary Magdalene. Today I had my day all planned out, my …
Banished
Roberto (my darling husband) posted my finished picture \’Banished\’ -on FB last night. Which has prompted me to write about it a bit sooner than I had intended. I usually take time to sit with my work after it’s done. In a way, I meet my picture for the first time in this way. Before, …
On leaving a trail
The daughters of your daughters of your daughters are likely to remember you, And most importantly, Follow in your tracks. ~ Clarissa Pinkola Estes I came across this quote yesterday. And whether or not this remembering and following actually happens, it startled me into thinking that it could possibly happen. Thankfully, I no longer react …
The Castle
Ever forward, but slowly…
Kiss a frog…
The work for today. A Northern Leopard frog. And why, exactly, is there a frog in this picture(among other things)? The water represents the unconscious, and the frog symbolizes that which can move between both realms- the conscious and the unconscious. The unconscious at first may appear as frightening and …
My Muse wants me.
There is a lovely story told of Monet as he sat deep in thought in his garden. His neighbor looked over the fence at him and said \”Ah, the life of the artist – all rest and repose.\” Monet looked up in surprise and replied “No, you see, I am hard at work now. It …
Newgrange and a little non-action
Working on a still life of sorts, rocks and some local plants. Local as in my garden- which is a lovely mess right now! All the full blooms of summer. The rock in the center will hold the design of the entrance stone to Newgrange, an ancient structure on the north side of the river …