August 7th, 2010
I know that snorkeling with the fish down in Baja inspired my new painting, “Meet Me at the Guardian Waters”.
I’ve been learning to snorkel for the past 2 years. We snorkeled in the Sea of Cortez when we camped for a few days down in Baja this year. Although I’ve only been snorkeling a few times, [...]
August 4th, 2010
There is a poem that is one of my favorites. It’s titled “Home and Love”. Sweet home. Sweet love. The two together are the best. See for yourself below. If you know the author’s name, let me know. (Thanks Kristen for his name)
July 29th, 2010
We have these cool starlight lanterns hanging outside on our deck. We bought them a few years ago in Mexico on one of our trips down there. I love them in the daylight and I especially love them in the evening. I was going to wait till this evening to take a pic of them [...]
July 20th, 2010
“Prayer flags are colorful panels or rectangular cloths often found strung along mountain ridges and peaks in the Himalayas to bless the surrounding countryside. Unknown in other branches of Buddhism, prayer flags are believed to have originated with Bon, which predated Buddhism in Tibet. Traditionally they are woodblock-printed with texts and images.” -Wikipedia
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July 16th, 2010
We watched a cool video on PBS called Horse and Rider. It was on their Nature channel. We found it really fascinating because both Greg and I have owned horses in the past.
We think they are magnificent animals. Watching the video confirmed my belief in that. I know many of you feel the same way.
When we were [...]
June 4th, 2010
Where does the time go? I meant to make more posts this week but have been busy with painting in the studio and working on our casita.
We have a big project happening in our kitchen. We hired some help to create our new palido counter tops. It’s quite a project and takes a few days [...]
May 27th, 2010
I unplugged last Friday and tried not to use my computer except for email so I could spend all my time in the art studio working on six new paintings on board. I have some minis and medium sized paintings in the works as well but I put those on hold to concentrate on the [...]
May 21st, 2010
This computer can be so distracting at times. I’m sure many of you who are online will agree that it can suck up the time. So I’ve decided to unplug from my computer till Thursday morning.
Oh, the idea of it. Unplugging. What words come to mind? Liberty. Freedom. Flexibility. Disengagement. Unrestrained time for art. Enjoying free [...]
