Precious Metals
Awarding precious bronze, silver and gold metal medals In a competition or race, people challenge each other to test who is the fastest, can score the most points, endure the longest, outwit the others, is the most popular, has the most followers, gets the most votes, or is the best ___ (fill in the blank). […]
Coming Home (encaustic)
Is Home a Place, a State of Being or Both? After finding themselves in a new place to live, generally far away from where they grew up, I’ve often heard people say, “When I go back home…” with a longing in their voices and a sentimental look in their eyes remembering back to earlier days. […]
Healing from Within (encaustic)
Healing. What is it? Where is it from? Unlike some of my other work, this painting was not inspired by a dream. One reason I enjoy creating art is that I can drift into a focused realm that is “in the moment of doing.” During this process, I somehow turn down the volume of outside […]
Power Surge (encaustic)
Power Birthing, the Latest Hot Flash With Mothers’ Day nearing, here’s a timely dream and painting to explore. Enjoy! Dreamscape… I’m visiting the labor and delivery wing of a state-of-the-art hospital. After nine months, a twenty-something female friend is in labor and having a baby! There’s much excitement and anticipation. After a few hours of […]
Water and a Cool Wave (mixed media)
Splash in the Cool Waves; Visit the Peaceful Water Spirits Once upon a dream, a girl-woman strolled next to a stream. Or maybe it was a river, lake or ocean. The water was calm now, although sometimes it was not. When calm, she clearly saw the fishes and plants below the surface; other times, all […]
Seeds of Creative Energy (encaustic)
How are the seeds of creative energy sown? Where does creativity come from? I think it is our essential life force, energy or spirit flowing through us that we somehow direct. Creativity comes in countless forms. When I look around, every human-made thing I see began as someone’s creative idea. The same goes for human […]