Different Monday!
My apologies for not getting to you today, but my day did not go as planned. I will be posting tomorrow. One thing I want you to know is I will be having a Conversation this week with Suki. So please return for that…it is looking like an event you will not want to miss! [...]
So Many Gifts!
Each day I come to this blog wondering what I will talk about. This week not only has mother nature given me some ideas as gifts, but also blog friends have given me gifts of ideas. In response to my post on Slow Art, Andrea sent me this book which had been introduced to her [...]
Quite An Experience
Just 3 hours after I had taken the photographs of the deer in our yard yesterday, we had a series of severe storms which came through the area. On the first wind gust of the first storm, look what happened: This is a red oak tree from our next door neighbor’s back yard. This is [...]
A Simple Turn
I just looked up this morning and saw this deer in our back yard. I did not want to spook her, so I took these photos through the window (literally 2 minutes ago) and about 10′ (3.5 meters or so) from her. This is the reason for some of the reflection you see here. Here [...]
Mentors
Among the books I recently ordered was this one Ian Jackman edited. The Artist’s Mentor is interesting and thought provoking. Jackman admits at the beginning he is not a visual artist but a writer. However that is one reason I decided to purchase this book. I felt it was to my advantage to understand a [...]
Slow Art
I am, by nature, generally a slow person. I like to savor life and the things it has to offer, and even the lessons it has to teach me. Sometimes I do not go through the latter with as much grace as I would like, but I often move through it slowly making sure I [...]