Category Archives: Color
365, Day 96: Thresholds of Transition
I was in one of “those places” today. I couldn’t breathe, I felt like I didn’t have time…to breathe, to pray, to think. I felt squeezed and terrified. I want out…but the only way out is to walk the threshold … Continue reading
365, Day 95: On Edge
This piece has the feel of looking at a slice of agate or of a geode. The guiding energy this morning was the rich green-blues. The trees that appeared in this landscape are not my usual evergreen trees. Someone has … Continue reading
365, Day 94: The Same, Only Different
There are days where I could swear I know the place that appears in the painting. This is one such, somehow familiar and strangely different. A Jungian friend recently told me that these little paintings are like condensed dream images … Continue reading
365, Day 93: Sky on Fire
I drove across the Illinois countryside last night at sunset with a friend watching the fire in the sky highlight evening storm clouds and spill out across the corn and soybean fields around us. It was a spectacular sunset which … Continue reading
365, Day 92: Dancing the Blues
I am in the middle of a “theme & variation” phase in which these trees and, to a certain extent, the birds will not leave me alone. I wonder, sometimes, as I sit down to paint and the trees begin … Continue reading
365, Day 90: Developing a Taste for the Subtle
The image of foggy landscapes has been strong for me today. Perhaps it’s because I slept horribly last night and my brain just feels foggy and disconnected from my body. I love looking at foggy landscapes, love the way the … Continue reading
365, Day 88: Bubbles Bursting
There seemed to be “no time” for today’s painting. I sat and stared at the palette asking for guidance (and, you know, please hurry because I have so many things to do) the pinks began to draw me. The painting … Continue reading
365, Day 86: En Garde
As I began to work on this painting I saw threatening storm clouds. The finished product makes me think of clouds hiding the moon which shines behind them and down on the sleeping landscape below. There is a bit of … Continue reading
365, Day 82: Swinging on a Star
Every now and then, God’s playful side comes out and she reminds me that spiritual practice does not necessarily equate with heavy, boring or serious. This was one such day. Painting in a friend’s kitchen, late, pushing my deadline, not … Continue reading
The Re-Enchanted Life 