An abstraction of natural phenomena. This intrigues me. The juxtaposition of different textures and colors gets me going. My fate as a painter has always involved the landscape.
Even in beautiful Oregon, it`s great to get away and see some other gorgeous corner of my adopted home. We met my childhood friend and his new wife who had traveled to the coast for this rendezvous.
Many years ago she was on a business trip in the Northwest and somehow stumbled into the Inn at Otter Crest. That is not easy to do. It is difficult to find even when you know it 'has to be here somewhere'. She kept coming back for good reason. It is a spectacular location with stunning views everywhere you turn. There isn`t anything lavish about it but it is super comfortable. A perfect place to hang out and be with old friends. Though I can`t find the motivation to paint them very often, I do love seascapes! Here are three of my favorite painters of the sea;
Once again this summer, I spent Friday mornings painting with my pal Mitch.
The conversation was good but the paintings were not. Here are the best. I keep trying to do it different and nothing engages in a meaningful way. The weather was always fine.
Twentythree years!
Almost missed him! We were at two different Starbucks 50 yards apart but out of view of each other. It was a crystalline September afternoon, much like today.
My husband John is a kind and generous man that I waited a long time to find.
When my cat Louie vomited in the kitchen and he sprang up from the couch where we were watching a movie to clean it up, I knew. Yes, it was his training as a nurse but still, it was my cat.
I also noticed I liked who I was with him and that seemed significant.
OCT 8 and 9. OCT 15 and 16. 10am to 5pm
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I`m ready for some feedback and I`m sure the others are too. Portland Open Studios happens on two consecutive weekends. Enough time to get immersed!
My friend in New Mexico, Judith Shaw Beatty, posted this on Facebook. She is passionate about vaccinations as she had polio as a child. It`s so heartfelt and extravagant, I thought my visitors would enjoy her version of gratitude on that day;
Good morning. Grateful today for my health; my friends; my little loving dog; beauty everywhere; cool nights and warm days; my big and growing family; my Facebook friends, most of whom I will never meet; art; my writing; the food in my fridge; Social Security checks; a good book; my spiritual world; being able to laugh, even when I'm alone; my trusty car; Zoom; this beautiful little condo and the people who rent it to me; hummingbirds; equanimity; my job and the dozens of helpful, kind, loving people I work with; my leg brace that supports me; a dishwasher; cobalt-blue skies and fat black clouds that pour down delicious rain; and always, always having enough.
4 comments:
Happy Anniversary to you and John. Twenty-three years says you’re doing something right and I wish you 23 more years that is nothing but a gift to you both, full of memories made that bring you both joy. I love all of these new paintings, each one like a little surprise when it comes because there is something so beautiful in the way you move paint around. I admire you and envy your ability (that comes from years of work and learning) and your talent (that, I think explains your color sense because it must be inherent). I so wish that, one day in the future, I could come to your studio and say hello - who knows that the future brings?
Happy Anniversary to you both💕. Long partnership in a relationship is something I still marvel at and appreciate more every year.. I’m glad you had a beautiful and restorative getaway. This blog is a perfect way for me to catch up with you, and to enjoy your recent paintings, always a joy.
Happy Anniversary to you both! Your day out painting produced some nice ones...love them! Cheers!
I am rying to catch up on your posts. Since the most recent (unliked) FB change, I rarely "see you" in my stream.
Happy Anniversary to you and John!
I like quite a few of your new paintings.
I haven't written much new poetry but stay busy with the exhibitions I'm doing. Art always is a salve.
Blessings, Maureen
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