Reclaimed wood art sold.
Mermaid on reclaimed wood art – SOLD. Soon, home renovations will begin and all kinds of treasures will be tossed to the side of the road. Cedar decks and fencing planks will find their way to the garbage heap. Their … Read More
Hungering for lush greenery
Lush greenery still under snow. I hunger for lush greenery while another Arctic blast of winter keeps us in winter’s clutches, refusing to give way to spring. The tender green shoots that need to be kissed by sunshine are buried, … Read More
Enchanting Longwood Gardens (Pennsylvania)
This post was previously published in August 2015 when I first started blogging. With a bitterly cold Arctic wind and a temperature of -20C, spring flowers are still the stuff of memory. Today, I am dreaming of the time I spent … Read More
Beatrice Wood: this is not a biography
I am publishing this post from May 2016 for Throw Back Thursday because so many of us find a second calling later in life. Rather than slowing down, Beatrice Wood’s productivity increased in her later years. This post is one … Read More
Out of the Shadows…and into the Light
Out of the shadows a face emerges When I paint, I often wonder who will appear from the shadows and move into the light. Sometimes, the portrait causes me no end of grief; I might work on it for hours, … Read More
Goodbye Paris from Gare du Nord
Many Goodbyes from Paris, 1928. Still humming Let’s Misbehave, Mona watches as another celebrity friend waves goodbye from the last car of the Blue train leaving Gare du Nord on its Paris-Marseille run. Draped in her warm evening coat, … Read More
Snowdrifts and sea spray are not so different, right?
Previously published in January 2017, this was the first large canvas that I tackled at my sister’s request. (24 x 48) Another even larger canvas has been waiting for me to finish it since last March. Sometimes, it’s best to … Read More
Celebrate Spring Giveaway!
Celebrate Spring Giveaway! Spring is in the air and it is time for another gift to my newsletter subscribers. The sun is brighter, the air a little warmer, the potholes a little deeper, and those bulbs that were planted … Read More
Frida Kahlo: this is not a biography
Previously published in May, 2016. I am publishing this again today, on International Women’s Day 2018, because the more I read about artist Frida Kahlo, the more I admire her tenacity. This post is one of a series of three … Read More
