The Method In The Madness

 From the time I was very little I have always been artistically creative. I loved to draw and paint and play with play dough and clay. Art class was my favorite class in school and I got merit ribbons at the end of every school year for my achievements and progress. I did not think of it [...]

Finding Myself

I am in the process of finding my style as an artist and experimenting with different techniques. You would not believe how hard it is to clear your mind of any idea or preconceived notion of what is acceptable and just paint. Blank canvas, emotion, – paint! I believe it is necessary for me to do [...]

A Mental Appendix – Part 2

 Some time ago, I was commissioned by my sister-in-law to paint a custom mirror for my niece’s room in their new house. She asked me to do a princess theme and while I was excited by the challenge, I knew it was a subject matter I had never done and I wasn’t completely sure how to [...]

The Unanswered Prayer

 Growing up, I was something between a girly girl and a tomboy. I liked dresses and make-up and playing house, but I despised pink, loved trying to climb trees even when I got stuck in them, and had dolls but did little more than set them in a row neatly, I didn’t really play with [...]

A Mental Appendix

 It is cool and wet outside. The past couple days of beautiful weather gave way to a night of rain and the world is dripping with this evidence. The sky remains cloudy and gray. My sweet hope of Spring is put on the back burner to ponder another day in the future. There will be [...]

Answering the Call

 It never ceases to amaze me how creativity flows from an individual’s soul as if controlled by some other force.  I have many forms of creative expression that I’m familiar with. I paint, sing, play piano, write poetry and prose, garden, and just create in general when ever the moment presents itself. It just bubbles [...]

A Fleeting Moment

 I stand at my back sliding glass door looking out into my little yard. It is a cold morning in early February. I’m still in my pajamas, a hot cup of coffee is in my hand. I sip on it and it warms me not only physically, but emotionally. The baby is cuddling upstairs with [...]

When the Honeymoon is Over

 Long before I was married or even old enough to get married, I had heard the expression, “Now the honeymoon  is over.” This, of course, refers to the work part of marriage, the part that is left after the bubbly feeling has diminished. For some, this realization will slap them shockingly across the face a mere week [...]

Love

 What is love?  This is a fairly simple question, but the answer is more complicated than any one of us can pinpoint with a few measly words. We have all at one time or another experienced it. We love our parents, our children, our significant others, our family. We love places and things, our pets, [...]

Who I Am

 I am an honest person and very open in the sence that if you ask, I will tell you. Throughout my life I have come up against relationship after relationship being lost or broken mostly due to moving a lot, but also because human beings have a tendancy to grow at different rates both emotionally [...]