The Little Clown

This painting is done from a a photo of my youngest when he was about five. he had the sweetest most wistful expression. He is 25 now and he still gets that expression. he was a kind little boy and he is a kind man. One I am proud of.

Beauty

Ok this is a still life of my favorite pots. I have been collecting in a casual way for many years.

This was a great day.

"No Place Like Home"

There is a painting coming with this graphite drawing. Over and over I return to this image. I don't know why. Done from a photo I took several years ago, I keep wanting to revisit it. It was a happy time and a happy trip but I don't think that is the reason.

King

Light, Hot and Gargoylicious

This was painted from a photo taken several years ago in Colorado. The light was perfect and there was a feeling of sacred space and that we were in a cathedral of green with the glorious sacrament of light pouring down from above. 

Gargoyles are one of my favorite mythical objects. Guardians of cathedrels. This little guy was given to me by my son. He had had it several years then "Jack" came to me. I like to tell stories in my still lifes. These objects all have meaning to me and are part of my story. Chopsticks brought home from Korea. Books i have collected over the years, a cup salvaged because i thought it needed a home. And a birdhouse my daughter gave me made of terra cotta. All have meaning for me and tell more of my story and reveal me.

A hot day in Ghost Ranch. We were curious about the ranch that lured Georgia O'Keefe to New Mexico from New York. She stayed there sveral times and oved there a while. I understand why. The place is like a temple full of sculptured rock and on this day it was bright and hot.  This rock formation is behind the main house and we had hiked up to where we could get a good shot of this chimney like formation.

Playing

Times change. The big deal when i was growing up was VCRs. Now we have internet, DVDs, Blue Rays, virtual keyboards, cell phones that do more than some computers. heinlein would have loved it.