paintandsimple

Please enjoy a celebration of pink paintings this month, in honor of breast cancer awareness. I paint for my friends and family who have fought the good fight against cancer, for their families, and for all caregivers who help along with the journey toward a healthy self (body, soul, and spirit). In my strokes of pink, are prayers of strength and healing. 

Today I painted for: Harriet, Christine, Bettina, and Susan.

I keep a list of names by my easel, and I remember those people as I paint. Let me know, in the comments, if you would like me to add a name to my list.

“The busy bee has no time for sorrow.”
William Blake

Please enjoy a celebration of pink paintings this month, in honor of breast cancer awareness. I paint for my friends and family who have fought the good fight against cancer, for their families, and for all caregivers who help along with the journey toward a healthy self (body, soul, and spirit). In my strokes of pink, are prayers of strength and healing. I keep a list of names by my easel, and I remember those people as I paint. Let me know, in the comments, if you would like me to add a name to the list.

Please enjoy a celebration of pink paintings this month, in honor of breast cancer awareness. I paint for my friends and family who have fought the good fight against cancer, for their families, and for all caregivers who help along with the journey toward a healthy self (body, soul, and spirit). In my strokes of pink, are prayers of strength and healing. I keep a list of names by my easel, and I remember those people as I paint. Let me know, in the comments, if you would like me to add a name to the list.

“Turn your face to the sun, and shadows follow behind you.” – Maori Proverb

I painted at the hospital today. I figured we all could use a day trip to the mountains:).

“A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.” -Aldo Leopold

I LOVE before and after photos. Pretty much across the board: haircuts, house remodels, people after they have lost weight – all of it. Taking something good and making it better has great appeal to me. Like many artists, I have a stack of paintings that don’t delight me. Picking them up to work through them again is a fun process. I ask myself “what can I do to improve this?” That part is like solving a puzzle. My answers often include: more paint, more values, better composition, and/or adding a focal point.