10″x8″ pastel on sanded paper
Out of all the crazy thing I have seen in lost and found boxes, I have never seen TIME. Time is a hard thing to find. You have to MAKE time for things most important in your life. Today I am painting while my son attends a pole vaulting camp.
That spec in the top half of the frame is my fledgling learning to fly!
24″x18″ pastel on sanded paper
“If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.” -Lucius Annaeus Seneca
10″x8″ pastel on sanded paper
Even a cluttered pile of lace looks beautiful in a sewing basket, and so it is with weedy Queen Anne’s Lace, beautiful in a tangle.
11″x9″ pastel on sanded paper
Watching through the windows at all the levels of classical ballet at my daughter’s studio delights me. Images at the bar are easiest to capture because they do the same things over and over again.
10″x8″ pastel on sanded paper
Queen Anne’s Lace is my favorite wildflower. I love the way they dance along early summer roadsides.
10″x8″ pastel on sanded paper
“To reach a port, we must sail – sail, not tie at anchor – sail, not drift.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
Whatever port you want to reach this summer, remember, you won’t get there by drifting or staying tied to an anchor.
10″x8″ pastel on sanded paper
“‘Cause a little bit of summer is what the whole year is all about.” -John Mayer
Last day of school is when summer starts in my book! Today is the beginning…
If it were not for the mosquitos and the chiggers I might not ever come inside. To be surrounded by The setting sun, and chest high flowers is a wonderful thing to experience.
Photo by Dickie Hill
10″ x 8″ pastel on sanded paper
Beautiful thunder clouds across West Texas. I captured them from my shotgun studio.
Time is a funny thing. People have a way of discounting big blocks of time as unavailable. Much of my art is made in these blocks. I take full advantage of waiting time: waiting for appointments, planes, soccer teams to warm up before the game, and ballet classes to finish. Travel time is also a great time to create art, if you have a wonderful spouse (like I do) who not only prefers to drive, but also operates a motor coach as if it were on rails.
After the fires last week, I was so happy to drive through these clouds.
8″ x 10″ pastel on sanded paper
“Some beautiful paths can’t be discovered without getting lost.” -Erol Oman
We are driving across West Texas today. The wildflowers have been delightful! I love all to imagine what is down all those side roads. And to further imagine what would, or could happen when we get off the beaten path whether it be the highway, or just the course we are heading.
My lap studio.
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