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What was Once Familiar to You

Some would argue you end up at the right place at the right time. I am not going to argue but, if I were, I would say about the same except sometimes such bad stuff happens I cannot reconcile that anyone could be in the right place in, for example, a horrific moment. But that … Continue reading →

The Essence of a Person

Everyone brings something different to the collaboration, the collaboration of life and the collaboration of portraiture. As a portrait artist, I am enchanted by this and am grateful for the experience. My goal is to freeze a moment in time that will never be captured again. Now, it is possible in portraiture for an image to … Continue reading →

Go Where You Want to Go

One time, I was at a black sand beach in California. It was waaay in the northern part. It was north of Eureka, north of Trinidad, south of Crescent City. Crescent City was foggy and cold, that day. The perfect day to be at the beach. Anytime works for me, I’m a beach girl. And … Continue reading →

Consider Not Wearing a Watch

It is morning and not yet light. The world around me is quiet. My hair is wet from the shower, my daughter Sarah is downstairs on the treadmill … running. Waking in the morning, I have found to be quite a pleasure this year. The quiet before the sun rolls over the horizon is a … Continue reading →

Some Pass Very Quickly

Thank you. Thank you for being here. You make a difference in my life. By being here, by listening . .. commenting, liking, seeing. It is morning and I am awake early. The fall back from daylight savings has it pleasantly light in the mornings and it has been many years since I have enjoyed … Continue reading →

And So is Life

Abstraction. I am intrigued by it. Sometimes I like pictures in my home that are representational, sometimes impressionistic, sometimes Photoshopped, sometimes abstract. I have found that, in my bedroom, I have grown to love abstraction. Often I keep blank walls in my bedroom since in the past the pictures of my walls have turned up too … Continue reading →

Evolution of Life

Early to bed and early to rise, that’s what my grandfather taught me. One of them. I have two grandfathers that taught me much about life. One was a brewmaster, one was a carpenter. It’s the brewmaster that taught me early to bed and early to rise. His name is Emile and, when he visited … Continue reading →

Find a Way Back to You

As artists and people, we have a certain amount of creative energy. Where that energy goes is up to us and the life we have created. Part of why I did not know I was a painter until later in life is that I was always placing my creative energy in other areas. I hadn’t yet … Continue reading →

Art of Education

It’s good to laugh!! Happy Halloween 🙂   ~ c.s. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEI9z_hSGIQ&feature=share

Save the Bees

I have a bee in my room, I am excited to tell you. It is buzzing around. I thought it was a fly, at first. How this bee got in my room I do not know but it is the third one I have seen this week. They are not native to the indoors of my house and appear … Continue reading →

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