Do I Love Nature?
I am asked to contemplate these questions: Do I love Nature? Does nature love me? It seems simple enough…Do I love Nature? Yes! Does Nature love…
Loosening Up
Open. It’s the word I picked. Or it picked me, popping into my mind when Andie Thrams suggested we select a word for the watercolor weekend retreat:…
Watercolor Retreat
Drenching rain is forecast for the entire weekend, and will possibly flood our camp. So much for my hoped-for sunny weekend in California… Camp Lotus is…
Resisting
After two weeks traveling and another two weeks recovering, I have been feeling quite disconnected from my creative pursuits. I’ve stayed away from my studio and…
Borderlands
Another day in Saigon. Spending a bit of time with the watercolors…this woman of character found her way in front of my camera while walking,…
Water Buffalo Mewling in the Rice Paddies…
A quick study of the juxtaposition of unusual partners. Field journal, near HaNoi.
Translucent Floral
Recalling moments of gentle beauty amongst the noise and bustle of the city, floating down the Mekong River…
Field Journal Day 1
Following the flow, flowers seem a universal beauty. Limited palette, working with what I’ve got on hand. W&N pan watercolor with no. 5 round brush. Fun…
Reductionism
Whenever I travel, there’s an internal negotiation, between my lofty imagined self and my shoulder, which carries the bag, deciding which art supplies and camera I ought…
Seeing the Clouds Through the Trees
Practice really does help. And as I put the finishing touches on this painting, I looked up and saw a full and vivd rainbow in my…