Pictured is the painting “Swim with Me”. It is derived from a photograph I took while standing in chest deep water in the Gulf. The beach is in view in the distance as well as the Pass. I become completely at one with my environment when I am on Fort Pickens National Seashore. The water surrounding […]
A Connection
I listen to classical music when I paint. In my effort to paint the peace and tranquility I feel when I am on the coast, I find this genre of music aids me in quieting my mind, so as to better communicate through my work these feelings. I most often listen to Bach, Pachabel, Handel and Chopin. […]
From the Emerald Coast
Pictured above is Governor Crist with his wife (left) and me at the “Hands Across the Sand” event on Pensacola Beach 6/26/2010. Over 700 people joined hands on Pensacola Beach that day. As the oil reaches our shores here in the Gulf South, our hearts are heavy. The Panhandle’s white sand is quickly cleaned up […]
A Wednesday Afternoon
Mid week and all is well though it is hard to stay put in the studio when there is much to do to help save our Gulf from future disasters such as the Deepwater Horizon explosion. I joined the Emerald Coastkeepers not long before. This organization works to keep our area waters clean. I am […]
A Walk to the Sound
I walked to the Sound today. The Gulf is angry. It has been for several days. The oil spill looms some 100 miles from shore and we wait anxiously. Our pristine beaches are threatened. The sugar-white sands may be blackened for decades. The Emerald green waters stained. This looks as though it will be the […]
Friday at Noon
It’s beautiful out. 70 degrees or so and clear. Gusty. A very fine day indeed. Perfect for painting. I have wind chimes and they sing gently. The tops of the trees dance a slow waltz with the wind. My dog sleeps on the warm brown leaves of a Live Oak tree. I am painting a […]
I Am a Shell
It has been a beautiful spring. The camelias were still blooming when the azaleas began to open, which is very unusual. Normally the last of the camellias have long since fallen before the vibrant fuchsia of the azalea bushes color the South. Now I am watching the blackberry vines, as their white petals begin to fall […]
Love is the Answer
“Love is the Answer” Love is the answer to our prayers long lasting, It heals and calms and eases human woe. To love is to look deep within ungrasping, To find a strength and peace, the constant flow. The stream within sustains us everlasting A river rich within most do not know. To tap this […]
Back to the Easel
After a weekend of Mardi Gras revelry, I am back at the easel and grateful for the Lent Season which is upon us. So many years away and though I am of the Deep South and witnessed the Mardi Gras parades and celebrations as a girl, this is the first year I have experienced it first hand. […]
Just another wonderful Monday.
Though it is still cool, hints of Spring are showing in the few Redbud Trees I have seen in bloom and the visit of a Blue Jay . I walked the Gulf Beach yesterday and found many a treasure as the shells were plentiful. I wished for warmer water as many were within a few feet […]