WORD PAINTINGS #96 – LISTENING TO MOUNTAINS III – AWAKENING

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“HIGH COUNTRY MONDAY MORNING” It wasn’t difficult for me to adjust to life on the horse ranch.  In the beginning I felt caught between two very alien planets.  Santa Fe’s over the top social scene, the intense competition in a newly developing art market, trying to earn a living from making and selling paintings was […]

WORD PAINTINGS #95 – GONE TO SANCTUARY

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Llano Quemado Studio this morning – finished paintings and works in progress. 3 July 2020 (Llano Quemado, New Mexico) – Up at 4AM today – thinking, thinking, thinking- bad case of monkey-mind.  Turned on Morning Joe – he is such a bloviator! Switched him off after five minutes.  Tried to go back to sleep…nope…fixed a […]

WORD PAINTINGS #94 – LISTENING TO MOUNTAINS II

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There definitely is a certain poetry to life and it is usually discovered through the distance of time.  Waking up to reality, deep awareness is not for everyone.  I did not choose to wake up and gratefully scotch was helping me stay numb to many events from my childhood.  Debilitating panic attacks were frequent visitors.  […]