WORD PAINTINGS # 60 – MAKING ART

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  75 Years Ago – Chicago, Ill. Taos 2/2019 – It is a long, long journey from wanting to be an artist to actually earning a living in that chosen field. The general impression is a dreamy person in clothes covered with paint picking up a brush every now and then and somehow a beautiful […]

WORD PAINTINGS #59 – 1969/72 REAL LESSONS IN ART & LIFE

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The course of the rest of my life was set in these three important years.  My children and I lived by ourselves on Kiva Road in Santa Fe.  Ernie was a frequent visitor and somehow he began to complete the picture of family life for us.  The children had visits to the “ranch” out on […]

WORD PAINTNGS #58 – AN ENDING AND NEW BEGINNINGS

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Una Senda Desconocido – A Path Unknown Taos, 2/2019 – Last night I had a death dream.  I was with a group of people who knew they didn’t have long to live.  One girl stood out and we ended up having a short conversation.  She asked only one question.  “Are you afraid to die?”  My […]

WORD PAINTINGS #57 (Kiva Rd. Santa Fe l969/72) – THE FUN HOUSE

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So many, many years later I now realize that trying to raise children in a toxic marital environment can be considered abuse.  In retrospect all the misgivings I had about divorce were still alive and well as we prepared to leave that pretty little, terribly unhappy house on Sombrio Drive. We moved to a small […]

WORD PAINTINGS #56 (Taos – 1/26/19) – CEREMONY

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Before I dive into more memories of the past, just one more post in the present tense.  Once the decision was made to focus more on my art life, I discovered a whole new perspective – clarity.  This is certainly a surprising adventure!  At the beginning of each New Year I begin my daily practice […]