WORD PAINTINGS #43 – STARTING OVER
Am overwhelmed as I write down this part of my life….in less than four years I gave birth to three babies, caught my husband cheating, moved to New Mexico, took a painting workshop in Cloudcroft, exhibited my work in public for the first time – and decided I could provide a better life for […]
WORD PAINTINGS #42 – “HOW DO YOU EAT AN ELEPHANT?”
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time! WHAT WAS I THINKING? Truth is I wasn’t thinking – I was blinded by rage! You clueless sonofabitch! How could you threaten your own babies? I was more than terrified that one day he might lose it and act on his threats! My theory […]
WORD PAINTINGS #41 – IF WISHES WERE FISHES
(My First Albuquerque Arts & Crafts Fair, Summr 1969) If wishes were fishes, we’d all have a Feast! Honestly I don’t have the courage to describe all of my childhood, except to say that my brother and I had some truly terrible experiences. Although the rest of the family knew the reality of what our […]
WORD PAINTINGS #40 – KINDRED SPIRITS!
The time arrived to frame up my paintings and get them ready to exhibit. The Albuquerque Arts and Crafts show had been held at the State Fair Grounds every summer for about five years. As of this writing, it is now 54 years old. Ernie had been showing his welded sculptures there for a few […]
WORD PAINTINGS #39 – GHOST TOWNS AND WIDE OPEN SPACES
The light in northern New Mexico is absolutely brilliant. It was a challenge to adjust my vision. A sunny day in Chicago is like looking through a gauzy window curtain. There is no comparison to daylight in the high desert. It took some time for me to realize the difference. I thought light was […]
WORD PAINTINGS #38 – BECOMING AN ARTIST!
(Note: “Toby, A Time of Flowers” – One of my earliest paintings after moving to New Mexico.) SANTA FE WINTER 1969 – After the move from Alegre Street and the Jan Herring Workshop, life became quiet and very enjoyable. The babies were really babies no more. When they were awake there was constant movement and […]
WORD PAINTINGS #37 – 10/6/2018 – Taos, New Mexico
10/6/2018 Taos, New Mexico – Have been up most of the night. My Thursday post was amended in an attempt to be more honest. And then yesterday happened. Judge Kavanaugh is to be confirmed to the Supreme Court today, when in reality he needs a good 12 Step Treatment Program. I can’t forget the picture […]
WORD PAINTINGS #36 – GOODFELLAS…..
All my fears became reality on one sunny August morning. I stood in the doorway of the bathroom where my husband was shaving and told him what I had just dreamed – our babysitter confronted me and said “I’m pregnant and your husband is the father of my child!” – I asked her how she […]
WORD PAINTINGS #35 – BONNIE AND FRANK
Eventually all that snow from the Great Chicago Blizzard melted and winter gave way to a beautiful spring. Some of my high school friends got together and gifted me with a twin stroller for the girls. The three of us had a few outdoor adventures to see the birdies. By the time I got the […]
WORD PAINTINGS #34 – GREAT CHICAGO BLIZZARD 1967
January 26 1967 – It was an ordinary afternoon John had his supper and I gave the twins their bottles.Expected my husband home around six. Only a few bottles of formula left; he planned to pick up a case of Similac on the way home. The wind started howling around five and then it started […]
