WORD PAINTINGS #86 – RADICAL FAITH
Llano Quemado, New Mexico – 2 April 2020 Sometimes a ray of hope is a simple shadow made by a ventilation pipe and a canale on a certain day every year – and that is the day you just happen to plan a field trip shortly after the loss of a child. And there it […]
WORD PAINTINGS #85 – RESPITE
Llano Quemado, New Mexico – 3/17/20 – Taking the day off today. All hell broke loose last Friday when the shelves at Smith’s Grocery in town were bare to the bone! Thought I was calm as a cucumber until today when I STOPPED! I bought into the panic buying with a large pantry order on […]
WORD PAINTINGS #84 – SOCIAL DISTANCING
Llano Quemado, N.M. – 13 March 2020…..Taking stock today – going to give in and self-quarantine for two months. A lot of work to do – many changes. Above image is my new 40″x40″ painting of Truchas – “First Snow”. The frame has been delivered just waiting for me to complete this canvas. Another instance […]
WORD PAINTINGS #83 – O WHERE O WHERE IS CHICHICASTENANGO?
21 February 2020 -Llano Quemado, New Mexico – Last night Josh Gates, Archaeologist and Explorer (Expedition Unknown) began a trek to the Pre-Classic Mayan site of El Mirador in Guatemala (dates back to 2000 BC!). Was so excited to see them fly into Guatemala City, stock up supplies, load their gear onto helicopters and fly […]
WORD PAINTINGS #82 – DOING DISHES
Llano Quemado, N.M. – 20 February 2020 -A light snow this morning – whole bunch of jobs lined up, a resistance to all of them at first – too easy to stay in bed! One foot in front of another; one day at a time! Still playing catch up after last year’s dramas. Yes, a […]
WORD PAINTINGS #81 – RACHEL CORRIE
THE WORDS OF RACHEL CORRIE (b1979-d2003) ON LEAVING HER HOME IN OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON… We are all born and someday we’ll all die. Most likely to some degree alone. What if our aloneness isn’t a tragedy? What if our aloneness is what allows us to speak the truth without being afraid? What if our aloneness […]
WORD PAINTINGS #80 – FROM THE PORTAL
“If I ever go looking for my heart’s desire again, I won’t look any further than my own back yard. Because if it isn’t there, I never really lost it to begin with… There’s no place like home.” Dorothy – The Wizard of Oz Studio #5/20 – HUNTER’S MOON (10/12/2019 – Llano Quemado, New Mexico […]
WORD PAINTINGS #79 – TO BE CONTINUED….
5 December 2019 – Llano Quemado, New Mexico Snowstorm predicted for today – all hunkered down and ready to hibernate. The pantry and freezer are all filled up. You would think I live a thousand miles from the nearest store…got caught in that great Chicago blizzard (’67 ?) with 3 hungry babies – have never […]
WORD PAINTINGS #78 – ORDINARY DAYS CONTINUED….
THANKSGIVING DAY – 28 November 2019 – Llano Quemado, New Mexico Up at 6AM – Out to the kitchen to make my coffee….silence. Snowstorm during the night – about two inches on the ground. A soft light creeping over the foothills towards Pecos. Nothing moving – complete stillness – a moment in time when the […]
WORD PAINTINGS #77 – “ORDINARY DAYS”
TAOS MOUNTAIN – 7 NOVEMBER 2019 “The images of peace are ephemeral. The language of peace is subtle. The reasons for peace, the definitions of peace, the very idea of peace have to be invented, and invented again. Children, everybody, here’s what to do during war: In a time of destruction, create something. A poem. […]
