WORD PAINTINGS #63 -ADIOS A LA VIDA AND HELLO AGAIN!
“And the Moon said to me – My darling, you do not have to be whole in order to shine!” Taos – 29 June 2019 – Yesterday I called my genius computer friend, Dan Kuehn, and asked him if we could revive my Word Paintings blog – I was ready to tell my stories again. […]
WORD PAINTINGS #62 – TAOS, Monday 3/11/19
A cold and rainy Monday morning. Want to stay in the cozy warmth of my little bed. Have a huge mental list of things I need to accomplish today. There is always a to do list, isn’t there? How would my life have purpose and meaning without it? Fixed a good strong cup of coffee, […]
WORD PAINTINGS #61 – BABES IN THE WOODS
We were innocents – much like an isolated Amazonian tribe that had never seen an airplane. We had no clue that Santa Fe would eventually rank second only to New York in art sales! All we wanted to do was make our art and then maybe we could show our work at jean Seth’s […]
WORD PAINTINGS # 60 – MAKING ART
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
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
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
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
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 […]
WORD PAINTINGS #55 – Taos 1/22/19 – HIBERNATING
Wakened to another snow storm this morning….wind blowing, hints of a blizzard. Made a great cup of coffee and crawled back into bed. Yesterday my friend Doug and I went to Orlando’s my favorite New Mexican restaurant – enchiladas with red and green chile! Perfection! Back at the studio Doug took the above photo – […]
WORD PAINTINGS #54 – Taos, 1/10/19 – “MORNING WORDS”
Up early. The sun rose through a bright yellow band of clouds over the mountains towards Pecos. Joyous! Worked all day yesterday to prepare the house for some rather serious hours at the easel. Coming out of the longest period of “creative work block” I can remember in all the years I have been […]
