Category: flowers

  • I remember you – a Child’s nature guide

    For the second year in a row, I have participated in the Brooklyn Art Museum’s sketchbook project. Last year, I simply used my sketchbook as a visual journal, adding a little autobiographical information and sketching what I saw; my cats, my family, places I visited, and then filled up the blank spaces with other things…

  • Poppies in the setting sun

    The last half hour of sunlight is incredibly magical to me. The whole world looks different as the rays are refracted through the atmosphere and the angles cause deep shadows which set off the sunny spots. In my garden, we have these little orange poppies. I was told they were from Yugoslavia and if you’re…

  • In my life – dandelions

    One of my earliest memories was of Dandelions. As a tiny tot, I could gather them and possess a spot of sunshine in my hands. Naturally, they were everywhere. In fields, in cracks in the sidewalks, in slightly less manicured lawns, in parks, near schools.. And they had their own mystery of life. They went…

  • Pansies – loving thoughts

    Two paintings, each measuring 11″ x 14″ the one on the left is sold. For some reason, they appear on my computer screen more blue and less red than in real life. From the language of flowers, Pansies – loving thoughts and attraction – known also as ‘hearts ease’, this pretty flower was believed to…

  • Postmarked 2011 – prison library project

    This is my third year participating in this project. All they ask is that you send them mail at the following address: Postmarked 2011 Prison Library Project 112 Harvard #303 Claremont, CA 91711 http://postmarked2011.blogspot.com What’s nice, though is that you can paint, color, paste, use any media you want, and as long as the address…