Musings & Reflections

Vacation

Our family had a wonderful Christmas day on Sunday; a day late due to the terrible freezing rain weather on Saturday. Now that the...

COVID: Reflection I

So, in some ways it felt like it was only a matter of time. I'm fully vaccinated, try and limit my circles to same, but here I am COVID...

Still Processing...

As I posted this past August in my Instagram feed, I took a trip to Utah with my Dad and a close friend. After my mother's passing in...

A Summer Full of Music!

Wow, what a summer it has been! As we all likely experienced, last summer we were home-bound due to COVID. After both my husband and I...

Fox State, and the state of Beech

Went for a brisk hike with the dogs at Fox State Forest in Hillsboro the other day. The forest has miles of trails through a wide...

Down Time

Part of growing as an artist has been discovering my creative process. I paint in intense bursts that can last from a couple of weeks to...

What do I need? Time

My husband is super supportive of my art venture, and is always checking in with me asking "What do you need?". Well, for past year or...

Hope, Love and Possibilities

I'm still searching, not sure of my next move. What inspired me a couple of weeks ago to change it up and find something new clarified...

My Art Partner

I'm grateful to have a partner, my husband John, that is fully enveloped by his own art. We often have very insightful conversations...