newness
January has always been a focused time for me. It’s a clean month, a fresh start, an emergence from depressing or gloomy late autumn (the part of autumn long after the leaves are gone, when it’s December, when most of … Continued
soybean painting
I’ve been immersed in my painting all weekend, except the 3 dinners with different friends. Those were great diversions though, and great food. We ate at the Foundation on Friday – the make really good vegetarian food and the atmosphere … Continued
engaging people
Being human – I believe I am created to engage others. Be present in the lives of others. To face “the other,” “otherness” – that which is different. Community with those to whom I am naturally drawn, and community with … Continued
To write or to paint
I am constantly pulled between writing and painting like polar opposites. When expressing myself with paint becomes frustrating, I write. When I have writer’s block, I make something. I am drawn to paintings that incorporate text and mark-making. Working on … Continued
leaf collage
The sidewalk is still covered in rusted leaves when the rains come. But the crispness is gone, and the leaves are collaged to the pavement by steady beating drops that seem to have no source or ending. Darkness comes before … Continued