May 24, 2016 – Healing places, healing spaces

May 24, 2016 – Healing places, healing spaces

“A glimpse from the plumeria tree that I see when I’m painting here. [Note: I’ll resume recording when I’m back home from vacation – at the latest.] Joe and I are over on the island of Kauai. This year I’m here for 15 days – a good long time (by most of...
May 17, 2016 – In the Eye of the Human Hurricane

May 17, 2016 – In the Eye of the Human Hurricane

“I’m in the eye of the hurricane with this painting – it’s home while I’m away for two weeks! I’ll get back to the flurry of all these hydrangea petals in June.” [Note: I’m travelling today. I’ll resume recording when I’m back...
May 10, 2016 – Holding Space for HOPE

May 10, 2016 – Holding Space for HOPE

The physical space that holds me while I do most of my painting. My somewhat messy studio! My mentor and coach Lissa Boles, shared a link to a blog post with my coaching group, suggesting it was a useful read. The post is written by another coach/writer/speaker,...
May 3, 2016 – Seeing with the eyes of love

May 3, 2016 – Seeing with the eyes of love

I’ve decided that trying to get the huge blossom and bee painting done my mid-June is crazy with all else going on, so with the eyes of my heart, I’ve returned to this one. And, I’m very happy to be back with it. “Ding!” went my phone Sunday morning....
April 26, 2016 – Why paint?

April 26, 2016 – Why paint?

The new painting and the image I’m painting from. I’ve just started a new big painting. When my coaching sister Susan, gave Happy a home up in the wild grasslands of Canada last year, we decided it was easier to ship it unframed. So, for almost a year, there’s...
April 19, 2016 – The stillness in every painting

April 19, 2016 – The stillness in every painting

My latest painting. I’m calling this one “Eve” – it is just so feminine. The radio in my car is most often tuned to KQED – the NPR station in San Francisco. I really like classical music, but I just can’t listen to it all the time – it can get...