The Tilt of Old Towns - SOLD

"The Tilt of Old Towns"
oil & cold wax medium on arches paper

A memory of places where 

nothing quite lines up -

roofs lean, streets meander,

time gathers in corners.

Built by many hands 

over many years,

these towns hold a quiet defiance of order -

and a kind of quiet grace in 

their imperfection.

Wintering

 

"Wintering"
5x7" oil and coldwax
on arches paper

Winter's beauty softens the hard cold of January.

The Listening Hour

"The Listening Hour"
oil and cold wax medium on arches paper

At dusk, they gather in silence among the tangled branches. Their stillness becomes a kind of music - carrying the weight of song. Into this pause, the world itself seems to wait and listen - leaning toward a music that hovers just beyond.

Wild Geese

"Wild Geese" 
12x16" oil & coldwaxmedium
The heralds of change have arrived with such a rush of descending wings and loud, ascending trumpets!
WelcomeAutumn!
Happy Day of Thanksgiving!

To the Beach

"To the Beach"
11x7" oil on arches paper

Down Home - SOLD

"Down Home"
SOLD
10x11" mixed media on paper

Down home, red roads lead to sighing seas, sculpted cliffs, salty breezes, valleys of plenty, and the promise of rest.

Playground Ride

 

"Playground Ride"
5x7"
oil & cold wax medium

Summer sunshine = Summer Biking = a little painting of summer fun!

Beyond the Leaf

"Beyond the Leaf"
oil on arches paper

Happy World Art Day; enjoy creation!

Fresh Snow

"Fresh Snow"
5x8 graphite drawing on paper

When April hands you snow, make art - and make snowmen. As much as I want spring to hurry up, I also want to savour the journey it takes. Fresh snow in April gives me fresh eyes: "It's like when Lucy stepped out of the wardrobe into Narnia!" my grandchildren declared.
The downiest and softest and brightest snowy blessings for April!
Next week, daffodils...

A Winter Softness

"A Winter Softness"
11x14" mixed media on paper

I’m grateful for this hesitant winter,
softened with warming spells and holy shadows.

Winter Flannels

"Winter Flannels"
8x8 mixed media on watercolour paper

Welcome day, come-what-may;
tiptoeing in with flannel greys,
corduroy clouds pleated with blue,
 rimmed with subtle golden hues

Light Offerings

"Light Offerings"
9x10" mixed media on w/c paper

Winter trees offer twiggy brown consolation with their stand tall, endure it all, reaching high to stitch the sky with hope for spring. Magically, they produce light offerings to bless the cold spaces.

Happy New Year

I have traded the big sea breaths of sibilant surf for the little creek views of home; frosty, icy, tinkling scenes and sounds. I left behind sea glass and hagstones and sugar beet-strewn sands and now walk silver trails, sugar-frosted, white, crisp, and cold. My gaze is filled with evergreens and twiggy brown branches, my ears filled with the winter songs of jay, crow, cardinal, and chickadee-dee-dee. Home.