Would it not be sad if one day we were telling our children stories of what once was.We really have sooo much to loose.

Earth Day 2008, get involved,

Crying Out into the Night…

I turn and find I am alone…
Isolated, trapped….
Each day passes by..
I wonder just how I have gotten to this place…

Sadness, sadness surrounds me…
like the darkness that is wrapped around me.
I look in the mirror and wonder just who is looking
back at me…No longer a familiar face…

How are you feeling “they” say…
I reply with a smile “Wonderful”…
but “they” too see an unfamiliar face, they see
the pain in my eyes….they turn away and say
“She used to be so pretty” and they do not
look back…

They say time heals….but time is the enemy.
Wasted time, wasted space…
Like the lone wolf crying out in the night…
looking, searching I make my way….alone.

My hopes, dreams and passions are not for a cure…
but rather the strength to go on….
For my body is aching, tired…
Exhaustion covers me like a blanket.

Another day and I turn and find I am alone…
Isolated, trapped….
Each day passes by..
I wonder just how I have gotten to this place!

Artist: Dee

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Still very much a works in progress….but getting closer.

This is just the start of this painting…had a few minutes, however probably will not complete until next week. Still doing “Spring” cleaning around the house, as am I trying to get my office somewhat sorted through so the new desk can be built and installed and the Mac will have a home. A couple of things well worth mentioning….Learning to Paint Animals starts up mid April so do enroll to reserve your spot, class size is small. Also….the “Give Away” Print will be posted sometime next week. So for those wanting to win a print…stay tuned for further instructions.

The Carolina Chickadee’s are so tiny and wonderful, they visit the feeders throughout the year, however you can really notice the flock<s> throughout winter. The pair bond between a male and female Carolina Chickadee can remain intact for several years. The probability that a pair will remain together seems to vary among populations, with nearly all pairs remaining together in subsequent years in a study in Texas, but only half staying together in a study in Tennessee. If a nest attempt fails, a female may seek out a new male on a different territory.

Art Paper

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I have been going back and forth in between several paintings and sketching out plans for new ones…a few portraits here and there. The New Year has found me a little distracted and with not having the ability to concentrate on any one thing….I am doing a little bit of everything. Takes a little longer to get things done….but with so much to do, well for now it is just the way things have to be. Todays On the Easel is just a sketch of a woman standing, with the most wonderful color of  light washing over her body….the start of a series of woman of all ages, shapes/sizes.

16×25 Gallery Wrap Canvas

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Just a quick painting for today. This was inspired by a movie I watched…well not really watched I was busy cooking dinner and I kept peeking in at the TV. The movie was about an artist…around the early 1900’s. He happened to drink…a lot, especially when he was painting. While I like a glass of wine with dinner, never tried drinking and painting….I doubt I could. I liked the way he painted people….his perspective was just a bit off, probably from drinking. …it worked for him. So….my painting for the day is inspired by his work. What inspires you?

 

 

Peaceful Moments is also available printed on Fine Art Paper up to 16×20.

Fall has arrived here in the Atlanta area….the temperature has cooled down, especially at night. Dry, cool days….lovely. The down side for us is that while we may enjoy the dry weather….we are in such a severe drought that rain would truly be a blessing. State wide ban on all outside watering.

The other day the pups and I went for a little adventure and sadly there were no lovely fall blooms to be photographed
A trip to the local florist was needed to bring some lovely Fall Colors into our lives, if only for a short while. While it did spruce up the place…I also managed a few photographs to share….enjoy the Fall colors! This is the start of my Close Up Photography series.

                                                                                                            

 Thank You Beth

 

 

 

Close up view.

Last few weeks I have been very busy. Running your own business is not an easy task….at least it has not been for me. In this small company of mine I wear many hats….trying to do it all and keep your creative juices flowing is a balancing act. Add to it that while many often wishes they could work from home….one must have the ability to put all things on the side and actually work from home. I try to balance this out by working several hours in the morning…..get to my chores and dogs then back to work. …this I have found to be the most difficult challenges of all. A struggle to keep it all going….a schedule. Add to that there will be those times when outside help with certain tasks will have to occur. Then….of course while your busy doing all of these things that must get done…..you are not doing the work that will earn you an income….which of course leads me to say support you local artists

Feeding the creative side of the brain…..now here is the most interesting part of it all…..one must “nurture” their creativity. I must look, see, feel….I must make the time to do those things that truly awaken….inspire me. If I get too bogged down with all of the other aspects of business, which happens often enough….I feel a very slight panic as I sit trying to sketch, paint or even look through my view finder. Imagine the feeling of nothing……the pencil hits paper and all of a sudden I cannot come up with a sketch….I am seeing “nothing” through the viewfinder. Yes, scary indeed that feeling of nothing. So…time to feed the creative side of the brain is so important….in other words….one must take the time to smell the roses so to speak.

So, this morning finds me putting it all on hold. The web site date with which it should be up and running has come and gone….little frustrations here and there and oh my…..I just have no creativity left in me this morning….so…the sun is shinning….cool autumn morning… the dogs and I will go exploring a bit and I have no doubt that I will return feeling a bit more like me.

Clearly I am not the only one that gets this panic feeling of nothing….or am I??????

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I paint the NY skyline because I remember…

The view from the bridge….so wonderful…

I remember.

I remember a young boy,
so cute, so sweet.
I remember….my first kiss.
We were friends stayed in touch…
He was a Son, a Father, Husband, Brother…Friend.

I remember a young man….kind, decent strong, giving….

A fireman.

He too was a Son, Father, Husband, Brother…Cousin, Friend.

I remember a sweet young woman…her children miss her every day,

Her family misses her and her friends miss her.

So many on that day woke, showered and simply

went off to work….another day.

I remember watching….I remember the pain, the loss…the heartbreak….

No, not just another day!

So, I paint the NY skyline because I remember.