Category Archives: Musings

Western Ridge (watermedia/collage on a cradled panel, 10X8X2) Hidden waters seep through crevices and between stones, whispering fertile messages to scrawny roots. Channels of wet life creep into trunks and branches persuading tentative yellow/orange/green leaves to flash and dance across … Continue reading →

  Abiquiu Sunset watermedia/collage, 8×8 inches Often brooding hot azure skies reluctantly relinquish their colors to dominant orange hues overtaking the realm. A dynamic argument on the horizon gives way to restless evening darkness ending the day’s cycle. Prayers of … Continue reading →

My mind is a busy place; careening, searching, considering, grasping, hoping. Much gets collected, sorted, held, dismissed, treasured. When my mind comes to center, Truth, accompanied by quietness, confidence resides. Recently, with more time in the studio, and more time … Continue reading →

Sharp ridges slash brilliant clear skies at midday. Haunting shapes can appear like a mirage in the canyon depths. When hikers journey deeper, courage is summoned with each meditative step.

  The earth perpetually plans, prepares and presents gifts of awesome magnitude. The Desert-Southwest, a life-shaping force creates its gifts with powerful winds, blazing sunbeams and parched clouds. Its rich wisdom like broken bread and wine at a sacred altar … Continue reading →

The gifts that are available to us from our natural surroundings are no simple matter. My beloved Desert-Southwest with its ancient enduring cliffs and canyons draws me toward its gifts; some are vast and obvious but some are subtle and … Continue reading →

The CLIFF GIFTS are my depictions of powerful rugged landscapes with tiny gift packets, folded, tied, embellished and tucked into each composition. Each “gift” packet contains mysterious literal gifts: passages from sacred writings, musical score, beautiful papers, postage stamps, medallions, … Continue reading →