clouds and reflections

last week i was down at ontario place waiting for the gates to open

bored, i started taking pictures of the clouds and their reflection in the water

what a difference a few minutes can make

as each day comes to us refreshed and anew,

 so does my gratitude renew itself daily

the breaking of the sun over the horizon

 is my grateful heart dawning upon a blessed world

terri guillemets

as we express our gratitude,

 we must never forget that

the highest appreciation is not to utter words,

 but to live by them

john fitzgerald kennedy

grace isn't a little prayer you chant before receiving a meal

it's a way to live

attributed to jacqueline winspear

sunset at the farm

O it is pleasant, with a heart at ease, just after sunset, or by moonlight skies,

to make the shifting clouds be what you please.

samuel taylor coleridge

when i saw this on facebook i thought about painitng it on the street in front of my house

i live across from a high school and always see the kids walking by with there

heads down, texting

so look up!!!

We'd never know how high we are, till we are called to rise;

 and then, if we are true to plan, our statures touch the sky

. ~Emily Dickinson

Dark clouds may hang on me sometimes, but I'll work it out...

  ~Dave Matthews, "Dancing Nancies

I never get tired of the blue sky.

~Vincent van Gogh

The sky is that beautiful old parchment in which the sun

and the moon keep their diary.

 ~Alfred Kreymborg

Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under the trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of water,

or watching the clouds float across the sky,

is by no means a waste of time

. ~John Lubbock

every moment is a fresh beginning

t.s.eliot
(photo of the pond at lisa's new farm)

i will spend lots of time here

winter is in the air

of winter's lifeless world each tree
now seems a perfect part;
yet each one holds summer's secret
deep down within its heart.
~Charles G. Stater

“when you do things from your soul,

you feel a river moving in you, a joy.”
Rumi

(photo taken of georgian bay)

now is the time to unite the soul and the world

now is the time to see the sunlight dancing as one with the shadows

~Rumi
(waking to this view every morning is truly inspiring)

and with the morn those angel faces smile
which I have loved long since and lost awhile
~John Henry Newman

lovely tree

"i think that i shall never see
a poem as lovely as a tree.
poems are made by fools like me,
but only God can make a tree."
joyce kilmer

beautiful and graceful,

varied and enchanting,

small but approachable,

butterflies lead you to the sunny side of life

and everyone deserves a little sunshine.

~Jeffrey Glassberg

waiting.........

No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow

~Proverb

march is hope that spring is just ahead

no matter how crazy the weather----rain, then snow,

rain again, minus 9 one day plus 9 the next

no matter what march brings, i have hope

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above, another shot from the parking lot on sunday

several layers of texture and some text

happy valentines day

A bell is no bell 'til you ring it,
A song is no song 'til you sing it,
And love in your heart
Wasn’t put there to stay -
Love isn’t love
'Til you give it away.
~Oscar Hammerstein,

Sound of Music, "You Are Sixteen (Reprise)"

one of my mini encaustic painting i made for valentines

autumn

besides the autumn poet sings

a few prosaic days

a little this side of the snow

and that side of the haze

emily dickinson

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photo taken at the beach,

the first tree to loose all its leaves

8 layers in all

food for thought

how people treat you is their karma

how you react is yours

wayne dyer

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photo taken on my iphone

at the weekend market

springtime

Awake, thou wintry earth

Fling off thy sadness!

Fair vernal flowers,

laugh forth

Your ancient gladness!

~Thomas Blackburn,

"An Easter Hymn"

counting my blessings

Gratitude is the fairest blossom

which springs from the soul.

~Henry Ward Beecher

i'm truly overwhelmed

by the amazing support

from all my friends

who helped make my show

a huge success

thank-you

to dede and mary

for your love and encouragement

without you there would have been no show

to cathy and ann-marie

for opening their wonderful home

and hosting my show

to ron

for helping me face my fears

and guiding me though them

to my art friends

for traveling the distance

to all my friends and clients

who have all been

"cheerleaders"

and my new friends

thank-you

thank-you

thank-you

encaustic class

For whatever we lose

(like a you or a me),

It's always our self

we find in the sea.

~e.e. cummings

my favorite place to be is near water

above are two shots

one of the luety life guard station

near my home

and the second of a light house

in pacifica, california

just outside san francisco

for the background i used

sounding maps from lake ontario

then added some clear wax and cheesecloth

and some umber oil paint to

highlight the texture

creativity howls

There are nights when

the wolves are silent

and only the moon howls.

~George Carlin~

winter is here

let us love winter,

for it is the spring of genius.

~Pietro Aretino

sometimes grey

Be still

sad heart

and cease repining

behind the clouds

the sun is shining

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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ever have one of those days?

photo taken this summer

on a country road near carmi's