Once a year is not enough to give thanks but the habit of giving thanks everyday sets a positive emotion inside us. I know I have a tremendous amount to be thankful for. I have a wonderful family, friends, human angels and most importantly GOD. I live in a wonderful country, state, city, and neighborhood.I…

This colored pencil drawing is called “Opening The World”. It is a mandala which I did a few years ago. This is before I stopped doing the mandalas to start my day. I guess when I moved out of my studio and into my home, I didn’t realize after having an outside studio for 5…

The garbage is over! I bet you are as sick of the politics as I am. From now on I’m going to concentrate on becoming a better ME. I have lots to do today. Working on my newsletter, rewriting some of my blogs for use in other venues, doing this blog, photographing my new works(that…

Rather than thinking in a mood of lack, I’m thinking in terms of abundance. What other way can I get through each day and produce my art. Moving forward is my intention and goal. As an artist but also a woman, wife, mother, grandmother, I can’t look any other way but up. When I try…

Why is everyone going off on a tailspin or running around like a chicken with his head cut off? I believe its because we’ve lost faith in MONEY. But isn’t that the point? Having faith in ourselves and God is what it is all about. Galleries and artists are fearful so they think that lower…

Ten years ago when the computer was really getting into the vast amount of homes, it was said that we would have a paperless future. What a crock that was! It seems it produces more stuff than before. Things may have changed but not the paper. I’m a Virgo so I’m usually organized but I’ve…

I can’t believe what is going on in the world. But know this, everything has to adjust. We’ve been on a hugh wave and now we have to go down underneath. I’m not afraid and I’m not going to join Chicken Little and say the sky is falling. As an artist, I choose (the operative…

Teaching the workshop for Arizona Watercolor Association on different ways of making acrylic paints work for the 19 students was so gratifying. They were eager to learn and made my teaching better. I always encourage people to honor their art work by treating it well, using good grade paints and substrates. Also I wanted to…

We spent last week high in the Colorado Mountains at 9200 ft. elevation. The stars were incredible and so uplifting. I felt small in the grand scheme of things but really aware of the power we have within ourselves to push beyond petty issues. If I keep looking above instead of down below I can…

My thoughts are shifting out of old patterns. I caught myself though last night thinking in an old pattern and I had to breathe through it. The old patterns of thinking hold me back so I gently release them and thank God that I’ve become aware. Awareness is the key. Being in the Zone when…