Like the painter, Beatrice Mandelman, the famous Taos Modernist, coming to New Mexico dramatically changed my art. Prior to arriving here my career had been spent as a realist painter, primarily figurative and genre work. When I first visited Truchas, I was in something of a transition with my work. I was abstracting the backgrounds […]
Archives for July 2011
The Ugly Duckling
I have quoted from Clarissa Pinkola Estes’s wonderful book, Women Who Run With the Wolves, on facebook many times and I have also mentioned her telling of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale, “The Ugly Duckling”, on the blog. I highly recommend reading it for yourselves, but, because several of you have been communicating with me […]
William deBuys: The Wild and Open Heart
Another quote from one of my favorite authors, William deBuys, again from his book, The Walk: And in this world beyond the gates of Eden, if time passes and things keep happening, eventually suffering must intrude; it cannot be otherwise. And when suffering intrudes, still more complexity arises because suffering complicates our response to the […]
Rescue Dog Update: Finn at Home
Some of you have been asking about Finn, my rescue dog, so it’s time I told you how he’s doing. He was found starving on the streets of Truchas, NM
William deBuys: Coyotes
I’ve quoted William deBuys in my posts and on other Wisdom Wednesdays before. I love this author and highly recommend his books. For me, The Walk has been deeply inspiring, affecting how I walk on my land. This passage came to mind because the coyotes have been so vocal lately. Whatever I am doing I […]
What do Artists Need?
I just watched, over the last three nights, three amazing biographies: Alfred Stieglitz: The Eloquent Eye, Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision, and The Life and Work of Sally Mann. It was an important time for me to see these because, the fact is, there is something of a let-down, having completed the gallery. We […]
High Road Artist: 200th Post, Then and Now
I truly can’t believe I’m writing my 200th post! As Adam said, the second 100 sure went by faster than the first. A lot has happened over the course of all these months. The blog has changed. In the beginning I was telling my story. Now I realize I’m painting a portrait of the lives […]