High Road Artist

Working Artist on the High Road to Taos

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]