Category: blog
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We’ve been getting a lot of rain lately, which I love. Happen to catch this view.
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Complexity is a Matter of Perspective
Recently, it struck me how much easier painting has become. Of course, working at something over many years consistently would have that as a by product. Yet, I think this is something often taken for granted. This applies to so many things in my life, such as combining singing and playing piano, or even just…
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Making A Windchime
Every now and then we get a ton of seashells that wash up on the beach after storms. I collected enough to make 2 windchimes. This is the layout for the first one. Shells are so beautiful.
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Observations About Employment
The idea of employment has always left me with a subtle bad feeling. It’s difficult to put into words, but worth trying. We are born without asking to be here and are involuntarily signed up for what seems like a lifetime of servitude. While I am in a good position now, that wasn’t always the…
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A Backyard Tragedy
A few weeks ago I noticed a lizard on my door. It seemed to be out there every day. I couldn’t be a 100% sure, but I thought it might be the same one I kept seeing. It would just look at me when I looked through the glass at it. I started to expect…
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Consciousness And Health
As the years have gone by, I’ve noticed more and more that there’s a serious problem with health in the US. It is a systemic problem. This is something I’ve become aware of in little bursts over the years, like a blurry image slowly coming into focus. It makes sense, junk food is big, profitable…
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Cruise and Recent Paintings
My partner and I went on a cruise and I took tons of photos as usual. Feeling inspired by my vacation, I set a time limit and painted some of the photos. I like the way the chickens turned out. There were chickens everywhere in St. Croix and also in San Juan. I love birds…
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Discipline is the Path to Freedom
The word discipline can have a negative connotation. It sounds strict and boring, reminds us of being forced to do things we don’t want to do. I’m not talking about a rigid, dogmatic, irrational discipline, which I’ve seen in people with a very closed mind. As in ‘ I must do this, even if it’s…
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Wolves Painting WIP
This one is inspired by the cold weather we’ve been having in Florida. Yes, cold is relative because to me, below 70s is cold. It even got down to freezing a couple of nights. Plants died that I have had here for years, it was heartbreaking. Anyway, the idea for this just popped into my…
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This Month…
The year is already flying by, one month almost gone. I’ve been working on some mermaid paintings and also some nature paintings. I pretty happy with these paintings above and I really enjoyed working on them. I liked the concept of the sleeping mermaid, but I’m not sure if I’m happy with how this one…
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What Defines You?
I spent some time reflecting on 2025 and thinking about what I want to do in 2026 and realized it will be pretty much the same things I’ve been doing for the last few years. I still love the year end and the beginning of the new year because it’s a chance to remind yourself…
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Merry Christmas! 🎄
I thought the atmosphere was so calm and beautiful at this candlelit church. We went to see a Christmas songs performance there last weekend.
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The Past Week
Felt like painting mushrooms 🍄. They’re so cute. At the end of the year, I like to get an Irish coffee. I don’t drink often, so it’s a special treat 😊. It was absolutely delicious, as was the Eggs Benedict over crab and shrimp cakes 😋 Also, did last minute Disney before the dates are…
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Epcot Holiday Festival
I love Disney around the holidays, especially Epcot! There are nice decorations and foods to try. Here are some random pictures I took. I meant to take more, but forgot. I’m in the moment most of the time and I forget about my phone. I really should’ve brought my camera because it’s new and a…
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It’s That Time of Year
September has begun and it’s the time of year I always look forward to! I love the months from now until December. It’s filled with holidays from work and just a good vibe in general. Here in Florida, the weather gets cooler and it’s start of the nicest weather. It’s usually the hottest from June…
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The Importance of Not Giving AF What People Think
-This is extremely difficult because our brains are wired to be tribal and society enforces it. -It helps to think logically about this and requires constant reinforcement. – It gets easier as you get older Note: I don’t mean this in an @sshole way. I believe in being kind and pleasant with all people, when…
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When Is It Enough?
I recently read the book Simple Plan by Scott Smith. It was a very good read, couldn’t put it down and I finished it in a few days. But it got me thinking again about the trap of money and how greed can spiral out of control. We all know money is a necessity, but…
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The Thing You Don’t See Coming
I’ve always been a planner. I don’t regret it, as it’s saved me a lot of problems and hassle. Unfortunately, you can’t plan for everything as I recently found out. I don’t like to talk about very personal things, but this needs to be mentioned. I’ve been having some digestive symptoms, but it’s things I…
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Large Painting
I’ve been working on this very large painting for a wall in my living room. At first it looked pretty bad, but it’s starting to move in a good direction. I originally had three hawks in the painting but removed one because it just didn’t look right. I added a nest in that area because…
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Why Does Clutter Accumulate?
I’ve always liked simplicity. Yet, I have had two huge rounds of decluttering in the past 6 months. I try to follow a minimalist philosophy, so how and why does this happen? After re-reading the Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo, I felt inspired again to look around my house. With another round…
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Finally Finished This Painting
This painting is titled ‘Touching Infinity’. I’ve been wanted to do a series of paintings about this theme of infinity since I started painting, but I just didn’t have the skills or experience to translate it onto the canvas. I’ve always felt that there’s something so mysterious and infinite about life. What’s this thing we…
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Come Back To Yourself
May you have the courage to say no.Hopefully you don’t wait until you’re old.May you have the nerve to go your own way.To turn around, simply walk away.To not give a fuck what they think or what they say. Don’t play the idiotic games, out of fear or submissiveness.Looking back, my only regrets are when…
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Observations When Decluttering
I’ve been a minimalist for a long time. Not just with physical items, but in general. I think less is more. If you have too much going on, it makes it very difficult to focus on and find what’s truly important. I don’t like having a lot of stuff around me. It feels claustrophobic and…
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Art, Animal Kingdom and Cat Café
I’ve been working on a few painting studies, but also took a bit of a break. My sister was in town, so I spent some time with her. I made the mistake of going into this store and came out with these lovelies. OMG they were soooooooooo good. I ate 3 in one shot (they…
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Celebrating Being an Introvert
For the longest time I felt that extroversion was something forced upon me. I always loved being alone, but often felt this pressure to go and socialize. I think society is set up like this for a reason – because certain people / institutions benefit from social controls. The more social, the more time you…
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Taking a Moment to Acknowledge the Magic of Life
It’s so easy to get hung up in boring routines, to get bored in general, at least for me. I have been fighting this since age 13. Why is it so damn easy to take things for granted? Every now and then, I think back to how everything just felt magical when I was very…
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The Artist Illusion
The idea of being an artist is filled with illusions and romanticizing. I loved the idea, the image presented to me of what it ‘meant’ to be an artist. I used to think being an artist was a destination, a place you eventually get to and everything would be perfect. LOL. That was back when…
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Bird Series and the Past Week
I felt inspired to paint after looking through my many photos. I have to remind myself to look through them, otherwise I’ll just completely forget about them. For me, the joy is in taking the photos 😆 These paintings aren’t quite finished and the last one didn’t make it. I just didn’t like how it…
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Dance & My Knee Injury Story
This is a cautionary story about finding a passion that ends in tragedy and also my ‘discovery’ of the meniscus. I used to be a wallflower. Even though I have always very much loved music, I felt way too self conscious to dance at social events. What a freaking waste. This was the situation until…
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New Year
I love this time of year. It feels like a blank slate, a new start. I’ve done most of my year end cleaning and am ready for the new year. For New Year’s Eve, I wanted to try DIY Teppanyaki. It turned out really good, but it took a while to cook enough for everyone.…
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Merry Christmas!
My mom cooked a delicious meal today – And chocolate balls for dessert 🤤. Had a chill and relaxing Christmas and here’s my progress on ‘ Seasons Always Change’. I love this time of year and I really like to plan, so I have a whole new year to plan for. Even though things don’t…
