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FILTER ISLAND – ADRIFT IN THE SEA OF LIFE
BLOG TABLE OF CONTENTS Don’t kick me – even though I look like a white ball! All of the writing I’ve done so far has been “unscripted.” Recently, I’ve started taking notes, and creating outlines for...
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MY AMAZING JOURNEY
BLOG TABLE OF CONTENTS An example of one of my mazes, in progress. Currently, I love what I am doing by writing my blog. I am going to pursue publishing my book when I am ready. I am very motivated. I...
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MY TEACHER AND INSPIRATION IN MY LIFE
BLOG TABLE OF CONTENTS An early, watercolor assignment. I was enjoying college. I was dating, folk dancing with my friends, and life was very carefree. I had no intention of majoring in art while in...
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THIS ONE IS LIFELONG; THE MUSIC IS FOREVER
BLOG TABLE OF CONTENTS A photo taken with Char at my oldest son’s Bar Mitzvah six years ago. Wow, do I look different with make-up! Lifelong adj Lasting the whole of a lifetime. Enduring. “Friendship...
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SHE GAVE ME WINGS
BLOG TABLE OF CONTENTS In 1997, I received an illustration assignment for a series of note cards. I ended up illustrating six butterflies, a honeybee, and two flowers. Of those paintings, only the...
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IT’S NO SECRET ANYMORE
BLOG TABLE OF CONTENTS These are lyrics for my song “The Door” in progress. My final lyrics were slightly different.- I share here a brief recent audio clip from my voice lesson last week with...
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COLORS AND SOUNDS FILLED ME WITH DELIGHT
BLOG TABLE OF CONTENTS This story will be reposted later on my art blog “Illustrating My Life.” This post title is a line of lyrics from my song, “Music Saved Me.” A link to it is below: MUSIC SAVED...
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TRANSFORMING MY LIFE
BLOG TABLE OF CONTENTS - For me, being under hypnosis is like drifting through clouds. I’ll hear music, see colors and am totally serene. When I awaken I am very refreshed and energized. – Sometimes...
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I HOLD ON
BLOG TABLE OF CONTENTS Last week, I corresponded with a lovely woman in Denmark who found my blog on the Internet. She sent me this remarkable photo of a butterfly that landed on her windowsill. I...
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PEACEFUL
– BLOG TABLE OF CONTENTS I’m really glad I took a vacation to Oregon last month. It was so beautiful to be outdoors! I’m enjoying the photos that I took of “nature’s wonderland.” Below is a link to my...
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I RAISED THE BAR
Those ice cream bars are my illustrations! Over the past week I began working on a new illustration assignment. All of my musical passion has been pushed slightly to one side because I’m illustrating...
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GOING NUTS
This is a close up of one of my recent illustrations to be used on a label for a major nut company. Sometimes, just when I’ve felt like I was “cracking up” – I have found my greatest insight. For the...
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LIFE IS ALL ABOUT DEPARTURES AND ARRIVALS
My life has been filled with departures and arrivals. I have mourned many departures, but I don’t see an arrival as a replacement – it represents change. Sometimes, the emptiness from a departure is a...
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YOU FOUND A WAY
I’m working on an illustration that will go on a yogurt label for Tillamook. I had to “fig”ure out how to paint a sliced fig since I’d never illustrated one. I found a way! I am now well into my fifth...
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PASSION IS ALL YOU NEED
My illustration assignment for Tillamook was “moooving” along when I painted this cow. It was an “udderly” delightful project, to say the least. I know I should “cud” out telling cow puns already! My...
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I TURNED MY LIFE AROUND
In order to stoke my motivation to lose weight, I looked for some old pictures that stir wonderful memories. For this post, I am sharing my feelings about something so personal that I’m amazed I’m able...
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I LONG TO ESCAPE
One of my neighbors gave this to me after I shared a meditation CD with her. Such a lovely new friendship and wall hanging to brighten my dining room! My post title is a lyric line from my song “Take...
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MY ONE-YEAR ANKLEVERSARY
Ankleversary = The anniversary date for breaking an ankle. This picture displays the seven-inch plate and screws that were given back to me – my memento from hardware removal surgery on July 17, 2020....
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LEMON TREE
My Lemon Tree painting took about two weeks to complete. The title for this post has me humming the delightful Peter, Paul & Mary song by the same name. But my story about the overgrown lemon tree...
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CAN I KEEP THEM FOREVER?
My most recent painting is named “Autumn Leaf Medley.” It was definitely enjoyable to capture so many colors. I filled my palette with eyedroppers of dye from at least 20 bottles in order to create my...
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