Creatively Thinking

  I am thrilled to announce that my artwork, " She Didn't Know ," has been honored with the prestigious Best of Show award at the Annual Memorial Exhibition at the CVA Wausau. This exhibition is part of The Wisconsin Visual Artist Associations 47th Annual Members Memorial Exhibit, highlighting the exceptional talent within the artistic community. Show Dates: January 10 - February 17, 2024 Reception: January 19, 5 - 7 pm (Free and open to the public) I am truly grateful for this honor and look forward to sharing this special moment with you.

  I'm thrilled to announce that my artwork, Periwinkle Flowers , Water's Spirit , Ms Pileated , At the End of the Rainbow , Migration Trail , Quartz Trail , Sacred Places and Along the Shore II I have all been selected for a prestigious online exhibition at the Naturalist Gallery Nature Exhibition. This exhibition will run from January 19 to March 19, showcasing a diverse range of nature-inspired art. The Naturalist Gallery usually focusses on very representational nature work – so it is a please for me to be part of a change for their gallery with not realistic naturalist work.  It is always fun to see changes like this – and the inclusion of difference in their gallery.

  Featured image: Arizona Landscape About a year ago, I traveled to the southwest. I found there was something magical there. I wrote this today recalling that trip and its magical aura. I felt my feet touch the ground. I was peaceful. Taking a breath, I stepped forward, feeling the earth beneath me. Another breath. My body felt the pleasure of touching the earth and slowly moving forward. The connection to the earth was magical. I was grounded, to the air and to the world around me. It was just the earth and me. I took another step, another breath, moved forward again.  It’s the journey and the search that is so magical. Without the search ….. well, for me, what is left is despair, which is why I love the beginning of the painting, the beginning of creating something, and the search and the pleasure of moving the paint, helping it find its home and its content.

 Featured image:  Dancing with The Wind and The Trees I received very sad news on Friday when I was down at New Visions making a videotape of my exhibition,  Allegories from the Earth.   The Marshfield Clinic is going to close the gallery as of the end of my exhibition! It so confirms my gut feeling about the arts in our culture.

  Featured image: Space The Last Frontier Space the Final Frontier. Science like art explores strange new worlds, it seeks out . And boldly goes where no man/woman has gone before. My work, Space The Last Frontier, along with many others will be featured during my solo exhibition, Allegories from the Earth. Exhibition Details: Venue: New Visions Gallery Address: Marshfield Clinic Marshfield, Marshfield, WI Dates: January 14 - March 15, 2024

  Featured image:  Whispering Winds A sense of wonder is about living with the majestic forces of nature.  Wind, rain, water, fire, frost. All are a source of energy.  A powerful source of an energy field is to be explored with a sense of wonder.  Becoming part of their energy field is nothing short of divine.  When you surround  yourself with these energy fields from the earth, letting them surround you, quietly they create a space of peace; for me it is a holy place. My work, Whispering Winds, along with many others will be featured during my solo exhibition, Allegories from the Earth. Exhibition Details: Venue: New Visions Gallery Address: Marshfield Clinic Marshfield, Marshfield, WI Dates: January 14 - March 15, 2024

  Featured image:  Inner Compass I think reason is important for the formation of a community. However, reason isn't the all-important end all of questioning and should never be absolute.It should never exclude the imaginary and wonder of the self which is always filled with possibility. Follow your inner compass - feed your inner soul - always allow yourself to imagine and wonder. My work, Inner Compass, along with many others will be featured during my solo exhibition, Allegories from the Earth. Exhibition Details: Venue: New Visions Gallery Address: Marshfield Clinic Marshfield, Marshfield, WI Dates: January 14 - March 15, 2024

  Featured image:  Migration Trail Supreme value An individual's life Anything else confuses Soul, spirit, self

  Featured image: Engineered Spaces Are there any empty spaces, vacant spaces neutral spaces. Indifferent spaces, blank spaces? A kind of space void of energy? No, no, there are not. My work, Engineered Spaces, along with many others will be featured during my solo exhibition, Allegories from the Earth. Exhibition Details: Venue: New Visions Gallery Address: Marshfield Clinic Marshfield, Marshfield, WI Dates: January 14 - March 15, 2024

  Featured image: Green Dress she knew her      green dress made her      red hair      shine like      cooper in the      sun My work, Green Dress, along with many others will be featured during my solo exhibition, Allegories from the Earth. Exhibition Details: Venue: New Visions Gallery Address: Marshfield Clinic Marshfield, Marshfield, WI Dates: January 14 - March 15, 2024

  Featured image: Earth IV deeply affectionate earth precious stones and rocks red, orange, clay, steel rounded granite deeply affectionate earth

  Featured image:   June Flicker treasures little birds                   bring constant songs                   and chattering greeting  the day My work,  June Flicker,  along with many others will be featured during my solo exhibition,  Allegories from the Earth. Exhibition Details: Venue: New Visions Gallery Address: Marshfield Clinic Marshfield, Marshfield, WI Dates: January 14 - March 15, 2024

  Featured image:   Scattering Seeds       a seed vibrant       becomes a seed voluptuous becomes a tree becomes a major player in the      miraculous      creation earth sun, water, prayers      earth sweet earth My work, Scattering Seeds,  along with many others will be featured during my solo exhibition,  Allegories from the Earth. Exhibition Details: Venue: New Visions Gallery Address: Marshfield Clinic Marshfield, Marshfield, WI Dates: January 14 - March 15, 2024

  Featured image: We Are What We Wonder  once again when the sun glistens thru the woods my heart is pierced once again a moment of golden light returns my sense of  wonder a line a simple  line a sphere simple golden sphere returns my sense of wonder My work, We Are What We Wonder, along with many others will be featured during my solo exhibition,  Allegories from the Earth. Exhibition Details: Venue: New Visions Gallery Address: Marshfield Clinic Marshfield, Marshfield, WI Dates: January 14 - March 15, 2024

  Featured image: Your Mind Sings - Listen she sang how the trees       lasted forever how the birds       sang at the feeder how the stars       came out at night and the air was so       fresh how water       quenched and rocks were so      grounding she sang she sang earth so  wonderful My work, Your Mind Sings - Listen, along with many others will be featured during my solo exhibition,  Allegories from the Earth. Exhibition Details: Venue: New Visions Gallery Address: Marshfield Clinic Marshfield, Marshfield, WI Dates: January 14 - March 15, 2024

  Featured image: Earth's Jamboree Every living thing contributes to the beauty of all life. You are beautiful and a part of the magnificent jamboree of beauty that encompasses all things. My work, Earth's Jamboree, along with many others will be featured during my solo exhibition, Allegories from the Earth. Exhibition Details: Venue: New Visions Gallery Address: Marshfield Clinic Marshfield, Marshfield, WI Dates: January 14 - March 15, 2024

Step into a world of limitless imagination and artistic expression at my upcoming solo art exhibition! Don't miss this opportunity to immerse yourself in an extraordinary experience.  Exhibition Details: Venue: New Visions Gallery Address: Marshfield Clinic Marshfield, Marshfield, WI Dates: January 14 - March 15, 2024 My work, Trails of Wonder, along with many others will be featured during the event. Featured image: Trails of Wonder Trails of Wonder trails of wonder melodies of turquoise, jasper, cooper wine, jasmine, cinnamon tangerine, rose the earth  trails of wonder

  Immerse yourself in a realm of artistic expression and boundless imagination at my upcoming solo art exhibition! Join me at the New Visions Gallery, in the Marshfield Clinic Marshfield in beautiful Marshfield, WI. I am beyond thrilled to showcase my artistic journey and invite you to be a part of this remarkable experience. Exhibition Details: Venue: New Visions Gallery Address: Marshfield Clinic Marshfield, Marshfield, WI Dates: January 14 - March 15, 2024 My work, A Flower, along with many others will be featured during the event. Featured image: A Flower a flower       in my window satisfies me       more than any       book can

  Featured image: The Key Art of life can only be discovered through confrontation of the threatening and unknown.  The threatening and the unknown draw our attention to anything challenging and fills us with wonder.