Creatively Thinking

  Featured image: With Diamonds welcoming a light-kissed day, breezy whispers wishing love, diamonds glisten  on the water 

  Featured image: Tumbling Stones II Wheels of Time sloped hillside tumbling stone wheels of time history suspended along the sloped hillside

  Featured image: The Red Dress I'm excited to announce that my artwork, "Red Dress," has been chosen for the Louisiana Watercolor Society's 54th Annual International Exhibition by the esteemed juror, Kathleen Giles. I'm honored to have my piece selected by Kathleen, a signature member of AWS, NWS, TWSA, PWS, American Woman Artists, the Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society, the Watercolor USA Honor Society, and the International Guild of Realism. Her work is known for its strong values and intense colors across various subjects. Join me in celebrating this incredible opportunity! Exhibition Dates: May 1 – May 31, 2024

  Featured image: Celebrate, Celebrate Dance with the Music Celebration All’s harmony yet…..       S…e…p…a…r…a…t…e Celebration of Wonder at the intimate relationship of all that is.

  Featured image: Everything Comes Full Circle I love this time of year for many reasons.  One reason, and not the only one,  I get only unusual birds that don’t hang around land follow the open ice lines.  You have to be on the lookout for them or you might miss them. This morning, I saw a pair of Mergansers playing in the water. And then there was a bird I have not seen on the lake before, totally white sides with black head and other black markings. Turns out that one was a Merganser also.  I’m glad to have these exciting things happen in the lake this time of year. I am always grateful for the approaching spring and the renewal of all things including myself. My heart sings with this renewal and it is impossible not to enjoy this glorious morning. Earth is regenerating and earthly forces are giving life to all things in the unending circle of life. 

  Featured image: Journey of a Blackbird Soaring travelers above swaying pines their mystic way leaving no trail, traceless, try to find where the wide spreading black wings have touched the wind.

  Featured image: Ms Pileated I am thrilled to announce that my work, Ms. Pileated, has been awarded the 2nd place in the Nature Homage exhibition! Being recognized among such talented artists is truly an honor. Statement from Juror Tonya Hopson: “This piece blew me away the minute I walked into it; I said to myself, oh my goodness. Pileated means large red-capped woodpecker. When you look at this media piece, you will notice that not all parts of it are exact, especially when you look at it and see all the little things she has done in there. With all her splashes and splatters, she has done a lot in there. But it is just a beautiful media piece. Blew me away.” The Nature Homage exhibition featured original and unique 2D and 3D artworks that pay tribute to animals and insects. With 396 submissions from 34 states, having 57 works selected for this exhibition makes this achievement even more special.