Elsewhere

 

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my heart is

pierced

once again a

moment

of golden light

returns

my sense of 

wonder

I am at rest 

elsewhere

River Banks

 

Featured image: Winter River

rivers edge frost-making
 stillness
along its banks
dewy brown dark 
before
brightening grey, 
        silent world
slowly, the sun, orange,
        red erupts
rivers banks streaming
glistening under the flow
of celestial light

If Only

 

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But only if

if

we allow it

to be

self forever

infinite

time and

space

Fill Up Your Senses

 

Featured image: Improv II- Discovery

questions
take endless
journeys
be surprised
explore
discover
fill up your senses

Sweeping

 

Featured image: Whispering Winds

winds of life heaven's breath sweeping

A Friend

 

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a friend
what is it that makes 
you 
call them friend?
Exchanging sharing
unconditional
love
unconditional
trust
forgiveness
judgment.
Caring for them when
they are in danger.
It is the space you give them to be 
themselves 
it is the
enjoying every moment of who they are.
It is the laughter you share
together
and the tears,
It is the knowing 
what they are going to say before they say it.
It is these many things that make you call someone a friend.
But most of all
it is the sharing of each other’s
lives
and trusting
caring.

“Zephyr Winds” Selected as Finalist

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“Zephyr Wind” 16x16 Various watercolors on 300# Arches paper

Christine Alfery’s work “Zephyr Winds”  was selected as a finalist in the International Splash 25: Best of Watercolor, a ArtistNetwork publication. 

Christine’s Statement for Splash 25.

break of day
a zephyr wind
bringing morning light
and early spring breezes.
I feel its gentle caress
I breathe deeply
contently
and say to myself, it is
great to be alive.

Watercolors are such a perfect match for me and who I am because watercolors are spontaneous and lend themselves very nicely to gestural brush strokes and instant gratification, like the prize in a McDonald's “Happy Meal.” 

My artwork is all about the earth, and the stories the earth keeps. Stories about an individual's journey throughout time and the footprints they have left for us to discover and learn from. Stories about their lives, and how they figured things out, and then in turn, how we figure and learn things out and carry them forward.