Summer Fruit
Watercolors and touches of pastel on Arches Watercolor paper. Summer fruit: nectarines and black plums ripening in a bowl.
Prussian Blue
Prussian Blue is an Old World blue. It predates the modern Phthalo blue with similar coloring properties. In watercolor, the Winsor Blue (Winsor & Newton Colors) is a modern chemical version of the old, early industrial European color byproduct. From: Continue Reading …
ISIS and Jesus
The Middle East gave birth to both these iconic figures. Looking at them from the perspective of a Native Bronx Shaman, one is a force of chaos and one embodies all chaos turning into sanity. When I first heard of Continue Reading …
Ataturk
Ataturk Airport in Istanbul was quiet as my wheelchair raced to catch the next flight. No time was left for me to go shopping in their splendored shops. At that speed, I captured the feel of the persons on line, Continue Reading …
Elmer Gantry God
Key ’73 was the Christian Revivalist Fishing to Save Souls Movement that caught me. I was not at all interested in becoming a Christian. In fact, I saw Christianity as “Elmer Gantry“ism. To me, as a stanch feminist, it was Continue Reading …
Sky Swift
An Ansel Adams study resulted in this watercolor painting of the sky. From the collection of his work, I came away with realizing he took his camera to fix true grandiosity. Mostly mountains or deep woods or details within those Continue Reading …
Fuschia into Fall
The science fiction movie “Interstellar” reminded me we are all made out of what’s out there in Space. Our Sun, Old Sol, was not the father of our genetic material. He raised us but did not spawn us. Which is Continue Reading …
Riding the Lunchbox Broom
Clanging bells meant the tornado was imminent. This was no drill. Drills are scheduled; this was a complete surprise which turned into shock and fear. The adults complied with usual tornado drill procedures and shepherded their classes into the farthest Continue Reading …
Werewolves in Teachers’ Clothing
Werewolf females charged into my classroom on Tuesday. The surprise attack came through the back door. Both were wearing teacher clothing and pretending to be teachers. But their snarls and spits were dead giveaways that they had eaten the teachers Continue Reading …
Trump Cult Trumpeting
NOTE: From Sirce Kwai “There are people in my life that are worth listening to. These are my blog guests. My intent is to share their material. They express their opinion and I illustrate their vision. The content of Continue Reading …