Sweets of Talents from Sirce Kwai
She is a beauty. This antique treasure is 92 years old. I’m not talking about the pastel drawing which is under 24 hours old. I’m referring to the woman in the pastel: Toby. Cultures that care for their elderly are Continue Reading …
Seventy years ago, Mom smiled for this photo. She was in Sweden in the early Spring. This was one of her better smiles. Just months before, she was dying in Auschwitz Concentration Camp. Gangrene ate out her thigh. Her usefulness Continue Reading …
The Annual “Animal Naming Contest” concluded last night. “Gatorela” is the name of the baby alligator living at DaggerWing Nature Center. I have been in the volunteer service to this wonderful spec of wildlife left in south Florida. Once upon Continue Reading …
No one remembers Rachel. No one knows what color her eyes are. I don’t know anything about her. All I know is that she was my my mother’s younger sister. And that she was burned to death in the Concentration Continue Reading …
In my “Easter Rise” blog, the need for animal sacrifices as a way of alleviating one’s sin before God was made redundant by Jesus’ personal sacrifice. Neither animals nor children ever again were to be slaughtered, mutilated or tortured for Continue Reading …
The television is one of the best tools for a portrait artist who paints children. This teen boy is watching a Star Trek episode. Whipping out my watercolor paints to capture a seated child is my mark of Zorro. Continue Reading …
A seven year old boy caught my eye and heart. I knew his grandfather. As the charcoal of this child emerged from the gray laid paper, I saw his grandfather’s face as a youth come through. I didn’t know his Continue Reading …
The Wailing Wall in Jerusalem is a multi-dimensional worship site. Massive hewn stone, called Jerusalem Stone, make up this remaining wall which was around the ancient Jewish temple. This is more than a former retaining wall. The energy emanating from Continue Reading …
Each year I enter my art students’ works to the Junior Federal Duck Stamp Contest. This is a win-win contest. Every entry achieves a certificate of participation from the Department of the Interior officially complete with student name. And often Continue Reading …
The Moon has been my constant friend over the years. “Friend” as in having a steady, reliable light source at night. I’ve painted many times outside in the dark in charcoal, oils and watercolors. The night that inspired this piece Continue Reading …