Sweets of Talents from Sirce Kwai
It “ain’t heavy; it’s my watercolor.” Florida fresh water canals are many colors. Closer to the ocean, this one has more aqua colors…more pale blue greens. Florida floral landscape often burst off the reds. Sometimes these are native Floridian plants. Continue Reading …
This adult was wielding a huge drill to bore a hole in a watermelon to blow it up. Every child would love to see an adult do this silliness. And the child next to this adult did. He also got Continue Reading …
Most of my students come from immigrant families. Many are immigrants themselves. My family were immigrants. Looking back on my America, I was raised during the “Melting Pot” era when everyone’s immigrant background was stuffed away and hidden to take Continue Reading …
I messed up. On this one, the child was younger, which means the head is just a tad too long. Children are rounder at the age I teach them. But he’ll grow into that stature. This is a young Portuguese Continue Reading …
To all my friends and families too…this is for you. Mostly, now that I am Grandma, and the baby has my senses, I need to ‘come out’….I’m not in the closet because my closets are too packed with art supplies Continue Reading …
Perfection. Mark Surloff was hired to shoot buildings at NASA. He planted his tripod and shot. This photograph resulted. On a normal day, Mark shoots and shares brilliant mall reflectives. Or he’ll shoot humor into what he sees around the Continue Reading …
It’s very hard to see yourself. In fact, it’s impossible. You cannot see yourself anymore than I can see myself. It is the nature of our human eyes fixed inside our skulls that do not pivot or maneuver outside our Continue Reading …
Children are natural engineers of sand. That little boy might as well be wearing a hard hat for the effort of sand movement he’s about to dig into. His older sister has already figured out that hydraulics help the formation Continue Reading …
After a relationship breakup, what is left to do but get to the beach?! This sketch is my first crop of summer paintings. That’s a relationship I can rely upon. My pastels for this sketch are the Nupastels set of 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 …