January 2019 Landscape

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 …

Artist’s Line

I was addicted to LINE since I was about 5 years old. Dragging pencil line across rougher art paper is a sensual drag. It was the pleasure of friction.  I felt this very young. I always imagined that my veins Continue Reading …

A Baby Me

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 …

Wild Coffee

My Garden House is has enough Wild Coffee plants to be a coffee plantation. But I am not planning to go into competition with Starbucks®. Sub-tropical Florida climate makes many tame plants wild. I’d venture to say that it even Continue Reading …

Quikrete or Bust

Quikrete® is the designer concrete blend. The company makes everything concrete from A-Z. The linked website www.quikrete.com will prove it. My interest in Quikrete® began when I bought and installed 150 12″ x 12″ x 1″ white concrete pavers. I Continue Reading …

The Moon Shines Fences

  The Garden House’s Spring planting started in February. Mid-February the trees were trimmed for the upcoming hurricane season. Hurricane season begins June 1st of any year. I hadn’t trimmed the garden in 4  years. This year the garden was Continue Reading …