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 …
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 …
The sparrow sized bird flew into my classroom. Instantly, it realized it was caught in a room and flew frantically in circles. It landed a few times on my American Flag and when tired, it rested on the neat piles Continue Reading …
Loneliness seeped in this evening. The surge of energy leading up to tax day dropped with the envelope in the Post Office mail slot. It has been a year since I left my previous life behind with the sale of 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 …
No one does this song better than the writer: Randy Newman’s ” I think it’s gonna rain today.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4c54PAzXrM October comes with dark chocolate nights and bitter sweets. Even south Florida feels the change in the season. My mulberry tree Continue Reading …
A horse has horizontal pupils. In most horses whose eyes are brown, you hardly notice that they’re different from the circular pupil in humans and dogs. In fact, there are more similarities between the human and dog than the horse Continue Reading …
The female figure has been the archetype for grace in form. Sitting on south Florida beaches, one does not often find a female that inspires grace in paintings. I’m not being harsh on the women at the beach: I’m delighted Continue Reading …