On Bouquets

Around this time of year, Tom & I love to put on our jackets – or our parkas & mittens, as the case may be – & go into the backyard to look for signs of new life.  We poke our fingers in the mulch to see if the tulip bulbs are showing any green tips...

On Gardening

In our backyard, the clematis has wended its way to the upper reaches of lamppost, trellis, arbor & tuteur.  Hummingbirds & bumble bees are working over the lavender spikes of catmint.  The local bunny has been nibbling the last of the...

On Hanging In There

Throughout the creative journey, our authenticity as artists is routinely tested, but never so much as when we’re approaching the end of a difficult painting that has taken us much longer than we ever anticipated & we just want to be done!  Yet...