The artist goes through states of fullness
and
emptiness,
and that is all there is to the mystery of art.

Pablo Picasso

Mama's Tree

Merry Christmas Eve

This is Mama's tree
She loved this tree

I hope she can see the lights on it now
I can see them Ma
I love you so much my Mama

Christmas lights and flowers

But for now back in Florida...... These are my snowflakes hanging in my little palm tree.....and the most wonderful scent is in the air from these flowers, that only come out and open at night at Christmas time, giving the most Heavenly perfume to the air.The cool breezes gently blow the snowflake lights around and send the perfume from the flowers everywhere! This is Christmas now.

If only in my mind......

I wish I were here today, trudging through the snow
just for a moment I can hear my brother laugh as he tells a story of when we were growing up. I can see my sisters faces as they and I look adoringly apon him so happy we are all together once more.When we go inside there is a fire roaring quietly behind the doors of the fireplace. My sister in law would be in the kitchen putting away groceries she just bought from the store a half hour away. I would walk past the kitchen into the empty room with the piano, it seems just the piano room, I've never seen anything else in there, and I would sit down and play..... just listening to the keys coming together to make a melody.... maybe one I have never heard, maybe they play themselves, as I think of how relaxed and happy I feel, or sad, whatever the case may be. We are waiting for everyone to come from the barn, the upstairs, the living room, and from outside. Soon we all eat together like we did when we were kids I like to gaze upon a picture and go into it. I loved coming here today....... if only in my mind.

December 16th

Happy Birthday Amy my beloved sister
You are such a beautiful woman
You are kind with a loving smile
you are genuine and warm with lovely blue eyes
you care about others and make certain they know it
you are talented in so many ways
You have a gift of bringing out the best in others
You encourage and build up,focused on the good
seeing the differences in people and celebrating them
saying with your heart.............
you were never made to fit in.......
you were made to stand out.
I Love you very much......Happy Birthday Amy

Happy Birthday Holly Jean
Wherever you are today....know all day I am thinking of the day you were born, I am reliving every moment of that precious day 26 years ago and I love you more than I can ever tell you or show you..........but my heart knows..........please have an awesome day!!!!!
With all the love my heart holdsxxxxxoooo

December Moon

It is December and time to paint the moon again! I think subconsciously I have been waiting for it (the face) to come back because I saw it in the moon last night, and it was only partly full.......tonight it is close to being full, I will be looking for it tomorrow night!This painting is a watercolor, I was able to get it down faster! There were clouds all around, and I had to keep waiting for the clouds to pass over it, and it kept going higher and higher..... I started sketching it standing in my doorway and looking straight up at it before it went too high. I feel I got a better likeness of the sadness, and I know I will keep getting closer to what I see in my mind everytime I paint it