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  • This Is 55

    After My First Mountain  There is nothing to do except brace myself.  It’s so cold.  I’m so sick of this wind.  It isn’t just blowing—it howls, whistles, whooshes, then slaps the side of the… Read more

  • Homemade Valentine Day Cards on Nathan Olivera Paper

    I made valentines cards with Jack and Fiona this past weekend. I used my good paper, a roll that used to belong to Nathan Olivera, who was a famous bay… Read more

  • “All white people aren’t bad, but watch out for racists” Is 4 too young for this lesson?

    “The white man is bad, he’s making the black people work for free, they are slaves” I say. “Remember”, then I stop, I was about to remind Jack of the… Read more

  • Total Communication and Hearing Loss

    The middle of February, Saturday, mid-morning. The neighborhood is quiet, echoes from children’s voices are silent, the park empty. Airplane engines rumble, a weed blower buzzes. Birds chirp as the… Read more

  • Problems and Solutions

    The moment I walk into my studio I know this is precisely what I need to be doing right now. I am still out of white paint, so I need… Read more

  • I Trust Myself

    Blue and Turquoise, abstract color play, figures, gardens. February painting. I never stop doing what I love, painting. I always paint, it’s consistent and will remain so until I die.… Read more

  • Sour Grass

    I cough, start to type. Today I am going to my studio to paint. It’s effort because I have a cough, woke up at 4:30 AM. It starts with a… Read more

  • It’s always been about babies

      I’ve always been a loner. I feel comfortable on the hills, the trails, looking out my window at the blue sky. Listening to the hawks on a cold January day.… Read more

  • Joys and Flus

    My throat hurts. I took too much medicine to sooth myself and I feel like laying down, the kind of way you feel when there’s a gas leak in your… Read more

  • The loss of Sound, afternoon park visits, and scraped knees

      I’m look at my daughter. There are things that run through my mind; I’m so sorry you’re going through this, are you afraid your hearing is getting worse? You’re… Read more

  • It’s a new Beautiful day!!!

    Yesterday was the last day of my solo show at Fourth Wall Gallery! The show was a huge success and in the end I think I sold enough paintings to… Read more

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