I saw an angel standing In the sun, and she said Love is in the air, and marriage, joy and rejoicing (after shipwrecks Litter the coast), and  roses and magic beans Planted by the great, good God: all shining. I Am a clean, bright, light, white Spirit who listens and speaks and lustily sings: King […]

Laura has red-brown hair and brown eyes, an upturned nose and an alabaster, wrinkle-free forehead Laura has a tattoo Laura has a tiny hole in her dress Laura wears careful makeup Laura takes little, shuddering breaths from time to time, revealing how difficult it is for her to maintain her robust and upright posture Laura […]

After three days away from my garage/studio, I’m eager to return to my Thursday life painting class at the Hawthorn Arts Center. I’ve been to Bunnings again and have a new transportation box and scraper, so I’m hoping for a smoother journey to and from class, and a better painting as a result. A yoga […]

Begins with a strange dream: gunshots, my daughter, high-heeled shoes, and, most miraculously, Jesus standing in my cupboard. Then the Pope dies. And he was a really good pope. Then the steam cleaner can’t clean because his hose won’t reach, and my daughter is coughing, coughing, coughing, and I’m so stressed that I spill coffee […]

Oil on Paper. 23 by 16.5 inches. Our model, David, struggles to find a pose and hold it. I am equally exhausted and distracted. I prefer painting alone, in silence. Working beside me while listening to loud music, there seems to be something wrong with my neighbor’s headphones. I start with an abstract: eyes, sharp […]

Inspired by Yayoi Kusama and the hope of keeping the dots of infinite love and possibility alive. Each dot reminds me that painting is a message, a subtle and divine connection, one artist to another, one soul to another, one universe to another.   When they are done, I plant flowers, herbs and a lemon […]