Botanical Sketches and Other Stories

“ Colour! What a deep and mysterious language, the language of dreams .” Paul Gauguin I am addicted to colour. Yes, I am admittin...

Painting can be a journey of the mind.  I have been contemplating the transience of life as I painted the little dead snipe this...

Plan like a turtle; paint like a rabbit. Edgar A. Whitney Sometimes starting a painting can be so daunting because there are so ...

I never make New Year's resolutions, but  writing a plan at the beginning of last year seemed to set the pace for the year ahea...

“Just living is not enough," said the butterfly, "one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.” Hans Ch...

“Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.” Rumi Christmas is here once again, the season of joy and goodwill! Someti...

“ The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it. ”   Molière Finding time to paint and blog at this time of year...