Pearls in An Orange Silk Purse - Painting

Pearls in an Orange Silk Purse

Oil on Masonite

5"X7"

Things are just things except when they carry the memory of a special person. When I went to see "The Girl with A Pearl Earring" this week I wore a single pearl my mother gave me the morning I graduated from 8th grade. It was like carrying her with me to the exhibit that had she been here, we would have shared. These earrings in their bright orange silk purse come from a dear friend and they will always remind me of her. A gift that keeps on giving.

Man in Yellow Suspenders Encounters Superman - Painting at the De Young Museum

Man in Yellow Suspenders Encounters Superman

Oil on Masonite

10"X8"

Vermeer's "The Girl With a Pearl Earring" is featured at the De Young Museum's "Dutch Paintings from the Mauritshuis" exhibit. It was my reason for going first thing this morning, and I am glad I did. The bright light and rich dark in the paintings made me want to come right home and mix paint. But first I had to go see my old favorites, and to my surprise, Mel Ramos' wonderful "Superman," subject of several of my paintings, has been moved to just outside the ladies' and men's room on the main floor so there was lots of coming and going by "Superman" to watch. When a man with yellow suspenders took a moment to admire Superman, I knew this was my lucky day. 

 It never fails. Going to the De Young is like taking medicine. The kind that tastes good and goes down easy. I always feel visually refreshed and energized after a morning spent milling around the place.

Daybreak

Daybreak

Oil on Wood

12"X12"
SOLD

Rosie at the Door

Rosie at the Door

Oil on Wood

8"X6"

A Valentine for me.

Open Window

Noon

Oil on Wood

12"X12"
SOLD

This morning I had my glasses adjusted. Just a quick fix to the bridge made a huge difference in my vision which had been bothering me since ordering new glasses months ago.  I wonder what other small change in my life might bring about such clarity and comfort. Open the window,  let the breeze blow though,"let go of old energies," as my mother used to say. What a relief it is.

Green Sheet

Green Sheet on the Line

Oil on Wood

12"X12"

Like my friend said, "Find one new wonderful thing every day." I hope she knew how those words, spoken without great to do at the end of a long life, would continue to resound with me. It is indeed the little wondrous moments that punctuate the day and give Life meaning.

I am pleased to let you know that five paintings from the series "My Mother's Last Purse," were selected for an online exhibit sponsored by the Still Point Art Gallery. Thirty artists were selected for this national juried exhibition. Still Point Art Gallery, in Maine, also produces a printed quarterly journal, which is distributed across the country.

Elephant on the Move

Elephant on the Move

Oil on Wood

6"X8"