Nature’s Influence

Nature’s Influence

“Springtime Blooms” In creating art, I find that outside influences inspire me to try to create art that expresses how I feel from within.  Nature continually captivates me.  I finding it a joy to recreate it over and over again, and each time, I hope I am able to...
Interwoven Coral Reefs Exhibition 

Interwoven Coral Reefs Exhibition 

Interwoven Coral Reefs is a representation of coral reefs found in the oceans throughout the world. Here in the Midwest, we do not live near a reef, and most of us do not give them the attention that they deserve. I chose to create ocean reefs in my art to draw...
Unlike Anything Else

Unlike Anything Else

At the beginning of the year, I began to ponder the word “Unique.”  I first became aware of the word in my 8th grade homeroom class, held in the music room, of my junior high school.  I don’t quite remember what made the music teacher say to me I was...
Noticing the Inconspicuous

Noticing the Inconspicuous

It’s a New Year, and with it I am still grappling with another version of the virus which puts me in a state of slowing down and being contemplative both spiritually and creatively. It is also winter, and in the Midwest that mean that nature has gone into a deep...
Graceful Beauty

Graceful Beauty

Fall came slowly this year, and I was happy with the warm weather that lingered through most of October.  I knew change was coming, but was glad to see some flowers still blooming, as I enjoyed an excursion one early October day, to a community garden not too far from...