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April 7, 2015

Rose Garden

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I don’t have a real garden. Living in a townhouse with a postage-stamp backyard, which gets very little direct sun, space is limited. And face it, gardening just hasn’t climbed up to the top of my priority list.

I do love other people’s beautiful gardens, though.

Years ago, I thought writing was for other people, not for me. So perhaps gardening will become a creative passion later in life.

Or not. You never know. In the meantime, I’ll stop and smell (other people’s) roses whenever I get the chance.

April 6, 2015

Circus

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When I was about six, my parents took me to a three-ring circus. It was loud, There were animals. The smell of popcorn was in the air.

One of the circus workers came through the stands, looking for children to come onstage (can you call a three-ring circus a stage?) during the last act.

She was offering nifty plastic hats in exchange for our participation. She said we would get to ride the elephant! (Or maybe it was the ponies..?)

I really wanted to — the prospect of riding large animals was very enticing — but I was too shy. Instead, I watched the other kids scamper onto the floor.

There was no riding of large animals, but I still regretted that missed opportunity. It was offered up on a platter, and I refused it, simply because I was scared.

It was a good lesson at age six.

April 3, 2015

Phoenix Rising

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I don’t start out with an idea when I paint; I just start painting, and allow myself to discover what emerges. A hooked shape appeared in this painting, and soon I found myself looking at a bird, buzzard-like.

Over on Facebook, people started referring to this as the Dinwiddie Bird. I thought of it as a phoenix, rising from the ashes, but Dinwiddie Bird works nicely, too. 🙂

April 2, 2015

Dark Delight

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After drawing in black ink into white watercolor ground, I wondered what would happen if I drew with white ink into black watercolor ground! This piece was my first experiment with that.

You can’t tell in this image that the paint is iridescent, but to me it evokes sugarplums, midnight on the night before Christmas, and all the excitement bubbling up in anticipation of the morning.

April 1, 2015

Bon Voyage Bear

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As this painting emerged, a sailboat appeared, and before I knew it my hand was drawing a bear. Who else would be sailingoff into the sunset in a purple boat with a red sail ?

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