“And so our mothers and grandmothers have, more often than not anonymously, handed on the creative spark, the seed of the flower they themselves never hoped to see – or like a sealed letter they could not plainly read.”  ~ Alice Walker Scorpion inspired Incomplete drawing:  Playing with patterns Small fire Movement

I drew this heart on Valentine’s Day.  It was an offering to myself because my sweetie was at his permaculture course that day and I wouldn’t see him for a couple more days. I think it’s interesting to look into the origins of holidays.  Mainly because the US has done such a good job at … Continue reading »

Actually, this fella is one of my favorite recent drawings — the camel.  I thought I was going to draw a bird of some kind, but the direction of the drawing kept on bringing me closer to a camel.  So, that’s what it became So…relating to the camel…the image posted below has been floating around … Continue reading »

When I first got into the water near a small island near Coibas, to go snorkeling, we encountered our first friend — a pale, gray…and quite dapper…Guineafowl Puffer Fish.  He was pretty much hanging out by himself in the shallow waters — not up to much.  And, as we got deeper into the reefs, I … Continue reading »

When I wrapped up this drawing…  I remembered a National Geographic show that I had watched many years ago about a strange-looking deep sea fish.  So, I guess this is my take on the Angler Fish (pretty intense creature):

Of course, this image does not come close to the beauty of the Morpho butterfly in Central America.  I was only inspired by the fella…this is not an attempt to capture his brilliance  Each morning, a few Morpho butterflies would begin their ‘walk’ up a well-mown path near the place I was staying in Costa … Continue reading »

This one came to me while in Panama, shortly after snorkeling around Coibas Island.  I did not see seahorses, however — I was definitely in an aquatic mood for awhile after this.  It was my second time snorkeling and I was greatly impacted by the beauty of the parrot fish, dolphins, sea turtle, puffer fish, … Continue reading »

2010, North Carolina — Ok, not the best image of my wheel of life (the center is a tree, by the way).  It was hard to hold the camera still!  And, if any artist out there wants to do a new version of this — please go for it!  Just let me have a copy … Continue reading »

2009, Big Sur California — While at Esalen, I would spend a good chunk of time either in the art hut, in the small meditation hall, or at the hot springs.  One trip to the art hut stimulated an old favorite past-time of mine, collages.  I put this together as a collage for ‘next-steps’ in … Continue reading »