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Painting and Pondering Life in Provence: Springtime in L’Isle sur la Sorgue, Provence

From the snowcovered, frozen landscape of Bend, Oregon, I have traveled to the charming and much warmer village of “L’Iles sur la Sorgue” in Provence. In this I will be sharing my experience as I discover the stillness within my heart and soul and give myself the time to write, paint, ponder and just be.

I paint just for the love of it!

January 2, 2015 I am truly looking forward to our artist’s retreat in France this May. Following a week in Spain we are headed to

Having persevered though my own cancer experience with St. Charles Medical Center, I’m honored to have my Smith Rock watercolor, “Endurance” in the New St. Charles Cancer Center collection.

It is truly an honor to be chosen as the feature artist of the Deschutes Children’s Foundation annual Art and Wine Event. The painting was a labor of love to help raise awareness and funds for children and families in need in Central Oregon.

Honored to have my painting "Terrazzo Tuscano" as the featured art at the Deschutes Children's Foundation Art & Wine Auction supporting programs for children and families in Central Oregon.

The painting reminded me how I've always wanted to live on a hill, in safety from the floods of my childhood hometown and with a view of what might be coming.

Since I've been married, we always lived on a hill; in California, Washington and Oregon.

This scene is in Pienza, one of my favorite locations in Tuscany.

A painting is a form of prayer for me.  It is like meditation.  When I am alone, and focused on my subject I become so in tuned with it that time does not exist.  This painting of the temple is very special to me because I've wanted to paint it for a long time, it has been waiting in a long line of paintings awaiting their turn.

I'm excited to be sending my Holiday Newsletter out in the next day or so.  If you want a copy be sure to sign up on my newsletter page.  My new classes at the Art Station, Gallery Shows, Venice Trip and more is included, along with a free "Musical Winter Watercolor Collage" .pdf lesson to print out.

My new painting from my Smith Rock Series for the Arts Central Oregon B&W Annual Fundraiser.  Call 541. 633.7242 for information.

I am so pleased to be selected as the poster artist for the 16th Kitchen Kaleidoscope here in Bend.  This is part of what I wrote for the program:“When life gives you lemons, paint them!  La Vita Abbondante celebrates ‘the abundant life’ we all share living in beautiful Bend, Oregon.