Inspiration

Reflections

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This photo was taken at the Museum of Modern Art last week while touring the Home Delivery exhibit of pre-fabricated structures. I was inside a plastic-walled house with photo cells embedded in the walls and the sun was setting so these great patterns were created. MOMA always inspires in unexpected ways! The Dali exhibit was spectacular. The following day I saw the Louise Bougeois show at the Guggenheim. She is one of my heroes and I can't wait to read more about her -- I splurged on the catalog. One of her "cell" pieces had the following embroidered text: Art is the guarantee of sanity. All this visual and intellectual stimulation is so great... plus time away to reflect on my work and motivations. Today I am at the National Gallery in Washington. More on that to come.

Moments

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CloudsSo glad I got to enjoy these wild clouds on the beach in Oregon a couple of weeks ago... life has been chaotic and challenging this last week as I am again reminded how life can change so dramatically in the course of a few seconds. As a result, I haven't finished the website galleries and they will have to wait a bit. Meanwhile, I hope to get back to my art-making routine very soon as it provides such solace and time for reflection when everything else is in a state of upheaval.

Density

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Densetrees
UnderpineAlthough my trip to Oregon last weekend coincided with "Rhodie Days," the peak blooming period of the amazingly vivid rhododendrons, I was more fascinated by the density of forest and underpinnings in the coastal area we visited. Here are a couple of photos that show the dense patterning on display in giant stands of trees. Moss and lichen abound. Walking or driving past the trees created all kinds of kinetic light and shadow patterns that I was unable to capture, except in memory.