Beautiful Light Blog
a blog about the practice of art and the life that inspires it
I Needed This One…
I can not tell you how long I subconsciously wrestled with that question, but I wrestled with it long enough to feel the power of grace and beauty of release this morning when I read the scripture…
What It Looks Like
The bird is firmly settled on a tree branch that is surrounded by a constant, aggressive, and thunderous waterfall on the edge of a mountain. The sound of the waterfall is all-encompassing, compounded by the mountain’s height and the volume of water falling. Nothing else can be heard.
Distance Invites Clarity
I do not recall another time in my life when I had such clear feelings of freedom, natural confidence, and joy.
Rhythms
While becoming a mother has been both one of the greatest joys and most challenging endeavors in my life so far, it has solidified in me that the idea of the hard, new things that come into our lives will also eventually become a pattern. A rhythm.
Stand Back, Cross Your Eyes and Squint
With new eyes I have been searching for structure and patterns in my work. Looking for the intuitive gestures that were present well before I knew how to articulate them.
Blooming Exotics
The heartbeat of the work we share with the world runs parallel to how we are growing and expanding as humans. It is a natrual overflow for these realizations to influence our work and become the underpinnings of what we create.
Art Practice: Paper on Panels
The question I am asked more than anything is how I make my watercolor panels on wood…