A Brush with Life - Issue #130 Pockets of Silence
Are you wondering where I found those pockets of silence I keep talking about? I can appreciate that it doesn’t really seem plausible. However, the truth is that silent contemplation is often followed by high levels of creativity and energy.
Season’s Greetings and Happy Holidays!
We wish each and every one of you all the very best of the holidays as we hold space for peace and, as always, do what we can.
A Brush with Life - Issue #125 Following Joy
When we asked our art collector about her selection of these two paintings, she replied that she was following her joy. Doesn’t that make you smile?
A Brush with Life - Issue #123 Early Spring and the Anticipated Arrival of Blossoms
Very soon there will be plum and magnolia blossoms ringed with crocuses and daffodils combined with that earthy richness of freshly turned soil. This time is truly only days away for Mayne Island. As gardeners rattle their newly arrived seed packages, I am sorting my plein air gear…
A Brush with Life - Issue #122 Starting to Stir
Spring starts early here on the southwest coast of Canada. As soon as the days are noticeably longer the snowdrops bloom and the magnolia buds form. Not even temperatures dropping to just below freezing seems to still the stirring of new growth…
A Brush with Life - Issue #121 Best of 2022 and Hello 2023
What was that!? This is how I think of 2022. Continued monitoring and masking coupled with a new war and global financial uncertainty. However, here I am sprinting into 2023 with hardly a backward glance…
