Self Portrait Tuesday

I am standing at the window by my desk. When I hung them, the curtains were too long, so I cut them. Because I didn’t hem them, the bottom edges are frayed. Bean has just discoverd them and is enthusiastically tugging on them while trying to climb my leg. I hold the camera out and [...]

Bath dinosaur still life

Fun to paint. Even more fun for Bean to play with, bobbing in the tub, snatching at each brightly colored prehistoric rubber creation, and then chomping down with satisfaction.

Artifacts of ourselves

On Friday, the minute after I posted, Bean woke up, still fussy, still with huge brontosaurus tears, inconsolable, needy. It was a long weekend. We’re adjusting to a possibly teething, much more active little guy, and it’s been a bit of a crash course. The house is finally quite tonight. The first time all weekend [...]

Gathering up the pieces

The morning was unassuming enough. Out of routine, because of the rain and the fact that Bean woke up nearly an hour earlier than he usually does. No morning walk, but cinnamon toast instead. The newspaper. Coffee. The essentials were all there. And Bean took a nap, like he normally does, but woke from it [...]

Illustration Friday: Depth

Too often, we pull ourselves apart, seeing in our reflections a mosaic of discontent. We compare ourselves, compete, yet the starting and the ending point for each is vastly different. More than skin deep, beauty is a thing of wonder, of words, of intellect. The grace we bring to our work, the courage, the mess [...]