Interactive
Although I’ve been keeping a journal since I was nine years old, I’m not used to “being out there” with my thoughts. I’m hoping that this will be an interactive vehicle for others to comment on these and their own artistic inspirations.
Old Artwork
This is an old painting I did of my yard in New Orleans. Since I live in a townhouse now with no side light, it’s my version of a kitchen window, placed over the sink. It brings back fond memories and I’d never want to change it, but it has inspired me to paint another image from my Maine trip this summer and back it to a real salvaged window. I have done several of these portable murals for clients but here is one sample on my website (scroll down to the bottom of the page). Now, I’m inspired to do one for myself so tune in for a future…
Everyday Sites
I’m a member of the King Street Gardens Park, pictured here. It’s the first thing one sees as they enter Old Town, Alexandria from the west gateway, along King Street. I see this park almost daily and whenever I’m in my car, which is where I happened to be coming back from the paint store. The park is lovely in the spring but I had never noticed, particularly in the winter, the contrast that the bark of the birch trees made with the background vines, which now fully envelop the topiary structure and create a screen. Maybe it was the time of day, the sun hitting the bark, but I…
