ABOUT ART AND LIFE

In Time

2010-04-28T00:10:00.000-05:00

Half of You

2010-04-28T00:09:00.000-05:00

Piercing The Soul

2010-04-14T10:10:00.001-05:00

(photo session)

Mrs. Marple Marvels

2010-02-25T00:14:00.000-06:00

Dahling, Please

2010-02-25T00:12:00.000-06:00

Mapping A Life

2010-02-10T10:57:00.000-06:00

Waiting Too Long

2010-02-09T18:05:00.000-06:00

Melodious Gothic

2010-01-25T04:47:00.000-06:00

An Instance of Music

2010-01-21T14:27:00.000-06:00

Saving The Silence

2010-01-21T14:24:00.001-06:00

If and If Not

2010-01-06T09:07:00.002-06:00

Sympathetically Blue

2009-12-19T19:21:00.001-06:00

Becoming The West

2009-12-19T19:19:00.000-06:00

Under A Veil Suspicion

2009-12-07T23:47:00.001-06:00

Inscrutable

2009-12-07T14:20:00.003-06:00

Mother Earth

2009-12-05T01:42:00.002-06:00

Art in the Garden 2

2009-11-16T23:49:00.003-06:00

About ART, About LIFE

2009-10-04T23:17:00.002-05:00

"About ART, About LIFE"

Oct 7 - 23, 2009

Reception: Oct 8, 5-8pm

Anne Kittrell Art Gallery

University of Arkansas

Union Bldg, 4th Floor

Fayetteville, AR

Queen Martivina Remembers

2009-07-17T12:55:00.001-05:00

Lady Rebecca

2009-07-15T10:15:00.000-05:00

Scarlet Memories

2009-07-15T10:14:00.000-05:00

The Edge of Tenderness

2009-07-15T10:13:00.000-05:00

Warrior Princess

2009-07-15T10:12:00.000-05:00

Colonatto

2009-07-09T23:26:00.000-05:00

Borders

2009-07-09T22:44:00.003-05:00

Whispers
Pleading whispers
Bleeding in the night whispers
Never heard
And often refused
A helping hand

Faces
Blank faces
Tears filled wrinkled faces
Nameless people
On life-long missions
To a new world

Families
Torned families
Crossing-the-border families
Wandering victims
Searching oppotunities
For a better life

Borders
Man-made borders
Egoistically guarded borders
Guarding the abundance over plenty
That no longer has worth
Once the soul is gone

Gitana

2009-06-24T21:15:00.001-05:00

Arkadaş

2009-06-17T00:37:00.000-05:00

Inconsolable

2009-06-05T12:20:00.000-05:00

Warm Jazz

2009-06-05T11:58:00.000-05:00

Church of Ancient Salvation II

2009-05-29T22:20:00.001-05:00

Peppered With Memories

2009-05-29T21:57:00.003-05:00

Among the dreams
Settling on my pillow
After a melancholic night
Are the aromas and petals
Of this man's journey
Peppered with memories
Faces and voices
Of People I have met
And their influence
On my heart
On my soul
On my life

(Thank you for the dreams)

Canto Della Terra

2009-05-28T13:50:00.000-05:00

Clematis

2009-05-27T15:46:00.000-05:00

The Illusionist

2009-05-11T21:51:00.004-05:00

Divine Towers of Florence

2009-05-06T01:36:00.001-05:00

Aquarella II

2009-05-01T16:10:00.001-05:00

On Monday She Remembered

2009-05-01T15:58:00.005-05:00

The winds howled
But she never noticed
Sarah stared out the window
Wondering
Would there ever be a summer
Like the summers when she was a child
Would the clouds above her head
Ever part
Would she know freedom, true freedom
From what she could not remember
She went for a walk in the park
But never left her home
Sarah spoke with relatives
Who had long been gone
And sometimes she laughed with them
But most of the times
She cried
Sarah couldn't remember why
But she remembered the summers
When she was a child
On Monday she remembered

(donate to the Alzheimer's Association, www.alz.org)

The Storyteller

2009-04-27T17:24:00.001-05:00

Social Portal

2009-04-23T00:26:00.001-05:00

Shopping Castelnuovo

2009-04-20T10:50:00.003-05:00

More Inspirations From Italy

2009-04-18T18:26:00.003-05:00

"Serchio Valley"

"Imperial II"

"Alma Italiana"

Montefegatesi

2009-04-16T11:25:00.001-05:00

Breath of Light

2009-04-16T09:25:00.002-05:00

Ghivizzano Charioscuro

2009-04-15T09:04:00.005-05:00

Black and White Photographs of Ghivizzano, Italy

Jardin

2009-03-13T12:23:00.003-05:00

A Break In The Spirit

2009-03-13T10:07:00.000-05:00

Nameno South Africa

2009-03-13T10:05:00.000-05:00

Pacifica

2009-03-09T00:05:00.000-05:00

In The Shadows Of Duty

2009-03-07T11:26:00.000-06:00

Describe

2009-03-07T11:05:00.002-06:00

Your eyes saw what I couldn't see
And you described it for me

The rose and the thorns on the stem
The sky and the bluest a blue it is
The sun and how it brightens the day
The moon and how she outlines the night
The sea and her mighty waves
All creatures, great and small

I was caged by blindness
but you set me free

Blue Urn

2009-03-03T01:24:00.002-06:00

More Botanical Art

2009-03-03T00:55:00.002-06:00

"Shadow Dancing"

"Foxy Foxglove"

"Migration"

"A Delicate Beauty"

Black & White Portraits

2009-03-03T00:37:00.003-06:00

Kelley Ponder

Opera Singer

Kevin Brockmeier

Author

Kelly Reep
Public Relations

Patrick Lindsey

Model

Fermenting Pear

2009-02-27T01:59:00.001-06:00

Dante Sleeps

2009-02-27T00:28:00.003-06:00

The Legend Of The Horned Beetle II

2009-02-27T00:26:00.000-06:00

Speak Your Dreams

2009-02-27T00:20:00.002-06:00

Listen to my words
Dreams are not illusions
They bring love to the sad
And light to eyes
Searching for solutions

Speak your dreams
Expose them to the light
Give life to those images
That bring calm
And shelter through the night

Speak your dreams
Risk that they may rust
Break through that fear
Or they die
Drowning in the dust

Go to sleep tonight
Close your eyes knowing
The heart may be at rest
But dreams ready for a voice
Are still flowing

The Bride II

2009-02-22T16:12:00.002-06:00

Waterways II

2009-02-19T00:40:00.002-06:00

"Journey to America"

2009-02-14T15:06:00.002-06:00

Sleeping Beauty II

2009-02-14T11:52:00.005-06:00

(progress - stage II)

"Eureka Bicycle"

2009-02-07T03:25:00.001-06:00

"Winter Reflections II"

2009-02-07T02:21:00.002-06:00

"Lady Gardenia"

2009-02-03T14:16:00.003-06:00

Broadcasted on OvationTV

"My Art: 2008 Series"

Modern Abstracts

2009-02-03T14:06:00.003-06:00

"Priscilla's Dream"

"Bouquet of Colors"

"Abstract In Nature"

"Under The Baltic Sea"

"Tiny Little Dancing Flowers"

A Traveler's Postcard

2009-02-03T13:36:00.003-06:00

Wish you were here
To see what I see

One hundred raindrops
basting under the morning sun
clinging to the evergreen
across the garden
a parade of aromas and colors
flowers in bloom
oh, beautiful flowers

The sky
a reflection of the sea
a blue I have never seen
bright as bright can be
yes, bright as bright can be

The wind
gently gathering the leaves
like a shepherd
rounding up his sheep
rounding beautiful woolly sheep

Wish you were here
to hear what I hear

From every window
sweet melodies of song birds
cascading songs of love birds
pure harmony
oh, pure harmony

The children
playing in the streets
their laughter
echoe in the wind
like a piano in a rainforest
a song lively and strong
yes, very lively

Wish you were here
to feel what I feel

A heart
happy and full of love
content but missing you so much
wishing you were by my side
wishing you were here

NEW: Feb 2009 "Conversations With Antiquity"

2009-02-03T13:28:00.004-06:00

Contemporary Collages

2009-02-03T10:58:00.003-06:00

"Angelita"

"Eva Delivered"

"Becoming Me"

Malinconia Mistica

2009-02-03T10:54:00.000-06:00

Leaves

2009-02-03T10:44:00.003-06:00

When SPRING leaves fall
They are kissed by a breeze
When SUMMER leaves fall
They are burned by the sun
When AUTUMN leaves fall
They dance as they drop
When WINTER leaves fall
They freeze in mid-air
Until a breeze kisses them away

All Creatures Great and Small: Part One

2009-02-03T01:27:00.005-06:00

"Water Buffalo"

"Watching The Morning Sun"

"Winged Monkey"

Love Note

2009-02-03T01:09:00.002-06:00

I heard a love note from the sea
A gently whispered breeze
And I blushed
Thinking it was for me
But it was not
This love note was for she
She who lights the sky at night

How embarrassed I became
So I ran and hid behind a tree
Then an apple fell on me
No doubt
I thought
A love note from the tree

What is Art?

2009-02-03T01:04:00.002-06:00

Several times I have been asked for my definition of art. I have often struggled to come up with a clever answer, but in the end, each individual will have his or her own meaning of art.

I believe art can encourage dialogue. Artists communicate with the world more passionately and truthfully through the work they create. I believe art can inspire and influence. Art lets the viewer experience what artists see, what they do, who they love, how they feel, and why they are. Art, and the process of creating it, can give confidence to an artist's spirit--a spirit that otherwise may be paper-thin and translucent.

I believe art heals. It breaks down stereotypes, encourages diversity, and stimulates the mind. It can bring calm to the tormented and joy to the disheartened.

I believe art can change the world. When nothing else matters, I am an artist because I want to make changes to this world, too.

Botanical Art

2009-02-02T01:55:00.002-06:00

"Trumpets Of Galileo"

"Fields of Gold"

"Coronation"

"Caressing"

"Aging Beauty Queen"

Black and White Photography

2009-02-02T01:47:00.003-06:00

"Stairways To Heaven"

"Torso"

"Unity Of The Three Sisters"

Dreaming Venice

2009-02-02T01:46:00.000-06:00

"The Royal Blue and Gold"

2009-02-02T01:36:00.000-06:00

"Obsession" ...excerpt

2009-02-02T01:34:00.001-06:00

When I can no longer see your shadow
I feel I can no longer cast one

"Chloe Thoughtfully"

2009-01-21T01:30:00.000-06:00

" Letter of Remembrance"

2009-01-21T00:33:00.005-06:00

I stood in front of the messenger and I wept. The air was bitter and it burned my throat as I swallowed the news. You were gone and my world would never be the same again. My colorful dreams of adoring you and being near you slowly faded into black and white collages of memories.

It's been many years since a dreadful disease came into our home and carried you away. But I still remember you, weak as a wounded bird, cradling your soul in your arms, kneeling and praying for your salvation and asking for our protection. On your trembling lips, I could see the drops of guilt left behind by every angry word you shouted. Every tear that ran down your face fell to the ground and stained the clay beneath your knees.

Unselfishly, as you were dying, you were still concerned for our welfare. Even when your body had betrayed you, when the only thing you could move were your eyelids, there was still a trace of compassion burning in your eyes. You nourished us with those looks of compassion.

In a world, in a life, in a home where hope was scarce and nearly extinct, you had faith that the love and respect you had brought into our world in your healthy days would burn bright once you were gone. And in your dying days, we learned about caring, humanity, and the truths about eternity.

Most of all, I remember your love. Unconditional, unmeasurable, and full of the thousands of joys of motherhood. I still remember that love even as it fades.

"Wine Tasting III"

2009-01-21T00:28:00.001-06:00

"Coy Koi Pond"

2009-01-21T00:24:00.000-06:00

"The House That Time Forgot"

2009-01-21T00:23:00.002-06:00

"Atonement"

2009-01-21T00:22:00.000-06:00

"The Cold Night Air"

2009-01-21T00:18:00.002-06:00

The cold night air has gone away
Now sets in a brand new day

Morning sun its time to rise
Shine your light and awake the wise

The morning glories have commenced to unfold
On the ground lay the withered and old

The cardinals have begun to sing
Their beautiful songs of love and spring

The air is filled with morning delight
Is hard to believe there was once a night

"Broken Wings"

2009-01-21T00:13:00.003-06:00