I just got this photo of Midnight Rendezvous hanging in its new home!

Today’s Quote
“If you must begin then go all the way, because if you begin and quit, the unfinished business you have left behind begins to haunt you all the time.”
– Chögyam Trungpa
About Chögyam Trungpa
Tibetan Buddhist leader Chögyam Trungpa was instrumental in bringing Buddhism to the West. He was born on February 28, 1939 in Tibet and was recognized as the reincarnation of a Rinpoche (enlightened teacher) at 13 months old. After moving to England, he abandoned his monk garb: He wanted his Western students to perceive the Buddhist teachings without becoming distracted by exotic trappings. He founded Naropa University in Colorado and wrote several books. He died on April 4, 1987.

Over the past few days I have taken a break from painting and my husband Peter and I have spent the afternoons clearing out old plants in front of our house and working on putting in a rose garden. I am not sure if we are being silly as we live in the woods and the deer really love to eat rose bushes.

Today’s Quote

“Had there been no difficulties and no thorns in the way, then man would have been in his primitive state and no progress made in civilization and mental culture.”
– Anandibai Joshee
About Anandibai Joshee
Anandibai Joshee, also referred to as Anandi Gopal Joshi, was the first Hindu woman to receive a medical degree. She was born on March 31, 1865 into the constrictive Brahmin class in India. Born with the name Yamu, she was married at age nine to Gopalrao Joshi, who renamed her and educated her in secret, watching her grow more independent. She secretly flew to the United States to become a doctor and intended to treat Indian women, who were not given medical attention at the time, but died of tuberculosis on February 26, 1887 at age 21.

Today I sold my first horse painting! This one now has a new home! Paintings start at $75 if you see a piece you need send me a note.

I sometimes get in a rut and then someone will say, ” hey, your an artist can you … ” I try to always say yes to a new challenge.

Today’s Quote
“Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew. They’re what make the instrument stretch — what makes you go beyond the norm.”
– Cicely Tyson
About Cicely Tyson
Acclaimed American actress Cicely Tyson is probably best known for her Emmy-winning TV role in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, the life story of a former slave. She was born on December 19, 1933 in New York, the daughter of Caribbean immigrants. She was nominated for an Oscar for the Depression drama Sounder, which made her a star. She only takes roles that present black women in a positive light. She was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1977.

Having lived in the Pacific Northwest most my life I am a custom to having the weather change from sunny to grey in just a few seconds and then back to sunny again. Today has been one of those days.
Seattle’s blue grey sky’s is almost finished. Each one is 73 x 21

“The be-all and end-all of life should not be to get rich, but to enrich the world.”
– Bertie Charles Forbes
About Bertie Charles Forbes
Bertie Charles Forbes, known as B.C. Forbes, is remembered as the founder of the long-running Forbes magazine, aimed at investors. He was born on May 14, 1880 in Scotland. He worked as a reporter for a Dundee newspaper until 1901, when he moved to South Africa and founded a newspaper there; but he stayed just three years before moving to the United States, where he became a financial editor and columnist. His sons Bruce and Malcolm succeeded him as editors-in-chief of Forbes. He died on May 6, 1954.

As a child I used to sit and draw pictures of the neighbors horses and in the past few years I have fallen in love with the desert so in this little series am combining young love with an adult love.

Today’s Quote

“I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be honorable, to be compassionate. It is, after all, to matter: to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all.”
– Leo Rosten
About Leo Rosten
Leo Rosten, the Polish-American academic and author, is best known for his seminal The Joys of Yiddish, an amusing look at Yiddish words that have entered the American vernacular. Born in Lodz, Poland, on April 11, 1908, he immigrated to Chicago as a child. He wrote dozens of books, including a set of extremely popular humorous stories about Hyman Kaplan, a night-school student struggling with English. Under the pseudonym Leonard Q. Ross, he wrote mysteries and film noir screenplays. He died on February 19, 1997.

Today’s Painting: Midnight Run 16×20 acrylic, I have added some stars to the sky and I am still trying to figure out what is missing. One of these days I am going to have to get the good camera out to get photos that show off the colors.

I have added a few close ups of the horses to help show the color and texture.

“Consistency is only a paste jewel that cheap men cherish.”

– William Allen White

About William Allen White

William Allen White, the American newsman who ran the Emporia Gazette, is known for his essay attacking populism, “What’s the Matter With Kansas,” and for his eulogy for his 17-year-old daughter, Mary. He was born in Kansas on February 10, 1868. During college, he wrote letters to a grocer, a merchant, and a newspaper editor asking for work. The first two turned him down, so he ended up in journalism. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1923 and is considered one of the most influential Kansans in history. He died on January 29, 1944.

It was a lovely day out so I decided to take a drive in my new truck Mabellene, I saw a clump pf trees that were filled with Heron nests. Many of the nest has occupants. The truck came with a tent so I decided to try it out! Surprisingly the tent was easy to set up and easy to take down again. I love the idea of being able to drive some place and have a cozy little temporary home.

Today’s quote:

“Hope is the feeling you have that the feeling you have isn’t permanent.”

– Jean Kerr

About Jean Kerr

Comedic American author Jean Kerr is known for her wry take on married life in the suburbs in such books as How I Got to Be Perfect and Please Don’t Eat the Daisies, which was turned into both a movie and a TV series. She was born in Pennsylvania on July 10, 1922. She often collaborated on plays with her husband, drama critic Walter Kerr. She also wrote a number of plays by herself, including the extremely successful Mary, Mary, which ran for nearly 1,600 performances. She died on January 5, 2003.

I love to  wake up  early, today I  was  up at  5  and  decided to try something  new.  The first painting  is an experiment and I  am still not sure if it is a  mistake or not.

The second painting of the day is , Running Free, When the  paint drys I am  planning to  cover this with  resin.   As always the colors are  much  more lovely in  person.