BLISS

ah finally..my daffodil-filled garden....bliss

ISLAND VISIT

got another opportunity to be on the water...it was a working weekend

MODESTY

violets from the lawn, while I was sketching these violets, I thought of my friend Shirley Banta from Cooperstown, NY...in The Language of Flowers, violet is the symbol of modesty & shyness

SPRING MORNINGS

life is grand when the birdsongs keep me company when I get up at 5AM, these days...truly look forward to the morning sunrise streaming into the kitchen by 6AM

BLACK CHERRY

the best part of going away, is to come home...life is grand when one can have coffee in one's garden...the mountain is finally getting a bit of color...black cherry blossom is usually the first to bloom in my garden

APRES LE PLUIE

my lips are still chapped, but I'm putting away my black sweaters for a pink one this morning....getting ready for another road trip, all the rain is extending our mud season...the time between winter & late spring is the most disheartening, visually

MAGNOLIA

150 miles south from my mountain is another world...my aunt's garden in NYC looks wonderful with the pinks of the Magnolia & Cherry Blossoms, a nice contrast to the greens of the willow trees...a very springy visit...it's just another blustery raw day in the mountain today

FIRST RESPONSE

a quickly rendered sketch or watercolor was often Pierre Bonnard's first response to seeing an image he wants to paint..it's always interesting  to study an artist's sketchbook, there were a small collection at the exhibit...P. Bonnard never parted with his sketches, some are really tiny & exquisite