Artwork – On to the Next Adventure

Lottie Johl

She was just LottieOne of Bodie’s working girls.Her past colored her present and her futureShe could do nothing to change it. She married a respectablebusiness owner Eli Johl who wasA butcher and owner of the City Market.Yet, even that could not erase her past sins. How do you out live your past?Decisions made under pressure,OrContinue reading “Lottie Johl”

Life Passages- Take 2

At first, I saw this couple in the boat going into the tunnel of love, romance, and all. Eventually, it occurred to me that maybe this was a tunnel of complacency, not paradise, I wanted to push it further and talk about what life could be like if we think past a typical life experience and explore new paths.

Passages in Life

This last week or so seems to be particularly full of spur-of-the-moment changes and decisions to make.

Confidence

I can easily imagine one of my very young grandsons, or even myself as a youngster, taking a walk across the San Francisco Bay with no fear. When we were younger, as with most children, we were courageous and ready to try anything.

Walkabout

A walkabout could be what we all need when transition comes in to our lives. The last line of the poem above says, “Take up your dreams, visions and courage, get out and explore so you can find the road that is yours to follow.”

Pillars

Today marks the beginning of a new direction that my art wants to go.

Mystic Dreams is Now a Reality

First off, the show Mystic Dreams of Transformation has a little over a month left at the museum, till the end of May, just in case you wanted to see it in person. It is at Maturango Museum, 100 E. Las Flores, Ridgecrest, CA 93555.

What is it with those Black and White Floors?

Since the hanging of my latest exhibit at the Maturango Museum, which is truly an exciting event for me, there has been many questions and speculations about my using black and white tiles in perspective as the foundation for many of my works. And my thought has always been

Life is a String of Boxes

I was really happy with this drawing even though these are not my personal relics, but they made me think of the things we collect throughout our lives that capture memories for us. The poem was created to further develop this thought.

Ghosts in a Darkened World

We all know that we need to make big changes. It’s kind of like knowing you need to lose weight and hoping a magic pill will arise so you don’t have to go on a diet and get more exercise!