My last post was in September! Where did that time go? I'm sure most of us are asking the same question. It seems like just a bit ago the...

Joy is universal. Joy is a smile. Joy is a conversation. Joy is a connection. Joy is embracing. Joy is a flower. Joy is a child's giggle....

Hello dear friends! It's been some time since I've posted. The summer is quickly closing its chapter and we are beginning to feel the...

One thing about a canvas is, you can always start over. Opening up to this painting journey and learning much through the process, I've...

This painting is just a party! It started off with blue, terracotta, white, and gold. Clearly, it didn't end with the same colors. During...

Dear Music, Thanks for always clearing my head, healing my heart, and lifting my spirits - Lori Deschene Music inspires. Music cares....

Journal entry 4/25/23 Sitting here with my little doppio campana from a little coffee nook in my home town in the PNW. The sun is finally...

Gold shimmering cursive letters flow across the white canvas. "Freedom to Be" Be free to... Smile Dance Savor Open Swirl Be whimsical...

On a stroll through the crafty store Michael's, an older gentleman in the same paint isle as me, looked in my red basket full of paints...

Inspired by the newer song version of Vertigo by U2 Rainbow colors waving, weaving, and overlapping each other. Gold paint layered on top...

This was my third painting. Playing with colors, palette, and gesso to build up and spread layers across the canvas. Love - Circles...

This piece was a struggle. Boy, was it a struggle. My initial flow on the canvas was to a song Creating a Dream by Xavier Rudd. I stepped...

Painting inspired by the song "More Than Life" - by Whitley Belief in the breeze The smoky morning haze The sun on her face and the touch...

Resilient - lyrics by Rising Appalachia I am resilient I trust the movement I negate the chaos Uplift the negative I'll show up at the...

Remembering the flavors, scents, and colors of many spices in Nepal, is the inspiration behind this painting. A lovely journey back in...

The Moon - Oh how it connects us. So many miles away from loved ones. The moon follow us wherever we go. The moon is balance. It controls...

1/23/23 - From my chicken-scratched Art journal I'm not the best at keeping a journal as I've shared before. However, I'm going to...

One of my daily practices that I try to stay on top of is writing in my gratitude journal; breaking it down in different segments. My...

Wow, we are now into the tail end of March 2023. The calendar of 2022 flipped quickly as we all have awakened and stepped out back into...

Reflections from my journal November 26, 2014 Digging through my digital journal I ran across this entry about music and how it fills and...