Category Archives: empathy

Don’t Be a Shunner

Posted on April 18, 2018 by

I am fortunate in that I have been on the other side of the Shun and I see how the join-up system works. This is the story: Continue reading →

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A Painting a Day: Goldfinch on Ice

Posted on April 17, 2018 by

Yesterday, following the ice storm, I spied this goldfinch in a lilac bush, already transitioning to his summer hue of violent yellow. He looked quite out of place, but wasn’t the least bit embarrassed about it. So I painted him. … Continue reading →

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A Painting a Day: Red Fox Watercolor

Posted on April 15, 2018 by

The red fox moves through the willows looking for an errant bird to snag. The spring is so early that he hasn’t even shed his winter coat yet. But the colors are all about the bloom. This watercolor is no … Continue reading →

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A Painting a Day: The Medicine Hat Filly

Posted on April 14, 2018 by

In the days when the horses were the most important mode of transportation (read: before the white man) there was the medicine hat horse. These sacred horses had dark ears and a spot crowning the head. The body was mostly … Continue reading →

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A Painting A Day: I Try Oils (Again)

Posted on April 12, 2018 by

Painting in oils hasn’t been my thing.  Part of the reason is due to my impatience. I also realized, while working on “Night Heron”, that my style is not typical for someone who works with oils. I work fast, and tight. … Continue reading →

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A Painting a Day

Posted on April 6, 2018 by

Painting is not always fun. For whatever reason, some of us are compelled to just keep on doing it. But when you are painting model horses, some kind of madness takes over. There are people who collect these things. Breyer, … Continue reading →

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Willow the Wish

Posted on March 21, 2018 by

One of the greatest things about calling a place “home” throughout your life, especially in an area like the Eastern UP, is the way it changes, yet always stays the same. The landscape fades and blooms with each season. But … Continue reading →

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When All of Life Is Magic

Posted on January 9, 2018 by

“We dance round in a ring and suppose. But the Secret sits in the middle and knows.”             – Robert Frost The eaves were dripping as the winter mantle sank in resignation, just a little. The weak … Continue reading →

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You Know It’s a Party When They Call the Cops

Posted on December 22, 2017 by

Clifford the Horse helps Clean Water Action protest oil pipeline, Line 5, by going into Governor Snyder’s office building. But things got tricky very quickly. Continue reading →

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For the Down Hearted: on Death, Love, God and Christmas

Posted on December 22, 2017 by

I try not to talk too much about my religious beliefs, not only because they are a private matter for everyone, not only because the topic is ripe for hot debate and self-righteous scolding, not only because I am not … Continue reading →

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