Monthly Archives: June 2010

The Moon at Fire Island (she wore a veil)

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Elaine

The first weekend of summer has come and gone, and we’re lucky to have been invited to stay with friends at their Fire Island beach house. The house was full of life, fun, laughter, good people and sea breezes. These … Continue reading →

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Westport Sketchbook: Beach Mom

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Elaine

I have it easy now, and I’m not gloating, just appreciating it. I can go to the beach with my sketchbook while my older kids (older than this kid here in the picture, way older) play and as long as … Continue reading →

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Bees and Nectar on the Plane

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Elaine

I happened to hear a man talking to the person next to him on the plane on a trip some time ago. I had my sketchbook and wrote down a bit of it. Sometimes you hear the most enhancing descriptions … Continue reading →

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Dream Sequences, Ethereal Layers (and Aroma Therapy)

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Elaine

The other night I had enchanting dreams that I cannot make much sense of, because they were so layered, each scene skimmed along over the next. Rational or sequential sense-making of them is not possible to me immediately. However, the … Continue reading →

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Westport Sketchbook: The Toddler Pool at Longshore

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Elaine

Sketching at Longshore Club pool, the toddlers are adorable to watch. Their exhausted parents are constantly lifting, grabbing, chasing or coxing a child closer. I love the way the light played on the water and on people as they sat … Continue reading →

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Listen to the Wind: Intuition Whispers

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Elaine

I read that Chief Seattle said, “The wind gave our children the spirit of life.”  The wind is pure energy, unseen.  As a child, I used to feel and hear the wind whip across the flat Texas plains, and I … Continue reading →

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Oil Spill Sketchbook: Manatees Get BP’d

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Elaine

I am wondering how the manatees are faring in this hideous oil spill crisis. They have always captured a sense of the vulnerable and childlike, the way they seem to lob around in the water, looking forlorn. They seem so … Continue reading →

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Spirit Painting: True Blue, the Color of Emotional Intelligence

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Elaine

I am not sure why, but when I began this Spirit Painting, commissioned by the mother of a girl under the age of 10, I felt strongly compelled to paint a “blue person”. There was no way around it. Every … Continue reading →

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Almost Summer! Feel the Grass Between Your Toes…

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Elaine

If we run in the grass, they say there is a magnetic connection between our feet and the earth. We’re conduits of electricity and not separate from the earth we walk on.  We should go shoeless in the grass more … Continue reading →

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Spirit Painting: The World Is Your Home

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Elaine

This is a Spirit Painting commission I had recently. This was for a ten year old girl, about to step into womanhood in the next few years. She is also on the brink of a life change and will be … Continue reading →

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