Last week in August

I’m looking forward to leaving on September 7 for Abuiqui, New Mexico and Ghost Ranch for a watercolor workshop in Georgia O’Keefe’s country.  I hear nothing but glowing descriptions of this desert and the surrounding hills, colors, crisp clean air..I look forward to the inspiration. 

This week I’m sharing one of the commissioned paintings hanging at Petaluma Valley Hospital.  It’s one of my personal favorites in this series of seven, depicting the Seasons of Petaluma.  It speaks to my nostalgia for buildings, like barns and old warehouses, that have seen their better days.  They hold our history and they hold the history of the men and women that filled them with the fruits of their labor.

Hope you get a chance to go by the Riverfront Art Gallery and see the new show.

First week of August

So here we are, entering the last days of summer…school starts in a few weeks…and my Mondays will once again become consumed with welcoming new nursing students to the wonderful world of caring for our elderly.  I so love seeing their eyes open, and their hearts expand as they learn the art of Nursing.  I am grieving the loss, at least for the time being, of the IHP program at Dominican.  I will have no classes this Fall, once again…at a time when holism is so needed in our world, the loss of the Integrated Health Practices program is not welcome.

Even so, I will use my time to PAINT more.

SO here he is, the King of the Hill.   I spotted this proud Llama looking out over the ocean above Tomales Bay.  Whatever does he see in the far distant ocean?   This is one of my new oil paintings at the Riverfront Art Gallery.  Don’t forget the reception on August 16…live music, great company and yummy food and wine! 

King of the Hill, Oil on Canvas