May 30th, 2015
Every step we make can be filled with peace, joy and serenity. Thich Nhat Hanh Fabled romantic, idyllic Hawaii. I hadn’t seen my son Andrew Russell Towl in the flesh, for two years. Way to long! A field trip was definitely called for! Thank goodness for air miles! I My first goal wherever […]
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July 27th, 2013
Yesterday we took a drive to Glens Falls, NY to visit the Hyde Collection. It was a perfect New England summer day. Our mission was to mail a small original painting to Utah, and to send a giclée print on canvas of Raven Nest to Maine, then see to the show. The Hyde Collection is […]
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March 23rd, 2013
St. Johnsbury, Vermont is in what Vermonters call the “North East Kingdom.” It’s waaaaaay up in the northeast corner of the state, pretty far from just about anywhere. I was there recently to take down a show of my work in the North East Kingdom Artisan’s Guild that had been up for 6 weeks. On […]
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June 3rd, 2012
In the desert the bones of the earth are laid bare, seared and illuminated by harsh sun. Where there is water this revelation is transformed in the shimmering surface. Time becomes visible in etched and shifted cracks layered with multi-colored […]
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June 3rd, 2012
In the desert the bones of the earth are laid bare, seared and illuminated by harsh sun. Where there is water this revelation is transformed in the shimmering surface. Time becomes visible in etched and shifted cracks layered with multi-colored […]
Posted in Art, Desert, fine art, Lake Powell, painting, Photography, Southwest, Uncategorized, Utah | 4 Comments »
January 3rd, 2012
The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do. ~Thomas Jefferson The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC is a haven for me. Restorative, informative, inspirational, reassuring. An afternoon spent there last week provided all of the above. Plus a bit of serendipitous surprise. The exhibit was […]
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January 3rd, 2012
The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do. ~Thomas Jefferson The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC is a haven for me. Restorative, informative, inspirational, reassuring. An afternoon spent there last week provided all of the above. Plus a bit of serendipitous surprise. The […]
Tags: metropolitan museum of art, NYC
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