An eclectic mix of life, art & fiction

Almost Paradise

“Paradise is here or nowhere: you must take your joy with you or you will never find it.” -Orison Swett Marden I decided to continue on with my thoughts about the world (or my life) appearing to be more monochromatic… Read More
Hope

“Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.” -Thich Nhat Hanh –Before I talk about hope, let me just say… Read More
Can a Zebra…

…Change its Stripes? I started working on this Zebra some time ago, and I started to enjoy the fact that all I had to spend time on was the black. The white just sort of fills itself in for you,… Read More
The Lighthouse

May you always be the one who sees the light in the little things. -Morgan Harper Nichols I’ve been trying to figure out what to do lately. I have some ideas for a story, but I’m not really excited about… Read More
Hanging on

“When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” -Franklin D. Roosevelt I don’t have many words tonight, so hopefully my image speaks for itself. Mainly… I’m still getting ideas from my book and… Read More
In the Garden

As you can see, I’m not quite done with the long narrow images. I liked the idea of having to scroll down the image to see the entire piece, and so I thought it would be fun to have a… Read More

Almost Paradise