It has become my Sunday morning ritual to find my rest nook and read your stories and imagine myself on the bank of a river or high up in an attic room, elsewhere. The summer sun has a particular quality in this place I imagine.
I was touched reading about your son and how he talked with one of the regular at the charity shop. Such a familiar story for me - my son volunteers at a community fridge and now knows so many people who stop to talk whenever we walk in our area and even to our downtown. He knows their life stories and asks them questions. He introduces me and they are polite, but immediately they turn to him and eagerly converse. It touches my heart when so many others have not made time for my son in his life. It has been blistering hot on the Canadian prairies but now there is a reprieve with cooler weather. I am surrounded by roses in my garden and my two cats who bask in the sun. I often read Jacob's Room and A Common Reader - have ever since my late teens. V. Woolf's diaries got me through some rough times in my earlier life. My well-read paperback copies are brown with age but sit on my bookshelves as reminders.
Many thanks indeed Catherine - it is good to connect with you in so many ways. That means a great deal to me, as making connections is so important in this often isolating world. Thanks for reading and sharing your own experiences.
The blue in these paintings is beautiful and rich. It does feel as if your work has something new happening. How exciting for you (and us!)
Your “Friends” story is particularly touching, as I remember how my son struggled socially while growing up. I’m so glad your son has found a welcoming inclusive place to be a part of. I volunteer at an art studio for adults who are Neurodiverse and/or developmentally disabled, and it fills my spirit every week. The artists and staff are openhearted and honest- a community that I’m grateful to be a part of.
I would love to buy some of your art but it is a bit out of my budget right now. I was wondering, do you ever do short runs of prints or postcards? I would love to have print/postcard versions of several of your drawings and I’m sure other people would too.
Hello Celandine, thank you - I appreciate your interest. In the past I have offered sets of postcards mostly featuring my sketchbooks. I have plans to offer new postcards starting later this summer/autumn.
I love the walk with the kitten painting and your use of the vivid blue in the series, Cathy! Your stories are wonderful, and I also find myself wondering about the leopard lady.💕
It has become my Sunday morning ritual to find my rest nook and read your stories and imagine myself on the bank of a river or high up in an attic room, elsewhere. The summer sun has a particular quality in this place I imagine.
Many thanks Anne, your comment means a lot to me, so very much appreciated!
I was touched reading about your son and how he talked with one of the regular at the charity shop. Such a familiar story for me - my son volunteers at a community fridge and now knows so many people who stop to talk whenever we walk in our area and even to our downtown. He knows their life stories and asks them questions. He introduces me and they are polite, but immediately they turn to him and eagerly converse. It touches my heart when so many others have not made time for my son in his life. It has been blistering hot on the Canadian prairies but now there is a reprieve with cooler weather. I am surrounded by roses in my garden and my two cats who bask in the sun. I often read Jacob's Room and A Common Reader - have ever since my late teens. V. Woolf's diaries got me through some rough times in my earlier life. My well-read paperback copies are brown with age but sit on my bookshelves as reminders.
Many thanks indeed Catherine - it is good to connect with you in so many ways. That means a great deal to me, as making connections is so important in this often isolating world. Thanks for reading and sharing your own experiences.
Amazing art and writing. Thank you.
Many thanks
The blue in these paintings is beautiful and rich. It does feel as if your work has something new happening. How exciting for you (and us!)
Your “Friends” story is particularly touching, as I remember how my son struggled socially while growing up. I’m so glad your son has found a welcoming inclusive place to be a part of. I volunteer at an art studio for adults who are Neurodiverse and/or developmentally disabled, and it fills my spirit every week. The artists and staff are openhearted and honest- a community that I’m grateful to be a part of.
Thank you Hazel. I am so grateful to people like yourself who understand - and give their time to help and encourage others.
I would love to buy some of your art but it is a bit out of my budget right now. I was wondering, do you ever do short runs of prints or postcards? I would love to have print/postcard versions of several of your drawings and I’m sure other people would too.
Hello Celandine, thank you - I appreciate your interest. In the past I have offered sets of postcards mostly featuring my sketchbooks. I have plans to offer new postcards starting later this summer/autumn.
I love the walk with the kitten painting and your use of the vivid blue in the series, Cathy! Your stories are wonderful, and I also find myself wondering about the leopard lady.💕
Thanks always Sheila, I really appreciate your kind comment
I love your new piece, with pencil, watercolour and a cat! I love the limited use of greens.
Thank you Fiona, I am pleased with know - and thanks for reading.
I love your visuals of evolution shown between your sketchbook and final drawings !
Thank you Heather! I wanted to show how ideas can evolve and come about through chance. I am grateful to you for your kind comment.
Oh! I am liking your play with mixed media very much 💙🩵
Your stories had me captivated...did she even need shoes, I wonder....
We are parked under a friendly shade-giving Maple, beside a wildflower meadow, bordered by a river today. We are so happy to see butterflies galore.
Hoping you manage to keep cool.
Thank you for your Studio Notes, Cathy.
Oops....a comma slipped in where it should not have...thank you for your Studio Notes Cathy.
Thank you Hazel! I hope you continue to see plenty of butterflies in the day’s ahead. Thanks always for reading and for your kind comment.