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Into this, a thought, images come and go
It seems like death is a very hard subject for most people. Even if it happens everyday to someone. Death is final. Everything stops....
Jun 5, 20101 min read
The beach
Cleveland Point Beach, May 2010, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn.
May 30, 20101 min read
Cleveland Point Beach in May
Cleveland Point Beach May, 2010, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. Those days are over. We did have some lovely times at the Beach. ...
May 30, 20101 min read
Till death do us part
Now that the subject of my painting investigation has actually died, my relationship to the photographs of him that I have put into my...
May 29, 20101 min read
Pretty
May 20, 2010, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. My garden is looking good this year. Probably because it hasn’t rained too much like it...
May 27, 20101 min read
Unseen & Always
Unseen & Always, no.1; 60″ x 72″, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. Last Thursday I sent three paintings to San Francisco. By Friday...
May 21, 20101 min read
And then there was
About six months ago, I began a series of paintings with the underlying thought that my ex-husband was near death. I wanted to work...
May 20, 20101 min read
An uncertain death
After a certain (but not specific) age, we all seem to know that death is a fact of life. Yet when it comes to someone we know, it is...
May 17, 20101 min read
Bears and bunnies
This photo was in my inbox this morning: confirmation of a black bear siting at the end of my road yesterday evening. When I first...
May 14, 20101 min read
It’s about time
The best part of taking a long drive in Nova Scotia is not only the scenery but also the time it gives to listen to the radio, CBC of...
May 10, 20102 min read
Size does matter
As much as I would like to be equally excited to work with small and large canvases, it seems my preference for extra-large paintings...
May 8, 20102 min read
Spring in my garden
P1010888, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn.
May 2, 20101 min read
After all these years
Linda Fairchild (my San Francisco gallery owner) came by yesterday afternoon for a look at my paintings. It’s been a while since she was...
May 1, 20102 min read
It’s spring in the park
P1010840, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn.
Apr 30, 20101 min read
The good, the bad, the indifferent
Aaron and Joanne were here for dinner. Aaron was commenting on how much he likes my house. I told him it’s his (and Tamar’s) when I die....
Apr 25, 20102 min read
To tell the truth
These days I find myself talking to myself more and more often. Little comments on daily life, things, possibilities. How someone ahead...
Apr 20, 20101 min read
Free-will(ed) paintings
Lately my paintings seem to be taking on a new flavor, doing things I hadn’t planned. One such painting seems to have more atmosphere...
Apr 18, 20101 min read
Taking on the internet
The ultimate insult of being older is not knowing things the average ten year old knows today about the internet: what is a stmp (or is...
Apr 16, 20102 min read
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