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Feb 27, 20131 min read
What’s in a name
This week I decided to give my students a new twist on making an abstract painting. First, I had them write their name on paper in paint....
Feb 25, 20131 min read
The moon on ice
Full moon over the lake, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. Did you ever try to brush your teeth with your non-dominant hand? Try it!...
Feb 24, 20132 min read
Details: getting them in a line
P1040252, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. A little bit ago, a friend suggested I start teaching in my house. I had been looking around...
Feb 23, 20131 min read
I’d rather be painting
Indigo Girls at Park West in Chicago, September 18, 2005. (left to right: Amy Ray and Emily Saliers) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The Indigo...
Jan 30, 20131 min read
“If you cannot be enlightened, pretend to be someone who is enlightened, and then behave like
I found a great video of an inspirational commencement speech on Rachel Pink’s blog. It’s great. The speaker, Neil Gaiman, not only...
Jan 27, 20131 min read
What’s going on here
So, my driveway has been plowed four times since I’ve been back from NYC. Three times in three days, in fact. It’s been cold, very cold,...
Jan 12, 20130 min read
Jan 12, 20131 min read
Remember?
When we went to the radiation clinic for a followup visit, Damian bounded up to the reception desk with a cheerful smile and said:...
Dec 31, 20122 min read
The year before, the year after
Thinking about thinking back on the year that was and thinking ahead to the year to be, I received an email this morning from someone who...
Dec 23, 20122 min read
Another
Last night, I went to a party to celebrate my friend Greta’s seventy-fifth birthday. Her children had gathered together a group of her...
Dec 19, 20121 min read
Anniversary, sort of, thoughts
Bayswater Beach, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. It’s been nine years since I started this blog. December 18, 2003. I was in the City...
Dec 7, 20122 min read
Foggy thoughts
Foggy morning on Five Island Lake, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. This morning, while painting, I kept asking myself: who am I...
Dec 4, 20122 min read
Boys, girls and puppy dog tales
Lila by the brook, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. In a fit of affection and longing this morning, I asked Lila to marry me. She...
Nov 26, 20123 min read
Celebrating: three-quarters of a century
Rainbow over Five Island Lake, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. A few weeks ago, I had some friends visiting, staying overnight. We...
Nov 22, 20121 min read
Details that matter
Secord Gallery Nov 2012 detail, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. After two weeks of purposely keeping myself out of my studio I began...
Nov 21, 20121 min read
Diverse Changes
There has been a lot of talk on the radio the last couple of days about, basically, the importance of stupidity. Stupid meaning, in this...
Nov 16, 20121 min read
How to do nothing
Last Saturday morning I woke up thinking I wouldn’t paint, or even go into my studio, for at least a week. My arm is sore from the...
Nov 11, 20121 min read
At the Secord Gallery
Secord Gallery Nov 2012, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. Usually, of course, my paintings look very different outside my studio, when...
Nov 9, 20121 min read
No end
Rails-to-Trails, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. So the opening reception at the Secord Gallery is tonight. 7 pm. And my severest...
Nov 6, 20122 min read
Passing thoughts from hand to hand
My photo shoot went well this morning. I had everything lined up, ready to go, which helped a lot. It helped also that I didn’t have any...
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