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the crossroads of art and lifeMarie-Elaine Cusson
Marie-Elaine Cusson lives on a street just off the bustle of Sherbrooke in Westmount, Montreal. The quiet of her upstairs rooms belies the action just around the corner. But the quiet is mostly in the late night hours when her family is sleeping. Then she and her dog,...
Lightness, Whiteness
I feel well familiar with whiteness right now. Our landscape remains monochrome, blanketed with snow. But I leave for London tomorrow where the grass is green and the air is mild. Mild never sounded so good. I've been remiss in writing about an afternoon I spent with...
Heather Chontos—Milk Farm Road
In the continued quest to think about how to creatively cover my thrashed, but cozy, feather-filled couch, I came across the artist Heather Chontos' canvas painted throw. That's inspired. Heather writes and occupies a sublime spot in Portland, Maine. I like her...
Wings
2014 is marching onward. Here I am in February watching the light change and finding myself cleaning the house with spring on my mind and snow whirling outside the windows. My daughter turned 12. We are on the verge or acquiring a horse that needs a home. Life is...
Candlelit Tree, Dusting of Snow
Merry Christmas to you all from Pennsylvania. This may be the first candlelit tree I've seen in person. We glimpsed it last night after the Moravian service in Lititz, Pennsylvania. This has been a holiday filled with singing. Tonight I am hoarse from an...
Hello Winter. Thankful.
Almost Thanksgiving and the grass is nearly obscured by snow. That's okay with me after the mild, lingering autumn we've had. Our garden wall project that ate up our summer (and was partially the reason I rarely wrote), is nearly complete, and that is one of a million...
Under the Cacao Tree in Bonnington Square
London, September. Bonnington Square was lit dimly by streetlights as we left the busy roads near the Vauxhall Station. Sara described it to me on the Tube, and here it was, as though she'd conjured it. The corner Italian deli, the little restaurant where they held...
An Autumn Pairing
Two autumn moments. Last week I drove the back way from Strafford, Vermont, through Tunbridge toward Royalton. Late afternoon sun on country roads. I made the last pot of fresh mint tea before heavy frost. These are a few recent images from my instagram feed.
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- Artistree Gallery, Pomfret, Vermont— Five pieces in Small Works exhibit, open through December 21
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- Experiment with Watercolor - 3 part class in January 2025, Pomfret, VT
- Abstracted Landscape with Acrylics - 1 day workshop, February 2, Pomfret, VT
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