Eclectic Art Moments

Peacock design and colors

Caught in the act! Mystery solved.

Bits and pieces of my treasure box collection, reflecting days of fun at the Australian Open.

The sky in every backyard today. Very uplifting!!!

My collage was inspired by a very dear Australian friend of mine who happens to be a fine artist. She displayed her collage on the dark blue walls of her beautiful Victorian house in Melbourne. We walked and talked so often on the sands of Beaconsfield beach, sharing our travel stories. Her collages were inspired by her years in Asia Pacific. Mine, this one in particular, is inspired by the magnificent experience my kids had in rural Australia for two months, part of their school curriculum. 

What's cooking? Smells like couscous to me.

I am cycling in a 92 degree Michigan afternoon (one of  the few warm days of the Great Lakes this summer), going up the hills and barely breaking a sweat. I am on my 16th mile and not even breathless. What's going on?  My thoughts are taking over!!!! The only image in my visual field is that painting. Where did the years go? As my son is getting ready to move to college, I can't help but look back and think of different places, different times. If the colors could talk, one would hear laughter and cries, happiness and frustration, talks and arguments, excitment and pain but all along, you could feel and hear love. My eyes are filled with tears, sadness and joy, pride and new expectations. It's a new life I need to learn to embrace.