
Candy-Making (A Christmas Story)
One sheet will be for milk chocolate, the other semisweet. (Russell Steven Powell) MY MOTHER WAS A WHIRLWIND of activity around Christmas. In addition to teaching school and the daily cleaning Continue reading
Artwork and essays
One sheet will be for milk chocolate, the other semisweet. (Russell Steven Powell) MY MOTHER WAS A WHIRLWIND of activity around Christmas. In addition to teaching school and the daily cleaning Continue reading
APRIL SHOWER, acrylic on canvas, 24×18 I HESITATE when people refer to my artwork as “abstract.” It is true — at least in the sense that all art is abstract. The Continue reading
GARDEN FENCE, oil on canvas, 20×16 UNLIKE PAINTING, GARDENING is a collaborative art. My silent partner is difficult to predict and constantly changing, by: Season. The flowering crocuses, narcissus, tulips, and Continue reading
WITHIN THE MEADOW, acrylic on canvas, 20×16 THE HARDEST TASK is the simplest: doing nothing at all. Arms and legs like pistons, tireless as a hummingbird I drink nectar from Continue reading
THREE, acrylic on canvas, 16×16 MANY PEOPLE HAVE HELPED ME over the years, for which I am grateful. Sometimes aid has come from unexpected sources. * * * MY INITIAL IDEA for an Continue reading