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
Category: Essays
The Nature of My Abstraction
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
My Ceaseless Collaborator
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
The Art of Being
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
Jim Mairs’s Assist
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
