Opening the Present of a Painting

Opening the Present of a Painting

When my daughter and nieces were small, my sister and I piled all of us in the car for an "arts adventure." I’d asked my friend, Beverly Key, a visual artist who does abstract landscapes, oil paintings, and collages, if we could come and watch her paint. She graciously agreed...

The Beauty of Winter

The Beauty of Winter

You may have gathered from my blog post last week that winter is not my favorite season. I don’t like to be cold, and I’m grateful that I live in the South where our winters are mild. Although I love to see snow, as in the gorgeous picture above, we don’t get much of it where I live. 

Even though I don’t like cold weather, I do appreciate the season of winter. Here are a few reasons why winter is a good thing...