“Down by the River”, Acrylic and Alcohol Ink Painting on Museum Gesso Board
Dear Readers,
SOLD! This will be going as a gift from one of my authors to her niece as she is a minister in Nashville, Tennessee. How thrilling for me! Seeing my works of art go out into the world has been the greatest gift ever given to me during this time of the last chapter in my life.Works of art, these are works of the HEART! This painting was inspired by an image the author who commissioned the work. I had to take this and make it my own so I remembered the day we took my former youth group down to the nearby Lake Hawkins to be baptized by my dear friend and Pastor Allison Byerley. I had my vision and just painted what I remembered and loved.
I am 64 and soon to be 65, I finally living my dream in a time of great unrest in the world. Every day I try to be a better person. I read, I paint, I write, and hopefully inspire and mentor to those who need words of encouragement. Look for the givers is what Mr. Fred Rogers mother used to tell him. Life will be fraught with hardships and woes, losses and unexplained heartbreaks. Look for the givers.
Years ago I read “Rules of a Knight” by Ethan Hawke and my life was forever changed. I have giving this book over and over to graduates, gifts for all occasion because his words I found to be so true. Then this TedTalk by Ethan Hawke came into view. I have watched it three times and will watch it again and again and again. Please watch, listen and learn. Let’s have a conversation, that’s what Mandy Haynes, Executive Director of my International Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club Reading Nation and I do nearly ever day coming up with ways for us to connect as a community, a tribe of readers. Stop whatever you are doing and watch this. I promise you this TedTalk by Ethan Hawke will change your life. Life is about choice. Choose to participate in life, not be a bystander
Listen to this TEDTALK by one of my favorite authors and actors, Ethan Hawke, it’s that important!
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“Art’s not a luxury, it’s actually sustenance. We need it.”
Watch Ethan Hawke’s full talk here: http://t.ted.com/x3D6Ntb
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