Here in the mountains outside Santa Fe, spring is not a gentle warming but a battle between winter and summer. One day it’s warm and balmy and the next day it’s snowing and cold. The one constant is the blowing wind. A common fatality to this weather are the spring fruit tree blossoms which often open and then are frozen the next day.  Although our spring is rather dramatic and blustery, I love it. This painting is named “Dancing the Dream Back to Life”.

Happy Valentine’s Day to Everyone!

I am a hopeless romantic and I love a day that honors Love, even if it’s been trivialized by commercialism. It’s a day to smell a luscious flower, smile at a stranger, and wish all beings on the planet well. So, here’s my Parisian Flowers painting in the dead of winter radiating out sensual blessings and flowery goodness……