Gifts

15 Jun Gifts

“The meaning of life is to find your gift.  The purpose of life is to give it away.”  Pablo Picasso

I love this quote.  It applies to all walks of life.  I was told years ago that my love of Art is the gift I was given.  To teach is the gift I give back.  I like that.  It gives me comfort to think that I am doing exactly what I am “supposed” to be doing.  Meeting and being with people I love in this “business”, and having fun along the way is truly a bonus gift!

Attending the annual awards dinner and reception for the Transparent Watercolor Society of America (TWSA) in Kenosha, WI was a hi-light this month, and it was so much fun!  I was there to applaud the wonderful artists who carry on the tradition of totally transparent watercolor, our historic roots to my main medium of experimental water media.  This wonderful exhibition will be on view at the Kenosha Public Museum until August 4, 2024.

      Every place is an opportunity to paint! 

Back home in my garden in Marquette,  my favorite poppies have bloomed their short, vibrant lives, then gone again for another year.  An unexpected gift was that some wild ones even bloomed by my telephone pole!  So what’s an artist to do when she’s prematurely mourning their leaving?  Paint them!  Happy and colorful summer to all!   with hugs, Kathleen