Persistence

Reach out, express, think concept, visual, epiphanies. Attention to descriptions, delicately deceiving.

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Lines

Inspired by music I took a challenge to limit my palette and simplify the form.

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Multifaceted

Transposing images onto silk and canvas bags is fun, cool, and has never been easier. Bagettes.com custom photo bags make any image a utilitarian work of art.

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Sky

Empty pixels buzz and swirl in the loud heat of the day. Without judgement form emerges moving at speed, real time channeling from within. The mind wiped clean, purity of expression allowed to gush, if only for a moment.

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Vortex

Energy fields shifting around a center. Pixels rotating into passages, opening and closing, creating infinite opportunities.

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Woman

Wading in golden lava flows, seated in cool grass, projecting consciousness. A confident female relaxing in the elements, strengthening her aura, waiting for life to unfold.

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Creation

Blindfolded to the future we all stand on a barren desert with a silence so loud it’s deafening. Humming nature---enveloped by the sea, life is teeming.

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Sea Star

About 1,800 living species of starfish occur in all the world's oceans. Most starfish typically have five rays or arms, which radiate from a central disc. However, several species frequently have six or more arms. I absolutely love the water, perhaps I was a sea star in a previous lifetime?

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Fourteener

La Plata Peak was my first! In mountaineering in the United States a fourteener (or "14er") is a mountain peak that exceeds 14,000 feet (4267.2 meters) elevation. (This term is not usually significant outside the Western United States) La Plata Peak is over fourteen thousand feet in elevation and the fifth highest mountain in Colorado. It is located in the Sawatch Range in northwestern Chaffee County, approximately 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Leadville just south of Twin Lakes and Highway 82 on the east side of Independence Pass. Needless to say I was completely zausted by the end of the climb. My sleeping bag a toasty fire and the stars soothed my aching feet.

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Crow

Recent research has found some crow species capable not only of tool use but of tool construction as well. Crows are now considered to be among the world's most intelligent animals. The Jackdaw and the European Magpie have been found to have a nidopallium approximately the same relative size as the functionally equivalent neocortex in chimpanzees and humans, and significantly larger than is found in the gibbon.

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Aspen Eyes

Whispering to the breeze, breathing buds into leaves. Groups of families mingled in groves.

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Realism

Aesthetic or not, reality exists independently of any external observers. In the visual arts the term denotes any approach that depicts what the eye can see, such as in American realism, a turn of the 20th century idea in arts, Classical Realism, an artistic movement in late 20th Century that valued beauty and artistic skill. It gets a lot more real when the model is nude, don’t you think?

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Deep

Sometimes riding the wave isn’t enough, other times you have to dig deep. Whatever happens try not to get thrown over the falls.

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Bee Propolis

Acting as an immunostimulant, propolis has powerful antibiotic and antifungal properties, and is used for the relief of various conditions, including inflammations, viral diseases, ulcers, and burns. Personal success stories using propolis include: my husband used it to heal a spider bite, my father used it to heal chigger bites, and my friend used propolis to heal a lesion caused from removing cancerous skin cells. I’ve also heard of propolis being used as an alternative to deal with the new strain of antibiotic-resistant staph.

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The One

Infinity refers to something without any limit, and is a concept relevant in a number of fields, predominantly mathematics and physics. The term in the English language derives from Latin infinitas, which is translated as “unboundedness”. John Wallis is credited with introducing the infinity symbol (sometimes called the Lemniscate) in 1655 in his De sectionibus conicis.

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Virgin Gorda

Sailing in BVI we visited an unusual geologic formation known as “The Baths” located on the southern end of the island. Christopher Columbus is said to have named the island “The Fat Virgin” since the island’s profile on the horizon looks like a fat woman lying on her side. Wow, he sure was dreaming, must have been lonely out there conquering new lands. I highly recommend checking out the now five-star resort Bitter End Yacht Club.

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Law

1937 Marihuana Tax Act preceded by mass hype and hysteria fed to the American public by Harry Anslinger, a dubious U.S. politician who worked with Dow Chemicals and Dupont in the 1920's and 30's, to demonize marijuana and place it in an illegal category, in order to get their new "synthetic rope" on the market. In truth, the natural hemp fiber is to this day, superior in strength, quality and durability.

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Chester

At the time I was into unstretched canvas, as well as adding strips of canvas to add texture. My friend’s bulldog was my first animal model. Although the commission never came to fruition, it was an honor to capture the essence of Chester in paint.

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Passages

Hidden or secret tunnels used for stealthy travel are no novelty. Such passageways have allowed occupants to enter or exit buildings without being seen, helping people evade capture, smuggle goods, or carry out illegal activities. If disappearing behind a faux mirrored door is illegal---I’m guilty!

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Compassion

Buddhist tradition speaks of two levels of bodhichitta, or compassionate mind. On the relative level, compassion consists of intentional acts of kindness. On an absolute level, bodhichitta requires a total recognition of the nondual nature of reality. Abiding in the selflessness of our true nature, compassionate actions occur spontaneously without thought or premeditation, as expressions of enlightened awareness.

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