Articles to Inspire

Sometimes we make big steps, we even take leaps toward our dreams and it feels scary, wonderful, exciting… The rest of the time, we move in a smaller way. Small doings, daily steps, routine, we glide softly along, using the momentum of previous bold moves, or simply walking calmly without any sense of urgency. If

In business there is busyness… Any small business owner knows how easy it is to get buried in multitasking up to your eyeballs planning, networking, formatting, holding a space open, driving around for errands, emailing, fixing problems, shipping items, answering clients, etc…until the day becomes a hazy succession of to dos scrambling your brain and

We see much more than we think we see! We take in visual information in a continuous stream, as long as our eyes are open, about 16 to 18 hours a day. Our angle of vision is about 120 degrees. It takes no more than 13 milliseconds to process an image. We don’t scrutinize much

WWW… Yes: world wide wonders. I love grasses! All of them. For me they are an endless source of delight and awe… As you know, grasses have been one of the things I paint the most often. Yes… I have a love affair with wild grasses! I can’t stop admiring them, the way they sway

While spending a few days in France and meeting with some old friends I was reminded of how essential connections are in the fabric of our lives. Research has shown clearly that the more we feel connected, the more we thrive. We would be a mere shadow of ourselves without the connections we weave endlessly

It is such a pleasure these days, every time I park my car under the trees and walk up the ramp to open my gallery ! Spring is blooming: the blue Echium or “Pride of Madeira” have grown at light speed all around, the old willows are hirsute with pale green leaves and the gardener

“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh Even if my day is not going exactly as well as I’d wish, even if I am out of my comfort zone, I make a point of checking in and keeping a

What a better time of the year than now, at the threshold of Winter, sliding toward a long series of holidays, celebrations, rituals, gatherings, to explore inner realms… The days shorten and our gregariousness increases, as we prepare for shared time, offerings, cozy evenings and reassuring warmth. There is that primal need for fire and