We need to eat more kale.
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Sacramento County: A Passing Shot
This photo was taken with my mobile device while travelling through Sacramento County California at sixty miles per hour from the passenger seat of a car. I like to take Passing shots between site locations for my Conservation Art series to help inform color, composition, and brush selection. Rain is in the forecast for the next two days, so I am prepared for strokes of burnt umbra between each downpour.
© 2014 Theresa Funk, all rights reserved.
A Culinary Artist’s Palette
We are growing a masterpiece feast.
~T
The Essence of Place: Maidu’s Spirit Mountain
The painting I have been creating to give as a house-warming gift is nearing completion and will soon travel from my home studio in California to Charlie and Eileen’s new home in Hinesburg, Vermont.
Capturing the essence of a place can’t be done in just one painting, so I look forward to returning to create more studies.
~T
Sutter County, California, 8″ x 10″ water and color on paper. © 2014, Theresa Funk, all rights reserved.
Hot Dogs, Cold Shoulder
Art Garden Art
Blue sky and windless days are optimal for making art in the garden.
My paint brushes soak in rain water while Addison County Vermont dries in the California sun.
Addison County Vermont, 13″ x 11″ pastel and watercolor on mixed media paper © 2014 Theresa Funk, All Rights Reserved.
Gigantic Organic and Pesticide Free
We opted to grill asparagus for tonight’s side dish so that this head of garden fresh Romanesco Broccoli will have one more day to grow genetically un-modified, and pesticide free.
Trying to convey to you with words what only functioning taste buds can convey is futile.
Dinner will be served at 7:00 p.m. PST.
~T.
Hard Rain
Intermittent downpours in the last week of February 2014 have been good for the garden, California, and the water supply for my Conservation Art series.
It has not been so great for my golf game.
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Between: Poetry for Guitar and Cello
©2013 Theresa Funk, All Rights Reserved
In the silent recognition manifesting in a smile,
the moment catches you thinking that you can see it through
but you find the comfort resisted,
and you feel the distance that lies between.
In between suspension and intermission
is a slow motion,
like falling forward while moving back.
You’re getting nowhere, but you move so fast.
And the combination has no key for the lock
while you read the time from a faceless clock.
And in the middle of what you want and what you need,
there lies the distance in between.
~T.
Conservation Art and the Art of Conservation
In response to California’s severe drought, we’ve been doing our part to conserve and reduce our daily amount of water use. Despite recent days of rain and snow in the higher elevations, we are reminded to be mindful of our water consumption habits. Conservation of resources has always been a standard operating procedure for me, so I’ve not had to drastically modify my habits.
During our most recent rainstorm, I set out pots and containers and collected water for use in my conservation art series. We will need many more days of rain if I am going to accomplish my goal of completing the 100 piece series by May.
~T.
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