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10/04/2026

Sherlock Holmes and my painting 😅

A friend who isn’t on any social media sends me a couple of quotes from Shane Parrish’s Brain Food every Sunday morning. Today this one: “The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.” ~ Sherlock Holmes As it happens, Sherlock was my first-ever hero. And my fi...

10/04/2026

I found this quote today.

“It is only when we are no longer fearful that we begin to create” ~ J.M.W. Turner.

I saw Turner’s paintings in Edinburgh last Christmas, and it was one of the most astonishing experiences I’ve had in a long time.

The quote hits home. Painting has taught me that it’s okay to make mistakes, it’s okay not to be perfect.
There’s a freedom in letting “it” become what it becomes.
I only wish I’d learned that earlier in life.

Picture: Wreckers, Coast of Northumberland,” J.M.W Turner c. 1834 (Photo: Wikimedia Commons Public Domain)

10/03/2026

to another butterfly lover ❤️☺️

08/24/2026

The crossing.

07/06/2026

Between us

06/30/2026

Forest Keeper

06/07/2026

After midnight 😛

06/07/2026

The day she became summer ☀️

06/03/2026

06/03/2026

New paintings on display during June at Issaquah Coffee Company 😊