This week, I was saddened to learn of the death of artist Susan Rothenberg. I greatly admire her work. I…
Learning Something During COVID 19 Home Isolation: Birding
As COVID 19 home isolation continues, I have taken the advice of the magician, Merlin, and decided to learn…
A COVID 19 Inspired Recipe for The Creative Cook
Home isolation during COVID 19, I find, is beginning to bring out creative, if not unusual, cooking ideas.…
Art in The Time of COVID-19: Nature Journaling and Masks
This entry in my nature journal was drawn from life, while wearing a mask, alone, outdoors. As a nurse, I’m…
Art in The Time of COVID-19: Self Portrait With Mask
Yesterday, I finished this painting, Self Portrait With Mask. I made it with oil paint on a wood panel. The…
A Random Encounter: Nurse, Artist, and Tree (Re-posted in Honor of Beltane)
There’s a tree I walk past often, and on my way home from work one day I decided to take…
Home Isolation Feels Familiar: Self Portrait of The Artist
This is a little pencil sketch I made years ago, after completing chemotherapy, and my hair grew back in…
Learning: The Best Thing for Being Sad
In a previous post, I referred to reading T. H. White’s The Once and Future King last year. Written in…
Stress-Related Humor in The Time of Coronavirus
It’s my experience that nurses and doctors, during times of severe stress from the responsibilities of crisis care, sometimes make…
Adapting to Stay at Home Order
This is a recent page from my nature journal. With Oregon’s Stay at Home order in place, I’m not able…
