Lead By Imagination

These birds are of the colored pencil feather variety. I used Prisma Color pencils.

Check out the WAMcollective from Weisman Art Museum for a look at some outstanding artists, one of whom I highly favor and admire. " Kelley Meister is an interdisciplinary artist that creates work combining sculpture, printmaking and drawing with time-based media such as film and performance. Meister’s work explores concepts of home, belonging and personal history. Recently ze has been exploring the Mississippi River Valley as a site of history, conflict and production."  video and animation, km Weisman Museum link for more artists... https://wamcollective.wordpress.com/2016/06/24/wam-pride/ " In honor of June being Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month, the WAM Collective has pulled together a list of 15 LGBTQ artists we are proud to have in the Weisman Art Museum’s collection. The artists and works ranging from the mid 19th century to today, covering a unique range of subjects and mediums. Some of the featured works can be seen on

One of my favorite outings while traveling takes me to fresh produce markets. The colors and variety never cease to amaze me.

Just when every cathedral begins to look like the one before and the one after, I discover St. Mathias in Budapest. Grand architecture, ornate carvings, just like the rest. What really struck me, though, were the pillars, specifically that each pillar was painted with a different pattern. A bit like the doodling hobby that is all the rage in the 21st century. I overheard visitors commenting that they didn't care for the decor. I loved it. The pure creativity in painting such a variety of patterns astonished me. Such a change from the gold gilded statues and representational paintings is most other cathedrals. The simplicity in the complexity of St. Mathias' interior offers tribute to the constant changing patterns in life, designed by the greatest Creator of all.

I dreamed of this door. Saw it clearly in my mind's eye. The existing door failed to invite me through it. I wanted a door that opened easily and fully, exposing a bright world beyond. From the outside looking in, here is the door of my imagination.

What to do with all those empty plastic water bottles collected in the recycle bin when you are feeling a little bit creative and need a project? Or you need some quick, fun decoration for a party? Art on display at the Ogden Museum in New Orleans.