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These two paintings are two of the latest commissioned paintings. The Peace Bus was painted for the Living On The Earth event, scheduled for May 8th, 2010 ~ coordinated by Phoenix Body Mind and Soul magazine. The day includes a luncheon and a musical presentation by Alicia followed by an intimate chat and CD/Book signing amidst a garden setting. All day ticket holders will receive a copy of Living on the Earth and will be allowed access to all the days presentations designed to move you toward zen-ful, earth friendly well being. A perfect way to honor legends, relax, enjoy and hob-knob with like-minded locals!

The Peace of Mind Body and Spirit, Buddha is a commissioned painting for a beautiful woman who contacted me following the “Feed Your Head” art showing at “That’s A Wrap” that I had up last month. It is always such a delightful feeling handing over a commissioned piece, it is already well loved and feels much like giving a baby to a new parent/guardian.

Thank you to all of you who support and appreciate my paintings and art, you give a deeper meaning to the creation of every piece.

Finally got my paintings hung at Green Vegetarian Restaurant in Tempe. I LOVE that place! The food is FABULOUS and the owner and people who work there are AMAZING folks. I LOVE them all. This year my paintings will be hanging at the same time the ThanksLiving dinner festival is held. You can visit their website and actually buy your ticket for the great meal event on line. Check out the menu.

What would normally take me a short time to paint a body of work to hang a small show turned into a year. Since the return of the brain cvm’s everything is much more difficult and time consuming. I have decided to “come out” and accept that what is going on should not be kept to myself. It is not like it is my disease alone. So, you will probably be reading alot more about my brain/art connection in the future. I know that I have mentioned it in the past, but I kept trying not to focus very much on that in my blog and art journey. The time has come for me to embrace what is going on and accept it. It is a trippy experience and has definitely affected my art as well as my day to day life.  After conversations with my friend, Alison Silva, I realize the importance of bringing awareness to this brain anomaly. I am especially interested in the brain~creative connection that she has drawn to my close attention. Alison suffers the same thing that I have, only in a different area of the brain. Unlike me, she has not opted for surgery, which is the only treatment to date. I did, however, I am back at square one now though, only to have TWO more cvm’s than I had the first time around. It is also is an inconsistent thing. At times I am perfectly fine and other times I am WONKY (thanks for my new favorite word, Pam!). Pain and other awful symptoms dictate the day, so I just never know what each day will bring. It has helped me to completely remain in the moment.

So, that being what it is, I will continue to move forward and enjoy the ride despite the bumpy parts of the road!

Peace, Love, Dove.

So many people ask me if I make the coloring books myself, and the answer is YES. And I am not as organized as I could be (far from it, actually)! I make these from start to finish…binding and all.

Often I am shifting my attention between printing books and painting. It works out great since the paint has to dry. The trick is not to transfer paint onto the books! HA! Multi-tasking is not my forte.

This how my messy studio looks today.

I seem to always have several projects going at the same time. Unfinished art is everywhere. Notice that I only showed a few select areas of the studio!

I guess, nobody’s perfect.