Going in Circles
January 30, 2017
“Patterns exist in our seemingly patternless lives, and the most common pattern is the circle.” — Dean Koontz * * * Painting in circles – Photo by Jan Logozzo © 2017
Category: paintings
Child Again
December 19, 2016
“Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmastime.” — Laura Ingalls Wilder “Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, … More Child Again
Thankful
November 24, 2016
“Rest and be thankful.” — William Wordsworth A Happy Thanksgiving Day to all! * * * Eddie — just waiting for a touch of love. Watercolor painting by Mary O’Connor © 2016
Out of the nest
August 4, 2016
“Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back and reasons to stay.” — Dalai Lama * * * “Bless this Nest” watercolor painting by Mary O’Connor © 2016 (currently hanging in the Essex (CT) Art Association Summer Exhibition, “Where I Live.”)
Simplicity
July 14, 2016
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” — Coco Chanel The high altar and ceiling frescoes in Melk Abbey, Melk, Austria, combine to create a symphony of form and color, adding to the church’s reputation as one of the most significant structures of the Baroque era. Yet it is one of its simplistic … More Simplicity
Wisdom
July 11, 2016
“The search for wisdom is like a search for gold.” — Lajlah Gifty Akita The Vienna Secession, a group of artists who resigned from the Association of Austrian Artists due to differences of opinion over artistic concepts, constructed what remains today as one of Vienna’s best known buildings. The stark white building with beautiful, gold … More Wisdom
“It is good to love many things,
April 7, 2016
for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done.” — Vincent Van Gogh * * * Watercolor artist in Bonnet House gardens, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2016
“At times our lives seem like that of a tranquil island in a sea of chaos.
January 21, 2016
The battle is to keep this sea of chaos at bay and not let it wash us away into utter chaos.” — Sanjeeva Ananthan Kelsey Island, Branford, Conn. Watercolor painting by Mary O’Connor © 2015
“Kindness is like snow…
December 24, 2015
it beautifies everything it covers.” — Unknown May peace and joy be yours in this holiday season and beyond. * * * “Winter Whites” watercolor painting by Mary O’Connor © 2015
“What good is the warmth of summer,
December 21, 2015
without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” — John Steinbeck * * * Northern Cardinal, watercolor painting by Mary O’Connor, painted from photo reference by class instructor, Bivenne Harvey Staiger.
Life Is Full of Sweet Spots 