"I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand,
as in what direction we are moving:
To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind
and sometimes against it -
but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor."

- Oliver Wendell Holmes

Poof!

Somewhat dazed, the once large wizard attempted to get his head around the fact that everything seemed so immense. His last recollection was hearing "Poof!..."

Riding the Wind

I read recently that by copying a painting or attempting to emulate an artist's style you get a feel for that artist and become a better artist yourself. I admire the artist, Bonnie, for her style and compositional ability. My painting above is a copy of her piece titled 'Wind Riders'. Hers was done in pastel and very large; mine is acrylic and 3' x 4'.

Heavy

Pencil sketch in moleskine,
about 2-1/4" x 5-3/4"

Garden Gate

"In a coign of the cliff between lowland and
highland,

At the sea-downs edge between windward
and lee,

Walled round with rocks as an inland island,
The ghost of a garden fronts the sea."

- A Forsaken Garden (1878) - A.C.Swinburne