November 18, 2025 at 11:14 PM
November 15, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Working on multiple paintings at the moment, including my first mini oil painting on a 2.5×3.5-inch panel board. #art #painting #landscapes #KindledConnection #Spiritchat
November 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Working on multiple paintings at the moment, including my first mini oil painting on a 2.5×3.5-inch panel board. #art #painting #landscapes #KindledConnection #Spiritchat
Just finished a black-on-black oil #painting on 16×20-inch canvas. #art #kittens #cat #Spiritchat #KindledConnection
November 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Just finished a black-on-black oil #painting on 16×20-inch canvas. #art #kittens #cat #Spiritchat #KindledConnection
November 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Each mark began in stillness.
Each line carried a whisper.
As I drew, the woman began to emerge from quiet listening.
There’s a moment when form becomes more than shape… when it begins to feel alive.
That’s the moment I wait for. #Spiritchat #KindledConnection #art #drawing #portrait
Each line carried a whisper.
As I drew, the woman began to emerge from quiet listening.
There’s a moment when form becomes more than shape… when it begins to feel alive.
That’s the moment I wait for. #Spiritchat #KindledConnection #art #drawing #portrait
October 10, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Each mark began in stillness.
Each line carried a whisper.
As I drew, the woman began to emerge from quiet listening.
There’s a moment when form becomes more than shape… when it begins to feel alive.
That’s the moment I wait for. #Spiritchat #KindledConnection #art #drawing #portrait
Each line carried a whisper.
As I drew, the woman began to emerge from quiet listening.
There’s a moment when form becomes more than shape… when it begins to feel alive.
That’s the moment I wait for. #Spiritchat #KindledConnection #art #drawing #portrait
November 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Started new limited palette oil painting (blues/turquoise). Work in progress. #art #painting #KindledConnection
November 29, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Started new limited palette oil painting (blues/turquoise). Work in progress. #art #painting #KindledConnection
Another progress pic of my first small scale realism oil painting on 8x10 primed wood. Getting closer! Not quite there yet. #art #painting #KindledConnection
November 1, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Another progress pic of my first small scale realism oil painting on 8x10 primed wood. Getting closer! Not quite there yet. #art #painting #KindledConnection
Today’s #painting and #drawing progress. First, continuing the mark making oil painting but focused more on tree roots and lower branches. Second, continuing progress on graphite drawing on 18×24-inch newsprint. #Art #Spiritchat #KindledConnection
November 9, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Today’s #painting and #drawing progress. First, continuing the mark making oil painting but focused more on tree roots and lower branches. Second, continuing progress on graphite drawing on 18×24-inch newsprint. #Art #Spiritchat #KindledConnection
Currently on the easel. First full figure portrait progress pics. Oils on 16×20 inch canvas. #art #painting #Spiritchat #KindledConnection
October 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Currently on the easel. First full figure portrait progress pics. Oils on 16×20 inch canvas. #art #painting #Spiritchat #KindledConnection
Still working on her. What began as a painting assignment with a limited palette has turned into a study of patience, color, and quiet transformation.
#KindledConnection #OilPortrait #Art #Painting #Spiritchat
#KindledConnection #OilPortrait #Art #Painting #Spiritchat
October 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Still working on her. What began as a painting assignment with a limited palette has turned into a study of patience, color, and quiet transformation.
#KindledConnection #OilPortrait #Art #Painting #Spiritchat
#KindledConnection #OilPortrait #Art #Painting #Spiritchat
The Winged Victory of Samothrace.
Weathered by time, yet her spirit still ascends.
Even what cannot be restored can rise whole in spirit.
Read → kindledconnection.substack.com/p/shaping-wh...
#Art #KindledConnection #spiritchat #Drawing #statue
Weathered by time, yet her spirit still ascends.
Even what cannot be restored can rise whole in spirit.
Read → kindledconnection.substack.com/p/shaping-wh...
#Art #KindledConnection #spiritchat #Drawing #statue
October 11, 2025 at 11:33 PM
The Winged Victory of Samothrace.
Weathered by time, yet her spirit still ascends.
Even what cannot be restored can rise whole in spirit.
Read → kindledconnection.substack.com/p/shaping-wh...
#Art #KindledConnection #spiritchat #Drawing #statue
Weathered by time, yet her spirit still ascends.
Even what cannot be restored can rise whole in spirit.
Read → kindledconnection.substack.com/p/shaping-wh...
#Art #KindledConnection #spiritchat #Drawing #statue
Just started and finished an alla prima #painting with a 2-hour time limit. Alla prima means you paint it all in one sitting/session. #oils #art #KindledConnection
November 16, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Just started and finished an alla prima #painting with a 2-hour time limit. Alla prima means you paint it all in one sitting/session. #oils #art #KindledConnection
Two pears in quiet conversation between light and shadow.
Stillness revealing what is sacred when we pause to see.
Stillness Made Visible - a new reflection on Kindled Connection.
Read → kindledconnection.substack.com/p/shaping-wh...
#ArtAsMeditation #KindledConnection #Art
Stillness revealing what is sacred when we pause to see.
Stillness Made Visible - a new reflection on Kindled Connection.
Read → kindledconnection.substack.com/p/shaping-wh...
#ArtAsMeditation #KindledConnection #Art
October 8, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Two pears in quiet conversation between light and shadow.
Stillness revealing what is sacred when we pause to see.
Stillness Made Visible - a new reflection on Kindled Connection.
Read → kindledconnection.substack.com/p/shaping-wh...
#ArtAsMeditation #KindledConnection #Art
Stillness revealing what is sacred when we pause to see.
Stillness Made Visible - a new reflection on Kindled Connection.
Read → kindledconnection.substack.com/p/shaping-wh...
#ArtAsMeditation #KindledConnection #Art
Whispers taking form…
Another work in progress update of my charcoal portrait drawing…
#art #portrait #sketch #spiritchat #KindledConnection
Another work in progress update of my charcoal portrait drawing…
#art #portrait #sketch #spiritchat #KindledConnection
October 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Whispers taking form…
Another work in progress update of my charcoal portrait drawing…
#art #portrait #sketch #spiritchat #KindledConnection
Another work in progress update of my charcoal portrait drawing…
#art #portrait #sketch #spiritchat #KindledConnection
A city drawn in charcoal and silence.Each shadow a memory, each line a breath.
Silence does not fade with sound; it becomes what remains.
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#Art #Drawing #KindledConnection
Silence does not fade with sound; it becomes what remains.
Read → kindledconnection.substack.com/p/shaping-wh...
#Art #Drawing #KindledConnection
October 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM
A city drawn in charcoal and silence.Each shadow a memory, each line a breath.
Silence does not fade with sound; it becomes what remains.
Read → kindledconnection.substack.com/p/shaping-wh...
#Art #Drawing #KindledConnection
Silence does not fade with sound; it becomes what remains.
Read → kindledconnection.substack.com/p/shaping-wh...
#Art #Drawing #KindledConnection
Started playing around with some soft #pastels and #charcoal pencils on black paper. #art #drawing #KindledConnection
November 21, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Started playing around with some soft #pastels and #charcoal pencils on black paper. #art #drawing #KindledConnection
Healthy silence is not emptiness. It is presence. With ourselves and others. It has the power to calm the body, steady the mind, and is the fertile soil from which inspiration springs. #KindledConnection #Spiritchat
September 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Healthy silence is not emptiness. It is presence. With ourselves and others. It has the power to calm the body, steady the mind, and is the fertile soil from which inspiration springs. #KindledConnection #Spiritchat
Listen to your One True Voice. #Spiritchat #KindledConnection #OneTrueVoice
👉 What’s one line of truth you can call your own today?”
👉 What’s one line of truth you can call your own today?”
September 30, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Listen to your One True Voice. #Spiritchat #KindledConnection #OneTrueVoice
👉 What’s one line of truth you can call your own today?”
👉 What’s one line of truth you can call your own today?”
Happy Mother's Day! One of my latest #watercolor #paintings and latest Substack post. >> What The Tide Returns: On Caregiving, restoration, and gathering ourselves again. #art #SpiritChat #KindledConnection
kindledconnection.substack.com/p/what-the-t...
kindledconnection.substack.com/p/what-the-t...
What the Tide Returns
On caregiving, restoration, and gathering ourselves again
kindledconnection.substack.com
May 10, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Happy Mother's Day! One of my latest #watercolor #paintings and latest Substack post. >> What The Tide Returns: On Caregiving, restoration, and gathering ourselves again. #art #SpiritChat #KindledConnection
kindledconnection.substack.com/p/what-the-t...
kindledconnection.substack.com/p/what-the-t...
One year ago today, I painted my first abstract and returned to art after nearly two decades. I did not know where it would lead; I only knew that I needed to begin again.
It is never too late to return to what you love.
#kindledconnection #artistjourney #abstract #art #spiritchat
It is never too late to return to what you love.
#kindledconnection #artistjourney #abstract #art #spiritchat
October 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
One year ago today, I painted my first abstract and returned to art after nearly two decades. I did not know where it would lead; I only knew that I needed to begin again.
It is never too late to return to what you love.
#kindledconnection #artistjourney #abstract #art #spiritchat
It is never too late to return to what you love.
#kindledconnection #artistjourney #abstract #art #spiritchat
A graphite city drawn in stillness.
Each line a breath. Each reflection, a quiet waiting.
Silence, too, has structure;
it holds light and thought in place.
Read → kindledconnection.substack.com/p/shaping-wh...
#Art #KindledConnection #Spiritchat #Drawing
Each line a breath. Each reflection, a quiet waiting.
Silence, too, has structure;
it holds light and thought in place.
Read → kindledconnection.substack.com/p/shaping-wh...
#Art #KindledConnection #Spiritchat #Drawing
October 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
A graphite city drawn in stillness.
Each line a breath. Each reflection, a quiet waiting.
Silence, too, has structure;
it holds light and thought in place.
Read → kindledconnection.substack.com/p/shaping-wh...
#Art #KindledConnection #Spiritchat #Drawing
Each line a breath. Each reflection, a quiet waiting.
Silence, too, has structure;
it holds light and thought in place.
Read → kindledconnection.substack.com/p/shaping-wh...
#Art #KindledConnection #Spiritchat #Drawing
The new Spring Edition of The Kindled Connection published last night. The focus is on Seasons of Change and I also share about my latest painting. #spiritchat #art #painting #KindledConnection
open.substack.com/pub/kindledc...
open.substack.com/pub/kindledc...
Spring Edition - Seasons of Change
A space to reflect, create, and move with the seasons of your life
open.substack.com
April 3, 2026 at 2:13 PM
The new Spring Edition of The Kindled Connection published last night. The focus is on Seasons of Change and I also share about my latest painting. #spiritchat #art #painting #KindledConnection
open.substack.com/pub/kindledc...
open.substack.com/pub/kindledc...
Before color awakens, there is silence.
Before voice arises, there is listening.
Shaping Whispers into Form explores how drawing becomes a language of stillness and silence begins to speak through the hand. #ArtAsMeditation #KindledConnection
Read kindledconnection.substack.com/p/shaping-wh...
Before voice arises, there is listening.
Shaping Whispers into Form explores how drawing becomes a language of stillness and silence begins to speak through the hand. #ArtAsMeditation #KindledConnection
Read kindledconnection.substack.com/p/shaping-wh...
October 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Before color awakens, there is silence.
Before voice arises, there is listening.
Shaping Whispers into Form explores how drawing becomes a language of stillness and silence begins to speak through the hand. #ArtAsMeditation #KindledConnection
Read kindledconnection.substack.com/p/shaping-wh...
Before voice arises, there is listening.
Shaping Whispers into Form explores how drawing becomes a language of stillness and silence begins to speak through the hand. #ArtAsMeditation #KindledConnection
Read kindledconnection.substack.com/p/shaping-wh...