Variation 7, From Variations on a theme portfolio, Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 24 inches abstract painting the view stretched over the

the view stretched over the hill

I used programs to motivate students to enjoy the repetition required for excellence

our family vacations were magical escapes to my grandparents' self-sufficient farm

The textures of dune grass and rippling sea invite us to pause

it was after the painting was complete that I experienced the sense of river about it

Variation 7, From Variations on a theme portfolio, Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 24 inches abstract painting the view stretched over theI used to teach music to elementary age students. One year the chorus performed a song titled, "Mirror Image." For this song, some of the students were on stage facing each other as if standing in front of a free standing full length mirror. A parent had volunteered to make some empty frames to look like mirrors were between the students. When the curtain opened the parents were stunned and actually gasped because just 10 seconds before that the stage