Made In Skandia
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journal

A collection of what inspires me to put some paint on paper.

"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what  you see." Thoreau

My journal: what I see at MADE IN SKANDIA

Instructions for Living a Life

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Have you read this by the poet Mary Oliver?

Instructions for living a life:

Pay attention.

Be astonished.

Tell about it.

Mary Oliver's words encourage me to continue painting what I see outside my door, here in Michigan's  upper peninsula. She writes. I paint. It all works to bring attention to how amazing it is to watch the natural world around us.  

 

 

 

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