Enlightenment

In the very center of it all is understanding. A breath of fresh air to my inner workings of conflict and chaos. I am realizing a sense of calm and I love the color blue. I enjoy circles and in this particular piece of digital artwork I am feeling peaceful. The contrast of colors and the forming of ideas is exciting to me and I always enjoy looking back on what I have allowed the creation of. My pattern work is somewhat of a mystery to me and when I am in a space to create them I feel that they are almost creating themselves. Colors moving through my hands and heart in order to display their beauty to the world. This partcular image was a revelation and I hope that you enjoy it.

“Colorful Seahorse”

Mixed Media Art

Sharon Cummings

2014

I know today is all about 911 and that most people will be talking about that horrific event in American History.  It is burned into my memory mainly because I had a little girl in kindergarten at the time and I can recall vividly rushing to her school with all of the other panicked moms.  Hugging my Muslim friends who had removed their Hijabs out of fear of attack.  It was indeed awful.  Explaining that to a child was beyond comprehension.

So today I take you back to my kindergarten year and good memories that I hope will make you smile on this day.  I grew up the first half of my childhood on Siesta Key, FL.  We did not have an ocean view as we were not wealthy, but a very modest home on one of the side streets.  Right next…

My two newest paintings have just been listed on the site Ugallery. One is a landscape painting with some texture the other is a limited color palette figure painting. I enjoyed painting the figure one the most. I wasn’t sure where it was going with it at first but found myself loving the bright yellow (a colour that is not often one I choose). I had intended to paint something multi coloured that day but the yellow appealed to me so much I stuck with it. I titled this one “Hope and Flowers” and it is available here

Yesterday I started another figure painting and fell in love with the white background and chalky look of it. I’m still playing around with this one but have pretty much decided to leave the white intact, I find it has a very feminine and airy look to it. I’m almost certain…

“Wise Guy”

Colorful Owl Art

Mixed Media Painting

Sharon Cummings

2014

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A  short time lapse and mix of lightning photography images  from the 2014 Colorado extreme weather thunderstorm season.  Storm catcher, photographer Bo Insogna,  http://www.TheLightningMan.com –  Music by Mozart.  Please excuse the quality of the images,  youtube compression. Also please visit the web site for high quality striking photography images.

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FISH STICK

Deadliest Catch or Fish on a Stick? by Jo Ann Tomaselli

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Catching itty-bitty catfish by net may not be as dangerous or exciting as the antics of the crew in the hit TV show ‘Deadliest Catch’ but in a small Cambodian river village on the Mekong Delta, catching fish consumes a major part of the daily work day.

By sunrise the village women and the men are floating small wooden boats down the river and, carrying large nets attached to poles, they drag the net through the water to scoop up the fish and dump them into the hull of the boat. On a good day, the boat is near sinking from the weight of the catch.

At home in the village, those too old to fish are building fires & youngsters are whittling skewers. The women have…

Wistful White Wedded Bliss

Another lily from my garden. Perfectly normal and totally beautiful to me. I love the soft white of these beauties and the way that there are spots of bright pink in the center. They almost remind me of freckles and it makes me smile. The sweet smell of an oriental lily is one of my favorite flower scents and this one was a joy to breathe deeply of. I hope you enjoy my flower and have a wonderful day. Namaste…..

“Never Forgotten”

Rainbow Bridge Pet Art

Mixed Media

Sharon Cummings

2014

As Summer comes to an end I find myself reflecting on all of the beautiful animals that have touched my life over the years.  I’ve lost birds, pigs, goats, cats, fish and dogs. For me the greatest losses have come with the beautiful Great Danes we have adopted in the last 12 years.  We bring in rescues.  They are an amazing breed with so much love and devotion. Unfortunately, their lifespans are very short averaging 7-8 years. Two left us due to bone cancer, which is common in this large breed, especially the males.  Our time with them was way too short, but the love they gave made it worth it.  Others made it to ripe old ages of up to 11 years.  I still think of all of them every day.  They are never forgotten…

“Mogo” the black…