21 Replies to “Retreat”

  3. thedogwalkinggardener – I love dogs and currently do not have any, so I am a dog-mommy when I can be. Gardening is my passion. I've always loved birds and I'm learning a bit at a time from all the Birders that I meet. Swan Lake is my second home! .
    Anne-Marie says:

    lovely .. your words paint a picture …

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  7. Gretchen Del Rio – Crestline, California, USA – I first discovered the magic of water based colors when many years ago I began to paint with procion dyes on silk. I loved the unexpected quality of the process. It was so exciting to never be sure what the colors and water would combine to produce. It seemed as though the medium had its own passion. Painting with watercolors and paper is much the same. I love the color combinations and separations that occur spontaneously as the color floats on the water. You can never totally predict what effect will result. If you try to control the medium too much, your painting will be very tight losing its aliveness. The artist must be bold and decisive or the work will not be clear and fresh. It is really like a dance. It becomes a controlled folly in knowing when to let go and when to take charge of the direction that the painting is taking. The images that I paint reflect my emotions and are expression of my life experience. They are not extensively planned, but rather evolve as the painting progresses. I am always surprised by the end result since it comes into being because of what the medium and emotion has suggested. The paintings are from my heart and I always fall in love with the subject. I believe that we are all connected and, if an image touches you, it is because we all have the same heart even though our paths may be different. Most of all, painting what I paint makes me happy. The paintings are my own path unfolding. They are an opening door for me and contain my own passion for life.
    Gretchen Del Rio says:

    This is very much like my abode and it is a retreat. You have described it entirely.

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    1. Your art reflects the beauty of the place you live in – there is such balance and serenity in your images.

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  8. Sarah – Mild-mannered administrative assistant by day, milder-mannered cartoonist by night, Sarah lives in Connecticut with her TV critic spouse, their energetic pup, and several hard to kill plants.
    Sarah says:

    Thanks for liking my painting! And that place seems so idyllic…

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  12. B_Momof3 – Most recently, I'm working on surviving the Covid-19 pandemic while single parenting three children (born in 2007, 2009, and 2013); one with special needs. I primarily blog about my oldest child's many diagnoses (ODD, DMDD, ADHD Combined Type, anxiety and depression, and high functioning autism) and how we manage life on a day to day basis. I also have an old blog that navigated recovering from an abusive marriage (free since 2012), another on eMarketing (a project for my MA in Publishing and Writing from Emerson College c/o 2013), and as of recently, a blog dedicated to children's stories.
    Jet Wiksten says:

    Wish I were where this was taken…

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  16. chrisbkm – Chris Morrison was born on the north shore of Lake Superior and currently lives by the Atlantic on the north shore of Nova Scotia, Canada.
    chrisbkm says:

    Simply. Lovely blog.

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  17. tachr – I am an artist, mostly in painting. I want to show Gods presence in life and His creation. I write about God, Jesus and the life with Them. Welcome! God's peace!
    tachr says:

    Looks like a wonderful place where I would surely feel good.

    Thanks for the liking on my blog. All your photos are really nice.

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  18. chiaratanzi – My name's Chiara Tanzi, I'm 23. I have a Bachelor Degree in Photography achieved with the greatest mark in Italy 110/110. I have the cutest kitty Ayra :3
    chiaratanzi says:

    Wow, definitively a place in which I’d love to live (:

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  19. harulawordsthatserve – I want my life to be an expression of the very best within me, to be a joy and a service to all those around me AND I'm still exploring how to do that with full integrity. Writing and spending time alone in nature are my greatest soul food and it is that soul which I wish to bring life to - that part of me that has been gifted and inspired by a source beyond my comprehension and yet which I feel very close to at times of need and openess when I can simply be and receive.
    harulawordsthatserve says:

    What a beautiful place, I want to be there – and your words are beautiful, touching, deeply evocative…I LOVE woodpeckers, for them I would always open the door:-)
    Thanks for the visit and the like – I’m honoured…

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  20. I can imagine all the peacefulness here, broken only by the sound of birds, the wind in the trees, the crunch of leaves underfoot as squirrels and other creatures move about the woods.

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