C r e a t i v e W o n d e r

My blog has evolved into an international showcase of contemporary art. It is hard to believe how many talented artists are out there in the world today. I would never have known about them if I hadn't started this blog. Several artists have told me they use my blog for inspiration. Some folks have said they use my blog to relieve stress. I do tend to select the art work that brings about calm feelings to the viewer and the beauty of the world. It is as if I can feel the artists' spirit in the work that I select. I hope that in some way this blog helps artists all over the world to gain recognition as well as help them to sell their work.

Selecting the word 'link' at the bottom of post will take you to the artist's web site or a gallery who represents them.

Thank you to all of the fairly regular viewers from these countries:US, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Canada, Norway, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Finland, Mexico, Brazil, Russia, Switzerland, Pakistan, Hungary, Morocco, China, Moldova, Indonesia, New Zealand, Israel, Malta, Australia, Ukraine, Latvia, Denmark, Slovakia, Jamaica, Ecuador, Tunisia, Taiwan, the Netherlands, Belgium, India, Uganda, Singapore, Chile, South Africa, Turkey, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Philippines, Sweden, Serbia, South Korea, Japan, Lebanon, Iraq, Panama, the United Arab Emirates, the Bahamas, Argentina, Romania, Poland, The Isle of Man, Vietnam, Slovenia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Puerto Rico, Georgia, Estonia, Macedonia, Colombia, Iceland, Peru, Austria, Bulgaria, Thailand, Lithuania, Algeria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Greece, Montenegro, Myanmar, Mauritius, Iran, Qatar, Syria, Dominican Republic, Jordan, Azerbaijan, Nigeria, Honduras, Mongolia, Ghana, New Caledonia, Botswana, Belize, Tanzania, Guernsey, Cyprus, Barbados, Kenya, Anguilla, Trinidad and Tobago, Sri Lanka, Venezuela, Uruguay, Luxembourg, Gabon, Fiji, Costa Rica, Netherlands Antilles, Bolivia, Namibia, Brunei, Andorra, Libya, and Reunion.

C r e a t i v e W o n d e r

Sunday, May 27, 2012

To walk through the fields and forests to the ponds . . . colors of earth-tone jewels . . . mesmerizing . . . Brent McIntosh . Thornbury . Ontario . Canada

Watercolors that capture you . . . so very beautiful . . . exquisite . . . Giorgio Maria Griffa . Italy

Views that draw you in . . . so lovely . . . places to let your mind soar . . . Steven Thor Johanneson . Yamhill . Oregon

Saturday, May 26, 2012

The exquisite lands . . . the waters . . . so beautifully painted with pastels . . . Cindy House . Warner . New Hampshire

Awesome groups of trees . . . so very restful . . . beautiful . . . Robert Kwan . Canada

The vegetables . . . fruit . . . the kitchen . . . all so flavor rich and beautiful . . . Amy Weiskopf . New Orleans . Louisiana + Italy

Friday, May 25, 2012

Delicious still life paintings . . . idyllic landscapes . . . warm old world feelings . John C Traynor . West Swansey . New Hampshire

A delight interior . . . intriguing still lifes . . . and wistful flowers . . . all so lovely . . . Amaya Gurpide . Pamplona . Navarre . Spain

Amazing seas and heron . . . so very beautiful . . . Marilyn Corey . 1939 . 2007 . Kennebunk . Maine

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Cabbage with quail eggs . . . tea cups . . . onions with shallots . . . evocative presence and mood . . . beautiful . . . Rebecca Catherine Gray . Vancouver . Washington