The Language of Roses and Ace Hardware :)

Roses and glass..of old © Morri (Susan Morrison Sims) acrylic/canvas 11″ x !2″ (double click on image to zoom) :) The rose speaks of love silently, in a language known only to the heart. ~Author Unknown Hello Dear Hearts…Isn’t this the most beautiful quote ever!! If anyone knows the author please share it with me. [...]

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Wild Rain Lilies…useless?

wild rain lilies in a jar acrylic/canvas 24″x32″ (click on image twice to zoom. :) ~~ Remember, the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and lilies for instance. ~John Ruskin, The Stones of Venice , 1851 ~~ Hello my little pretties. :) I hope all is good in your worlds. [...]

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The Messenger and Curiosity

~The Messenger~ oil/canvas 24″x30″ (click on image to enlarge) Man is the messenger who forgot the message. ~Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907-1972) Hello everyone I hope your week was a pleasant one! I don’t think this will be a long post, but we’ll see what evolves. eh,eh,eh Isn’t this simply a divine quote! Oh how I [...]

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Following the pathless path

the pathless path “unfinished” acrylic on canvas (click on image to enlarge) I see my path, but I don’t know where it leads. Not knowing where I’m going is what inspires me to travel it. ~Rosalia de Castro 1837-1885 Good afternoon dear hearts I hope all is good in your worlds. I only have a [...]

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Stepping into the light.

Come into the light yeah, be the one you’re born to be come into the light wake up from your lonely sleep the shadows can conceal what the heart longs to heal come into the light…     ~Alice Peacock singer (song: Who Am I)     This arcylic (24 X 32) was a fun quick study of glass bottles with [...]

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“The Journey” the story of a painting (art shows and life/art lessons learned)

The Journey ©Morri (susan morrison “Morri” Sims) SOLD /prints available acrylic / canvas (click on image to enlarge) Hello Lovelies, this is a long post…better get yourself a cup of coffee / tea, or pour yourself a glass of wine. :) I posted about this painting The Journey before. I wrote a couple of short [...]

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Seeking magic beyond the door

acrylic /canvas ~~ Every wall is a door. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~ Hello darlings, I found myself facing what I thought was a wall…and once again unbeknown to me it really was a door. How many times will I put myself through this before I get it??? :O Viewing this painting with the quote in mind is pretty self explanatory. Of [...]

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MESSAGES

__________________________________________________________________________ Spirit Crows…messengers of change. This is a mixed media piece on masonite board. The whole piece is much, much larger, but i zoomed in on the crows. They were born of white pastel which i chose for it’s ghostly quality…it can disappear with a slight touch. Why the crows? Well, i have crows in a lot of my work because i have always been intrigued by them, and count them among [...]

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Happiness….hmmm?

Dear Hearts, This quote by Thich Nhat Hanh is now among my favorites, and i wanted to share it with you: If you want happiness to bloom within you…. simply water the seeds. ~~ ~Thich Nhat Hanh Hmmm. What denotes happiness, and how does one water the seeds? My thoughts from my heart and on [...]

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The Call..it is time.

The Call  II ..it is time 24″ x 32″ acrylic on canvas   (click on image to enlarge) Dear Hearts, Well, I wanted to post something sooner, but I have been a little under the weather with a cold.  I can’t remember the last time I had a cold, and this was not the way I had planned to begin [...]

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