Artist-Mom

The Plan

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I am declaring Mommy Mental Health Morning and officially taking the morning off. I devised this plan at 5:30 am when I realized my brain was swimming in needless debates about everything insignificant detail of my life as a mother. Why this running mental commentary on what to bring for snack for baseball? Because I clearly need the morning off. The plan is to deliver the kids safely to the school system that I so trust and depend on and to return home to maternal anarchy. I will get a second cup of coffee, a good book and carefully navigate my way through the mine field of tinkertoys, dinosaurs, and green army men strewn across the floor to the couch. There I will move the angry birds, legos, and green army men to one side and find a corner for myself.... barricading myself with pillows if need be. I want to read and maybe play in the studio after that in ways that my inner task-maker would consider unproductive. And I plan on enjoying it.


To Do List

Reflecting My Place In This World

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Elaine Gray and Sara Segal did this video of me and my work back in 2005. I thought it was high time I post it where it could be seen! Many thanks again to Elaine and Sara for all their hard work. I still love it and am filled with gratitude!!


Thank you again to the class that came to Arts on Douglas Gallery for my artist's talk. Maybe this video can provide you with more information for your papers. Thanks again to Trish for teaching such a great class! The world needs more Art Appreciation!!

Welcome to Spring

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After a week of serious computer time, I have finally finished a massive spring cleaning of my web site!! I have organized it better, dusted off the cob webs, installed a search bar and of course put some new work on it like this piece, As You Go. 



I also posted photos of my show at Arts on Douglas Gallery, Part of the Process: Paintings by Christine Peloquin. Thanks to all those who came to the opening! Join me March 23rd for an Artist's Talk at the Gallery at 11am.




Miracles

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Miracles, 8" x 16"


Healthy, 8" x 16"


Presents Given, 8" x 16"

Quote of the Day:

"When we say; 'You are creators, you think we are talking about creating furniture, or creating houses, or creating empires, or creating relationships. That isn't what we talk about when we talk about creating. We are talking about the creating of your state of being.

And when you have understood that, and are giving that your dominant attention, than all of the physical trappings of this Universe will fall into alignment in such glorious fashion that you will amaze even yourself. You cannot do it with action. It is through focusing upon how you want to feel."   --Esther Hicks/Abraham

Bounty

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I recently ordered a mystery box of old papers and got a box full of play money. These tough economic times have brought most artists I know to their knees and I, for one, would love to once again hear that phrase "the check's in the mail." So what an ironic gift to get a box of play money! What a perfect time to paint about money fears and to dig up my old copy of Simple Abundance. "Transforming every 'what will I do?' into 'what can I do?' fuels your fiscal creativity, restoring a sense of peace as you pursue prosperity," says the brilliant Sarah Ban Breathnach on October 24 (if you're following along.)  So even though I can't pay the phone bill with monopoly money, I can continue to do what I do and hope for the best. And as Sarah states "Above all, follow Janis Joplin's advice: 'Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got." Bounty

Secret Hope

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Patty Griffin has this fantastic song called Nobody's Cryin'. She says the song is about everyone hanging on during the weird changing times in our world.  I can't get the song out of my head!  I listened to the whole album over and over as I painted this one.

 "...may the voices inside you that fill you with dread
Make the sound of thousands of angels instead"

Art is my therapy and here is another session. And something in me believes I am meant to share it.  Secret Hope.

Creating Your Own

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...happiness. I can create my own happiness was the lesson I learned during my trip to Greece over a decade ago. I remember the timing of the lesson well because of the precious photos that were taken on that trip. You could see it on our faces. I'm so grateful for the snap shots. Especially yesterday when I painted this one. I needed to remember. I need to share. That is why I am an artist. I need to re-create. Creating Your Own