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LATEST ARTICLES ( 460 )

• Night Thinker

  Here is “Night Thinker,” a painting I created after sudden inspiration, which is leading me in an exciting new direction! I am hesitant to call it a new series... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2016 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Moonlit Flight

  This painting is called “Moonlit Flight.” Everything about it is shimmery, silvery, glowing. A gigantic full moon in a bright starry sky rises behind the Tree o... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2016 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Perched in Moonlight

  Here is another variation on the same theme as my last painting, Night Birds. “Perched in Moonlight.” The moon in this one is full and bright, its light... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2016 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Night Birds

  This is the nocturnal version of my last painting, Morning Birds. Here, the tree is bathed in silvery moonlight. The sky is deep blue and the ground is red clay... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2016 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Morning Birds

  

  Good morning! Spring is truly here now, and my Spring Sale is fast approaching. This new painting is called “Morning Birds.” Morning Birds. Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2016 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Thrilling Lookout

  This painting is called “A Thrilling Lookout.” The tree is so huge, and the birds are so huge in contrast to the size of the human, that to me this feels like i... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2016 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Giant Moon

  ! This painting of an impossibly large full moon rising in the background of the Tree of Life has set me off on a tangent to explore this theme more. Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2016 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Gilded Breeze

  “Gilded Breeze.” The gold-toned tree is luminescent and ornate. Gilded Breeze. 16″ x 12″, Oil on Canvas, © 2016 Cedar Lee For me, the suggestion of... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2016 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Roots of the Mother Tree

  This is one of my favorite new paintings: Roots of the Mother Tree. I call it the “mother tree” because it’s the same tree from my painting, “Mother,” whose... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2016 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Misty Night

  I had this image in my mind of a blue-violet evening, a young tree losing the last of its autumn leaves, with delicately swirling white mist moving all around... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2016 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Alone in the World

  

  “Alone in the World.” The Tree of Life reaches out in every direction, the symbol shown here in its totality. An utterly dramatic, gigantic full moon rises... Read more

  Posted on 29 February 2016 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dog Portrait: Zoey in the Snow

  

  A family member recently contacted me after his friend’s dog, Zoey, passed away. He commissioned this painting as a gift for his grieving friend, to have as a... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2016 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sunrise

  

  . This is the same tree from my painting, “Mother.” This time the graceful mother tree stands alone, with no human visitors at this time. All night long, the... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2016 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ocean Wind

  This painting is thrilling to me! “Ocean Wind.” It is sunset, the sky brilliant red, pink and yellow, the sun about to dip away behind the horizon of the... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2016 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Lesson

  

  This painting is called “The Lesson.” The branches of the Tree of Life spread in a graceful arc, leafy green across a clear sky. Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2016 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Finding Gold

  This painting is called “Finding Gold.” A forest of tall trees with varying shades of reddish bark parts to reveal this single golden-toned tree in the center,... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2016 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Wind in Your Hair

  This fun, whimsical painting is called “Wind in Your Hair.” A huge tree and a woman both stand silhouetted by bright sunlight, wind swirling around them. Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2016 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Bluebirds

  This painting, Bluebirds, tells an ambiguous story. The viewer can fill in the details, but I will let you know my own thoughts. Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2016 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Spring Eagle, Tree, Flowers, Moon

  

  Two new little paintings for you today! This one is called Spring Eagle. This little blossoming tree stands high on a hillside thrumming with color. Our... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2016 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Mother

  I call this painting “Mother.” The two little figures have come to visit this gigantic, ancient Tree of Life…the “mother tree.” It looks to me like they are on ... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2016 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION