Tag Archives: flowers

Carol’s Amaryllis

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Moon Ventures

Here is my recent oil painting, a 24×24 named “Carol’s Amaryllis” (sold). Each painting I complete is my favorite and they are all difficult to relinquish to new homes. But I also feel quite honored that other’s find beauty and … Continue reading →

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The Red Iris – Oil Painting

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Moon Ventures

This 36″x36″ oil painting of a red iris is the largest I have painted. I enjoyed the challenge of enlarging the size and still maintaining the correct perspective. I painted this especially for a spot in our family room, which … Continue reading →

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Thought

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Moon Ventures

  Thought, like the seed, germinates and comes forth, like the tree, in the form of an idea. It then waits like the fruit to be eaten. —Phineas P. Quimby

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Create Your Life

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Moon Ventures

Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. – George Bernard Shaw Create the beautiful blossom not the prickly, thorny thistle. Have a wonderful day!

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Perfection

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Moon Ventures

Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. – Lao-tzu

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Beauty Within

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Moon Ventures

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Earth Laughing

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Moon Ventures

  The earth laughs in flowers. – Ralph Waldo Emerson I will be the gladdest thing under the sun.  I will touch a hundred flowers and not pick one.
– Edna St. Vincent Millay

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Wildflower Visitor

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Moon Ventures

Like a great poet, Nature knows how to produce the greatest effects with the most limited means. ~ Heinrich Heine To view more wildflowers, go to Moon Ventures Blog button above.

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Busy Bee and the Wildflower

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Moon Ventures

The busy bee has no time for sorrow. 
~ William Blake To see more wildflowers please click on Moon Ventures Blog shortcut above.

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Wealth of Beauty

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Moon Ventures

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life. – Henry David Thoreau

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