"Basket Case"
2010, oil on panel,  6 x 6

The subjects I choose to paint embrace those special  moments in life. The slowing down to stop and smell the roses, to feel the pleasure of sunshine warming the  skin or the silky  touch of  my kitty-cat kissing bare ankles.  I find myself returning to these subjects again and again, like comfort food.  I know specifically how the cat's fur, warmed by the sun would feel if I touched it. I know the damp, musky smell of the stone flower pot that the flowers have their feet planted in.  It is a way for me to connect to these things, a touchstone of the goodness of life.  They fit me like a well worn coat. 
                                                                                                                                                                    ~Dreama