Dear Life, Today is the Life Celebration of my dear friend, Virginia King. Loved ones will gather in Nambe to share their memories. I am blessed to be amongst those who lived many moments with this inspirational and beautiful person, inside and out.
Virginia, the moments linger on in Spirit.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Acrylic Ink on Yupo Paper 04.20.2026
Dear Life, Woke with a mind full of thought tendrils. I reached for my daily spiritual reading: LET GO, LET GOD. Ah, that helped me to go from mind-full to mindful.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Acrylic Ink on Yupo Paper 03.24.2026
Dear Life, Painting helps me to identify root causes of feelings. My Spirit guides me through the journey of grief: loss of loved ones, life changes, and losses due to disease, cancer. Grief can come unannounced and take a seat at the table. It sits there quietly until I notice its shadow. Sorrow. Sadness. Pain. Anxiety. Fear.
Grief whispers, “Come sit with me. Do not be afraid. I am a part of you. I am seeking comfort and companionship. Do not abandon me. Be with me. Together we can heal.”
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Acrylic Ink on Yupo Paper 03.19.2026
Acrylic Ink on Yupo Paper
Dear Life, My campus studio is near this exhibit of my work and i can see through a window people stopping to look at the pieces. I smile. I make art and like to share my art. I talk about art and look at art. I think and dream about art. I guess this makes me an artist obsessed with art and who likes to spy on people!
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Dear Life, As I relaxed on the chaise lounge in my home studio, the golden light of sunset engulfed my work tables. I smiled and felt deep gratitude for the beauty, peace and solitude. In a world disrupted by major daily news, minor disagreements, and the sadness of taking down my Inside-Out exhibit, a refuge is appreciated. My Spirit needs to restore my body and mind. Gratitude for the Light.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Home Studio at the Golden Hour 04.17.2026
Dear Life, I have a new exhibit of 20 Energy Portraits – 10 paintings and 10 drawings – at Santa Fe Community College. This series, beginning in 2024, expresses being an artist living with cancer. The pieces document my “energy” going through chemotherapy and other cancer treatments. I am happy to see them again in a new light.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Dear Life, It is a powerful time, seasonally, spiritually, politically, globally. The winds of spring are stirring up my creative juices and need to center in the moment. On Easter morning, I painted this watercolor. There is new growth, buds blooming, people embracing their loved ones, traditions, and praying for peace in the face of wars with far-reaching affects. May we give one another much needed moments of connectedness.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Watercolor on Paper 04.05.2026
Pamela Rose Markoya 