Dear Life, I flew home yesterday after a great vacation in Arizona where I visited a childhood friend. It was a short but perfect stay. We uplifted Esther’s home and hair. Got the energy flowing. Today I am ready to uplift the energy in my living space. With my feet on the ground, I affirm, Movement Is Life.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Above The Clouds 05.16.2024
Dear Life, Completed Major Projects class. I displayed 20 drawings and 20 paintings along with two large drawings made in 5 weeks. It was the first time I saw all the work together. It went up and came down in 30 minutes. Received strong, positive feedback. Another body of work will begin next week. Today bloodwork and oncologist appointment then tomorrow a 5 hour infusion treatment and art opening. The life of an artist and cancer patient intermingled, continuous and carried by grace.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
PRM Drawings and Paintings 05.06.2024
Dear Life, May is my birthday month. I feel reflective. I am re-minded of the good life I’ve had as an artist working in studios and institutions. This week I complete first semester of classes at the community college. Critiques are Monday and Tuesday. Then Wednesday and Thursday bloodwork, oncologist, and infusion. Today I’m going to an Art Studio Tour then eat dinner and play cards with the “Sharks”. Art, friendship, fun, and life.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Collage and Paint PRM
Dear Life, There’s a lot of activity in my drawings and paintings. My creative energy is expressive. My body feels healthy. My mind is mostly cooperative. It does like to pick up a “topic” and run it around the field a few times. Ah, the active mind of a Gemini! I was awake with the sunrise feeling positive anticipation. What new “invitations” will be offered today? I wholeheartedly say YES to Life.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Acrylic Painting 12″ x 9″ 04.24.2024
Dear Life, I have a wall of 18 drawing and paintings in my studio. I call them Energy Portraits. Yesterday two friends visited and stood in front of the work looking. I wondered, “What do they see or feel?” Today I ask myself the same question. Art is an expression of creativity from a source greater than me. I am but the channel. Each person has a unique experience, as I do, when we look. I don’t really see the work until I’ve stood in front of it a day away from making it. Spirit speaks through me. Human experience speaks to me. It is a curious life, isn’t it?
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Acrylic on Paper 12″ x 9″ 04.26.2024
Dear Life, I am swimming in creativity and post-med energy. I am grateful for my life, a demanding and joyful journey.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Acrylic Painting on Paper 12″ x 9″ 04.22.2024
Dear Life, I am grateful for the planet Earth, my home and my responsibility to care for with respect. Thank You, Earth, for the resources, elements, minerals, mountains, rivers, oceans, plains, fields, forests, creatures, vegetation, plants, and all the amazing, beautiful life living here. I am in deep appreciation.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Acrylic on Paper 12″ x 9″
Dear Life, Virginia King, and I visited SITE SF last Sunday. Terrific exhibits. Santa Fe peeps get in to see! A site guide showed VK around as I sat then lay on a bench outside. There’s a beautiful bench in courtyard that I enjoyed resting on while looking at the sky. The visit didn’t miss a beat. VK saw the art inside while I viewed a mural and nature’s art outside. Navigating chemo meds sometimes requires getting horizontal wherever I am. Life on life’s terms.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Virginia King and PRM at SITE SF, Santa Fe, NM 04.14.2024
Dear Life, On Monday in Major Projects class, I gave a brief presentation of my current work. An artist and curator were invited to give feedback. Their comments were positive. I continue to enjoy participating in classes and having a studio on the campus of Santa Fe Community College. This offers new opportunities for my work to be seen and for me to meet new people, see new art and be inspired. I live with cancer and appreciate that everyone is dealing with some unseen issue. We do this thing LIFE better together.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
PRM Presentation 04.15.2024
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