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

Dear Life, Yesterday I doubled over in pain while working in my studio. The rumble in my stomach stopped all work. A student friend offered help. Her presence calmed me. After a brief time all was well. I took medication to counteract the side effects of oral chemo med. This scenario was my one of my fears. How do I navigate the realities of cancer treatment while doing my best to go to school and work in the studio. Grateful I made it through the pain and fear with the help of a friend. A moment at a time, a day at a time, I live in grace.
Yours Truly, Pamela Markoya

Acrylic on Paper 12″ x 9″ 04.10.2024

Dear Life, My bloodwork is good so my oncologist made a change in treatment: no injection. Today I have 9 – 2 infusion and then will go to the studio. Installing a new piece in the hallway: large painting and drawing with thin plastic draping behind them. A fellow student, Rocio Rodriguez, is helping. The plastic moves as people walk by. Experimenting. Eclipsing.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose

Acrylic on Canvas 12″ x 9″ 03.08.2024

Dear Life, The weather cannot decide if it’s Spring or Winter. Feels like, looks like, and shouts like a seasonal argument. Oh, I do look forward to warmer days, sunshine, and no wind. Santa Fe upon waking: clouds and 34 degrees. Sun is waiting to make an appearance. I had to express this as a one-off painting. The weather is on my bones! The blood nurses will be in my veins, then to studio. Enjoy this day and everything in it including the weather!
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose

Acrylic on Paper 12″ x 9″