Dear Life, “Out of a mountain of despair, a stone of hope.” These words from Martin Luther King Jr’s 1963 speech in Washington DC. More questions than answers rise out of the state of my heart on this day. There is much to do in order to turn darkness to light, despair to hope. Be the peace. Take the high road. Lean into love and be an agent of change. Please join me on this march for freedom.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Ink Painting on Yupo Paper
Dear Life, All those mark-makings interest me. I see the graphite drawings and paintings as geological imprints and maps of a human being that happens to be me. Keeps my interest in returning to the studio in order to get a glimpse of what’s up. Is that odd? At least I can say, it keeps me out of trouble.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Dear Life, Thank you for all the positive vibes. My body responds with health and my heart with love. We are connected in Spirit while we travel this journey called Life.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Ink on Yupo Paper
Dear Life, Slept in. Deep and restful. Woke to a light covering of snow in Santa Fe. I feel grateful to have a warm and quiet home, peaceful and loving relationships, strong and resilient body, creative and thriving life after five years of living with cancer. Thank You Higher Power and Community.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Graphite Drawing, Energy Portrait 01.10.2025
Dear Life, Friends are being displaced due to fires and toxic air in LA. Thousands of people and animals are on the move. The ravages of climate disturbances and war are disrupting so many lives throughout the world. I feel the unrest. I make art and pray. I help how and where I can. I remember to be kind to everyone.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Graphite Drawing and Tempera Painting 1.09.2025
Dear Life, I quietly pray while wildfires rage in California. My love goes out to all beings under the siege of fire, ash, smoke and displacement.
Here are yesterday’s Energy Portraits.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Graphite Drawing and Tempera Painting 01.08.2025
Dear Life, I appreciate the Graphite Energy Portraits as a daily check-in. I see them as I do x-rays and serving the same purpose: an imprint of my-self in a moment in time. I hang the drawings in my studio and after a week can see patterns, intensities, the behaviors of the marks. A musician does this with notes, a writer with words, a dancer with movements. We all do this all day making all our different marks. How are you making your marks today?
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Graphite Drawing 01.07.2025
Dear Life, Returned to my Santa Fe Community College campus. All is quiet except for a few staff and custodians. Classes begin January 21st but I have access to studio and facilities. I sat and enjoyed my space and work. Good to be there. I walked a few loops throughout the indoor corridors. Baby, it’s cold outside so I’m grateful for the warmth within me, my home, and the college. I did my first “Energy Portrait” of 2025. Hello.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Energy Portrait Graphite on Paper 1.06.25
Dear Life, Here is my (MANIFEST)O
Listen and Hear // Look and See // Feel and Perceive // Witness and Reflect // Follow Intuition // Focus, Structure and Community // Participate // Live in Creative Currency // We Each Have A Unique Creative Voice Beyond Measure // Use It
Pamela Markoya (c) 2025.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Desktop Collage 01.03.2025
