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Love Letter to Life 05.29.2025 Phoenix Rising

| Pamela Markoya

Dear Life, Up at sunrise to be on early flight to Phoenix where I will visit childhood friend, Esther Kelbaugh, for the weekend. We will enjoy walking and talking, eating and shopping, and dancing with Sting at his concert Sunday. I smile and flow with the joy of living!
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose

Love Letter to Life 05.23.2025 Happy Me

| Pamela Markoya

Dear Life, Today I celebrate 72 revolutions around the sun. I thank family and friends for all your love and support, and am grateful to my Higher Power and Life Force. I have lived beyond several expiration dates in the dance with cancer. Today, I celebrate life.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose

Love Letter to Life 05.18.2025 New Roads

| Pamela Markoya

Dear Life, Campus studio is moved home. No classes this summer. In recent paintings, I see pathways weaving throughout imagery. I am preparing for my Summer Road Trip. June and July will be a time of inner and outer reflection; new experiences of landscape, people, places, things, emotions. I will continue my daily writing and art practices. Journals and an art kit are easy to pack. I am practicing disciple with clothing. Do not empty my entire closet into the back of White Angel! Travel Light!
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose

Watercolor on Yupo Paper 04.16.2025

Love Letter to Life 05.14.2025 Lighten Up

| Pamela Markoya

Dear Life, I visited New Mexico in 1990. This photo said, “your life is about to change”. I was living and working in New York City with no intention of moving but LIFE had other ideas. June 1991, my job at Fashion Institute of Technology ended. I took a leap of faith and decided to checkout Santa Fe. I shipped books and art supplies. Everything else was gifted to a young couple who were moving into NYC. Paying it forward. I landed in my Soul’s Home. Today, I smile as I remember. Lighten Up.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose

PRM at Ojo Caliente, 1990

Love Letter to Life 05.11.2025 Happy Mother’s Day!

| Pamela Markoya

Dear Life, Happy Me! I was reunited with my daughter in 2020 after she was released for adoption in 1968. After 50 years of searching, I put my DNA on Ancestry.com. Tracy found me the on the same day I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Lymphoma. Mother love surged through me and my life force has defied the odds. I am here, healthy, and celebrating our love. Another gift: my mother got to meet Tracy and have a relationship before Mom died in Aug 2024. To all mother’s and families, miracles happen. Keep the faith and love one another. Feeling lucky!
Your’s Truly, Pamela Rose

Love Letter to Life 05.09..2025 A Promise

| Pamela Markoya

Dear Life, “I promise never to leave my voice and heart in the past again”. This “promise” was painted five years ago. I am going through my storage bins, remembering the past is necessary for self-awareness. Letting go is essential for moving forward. Found some treasures that now have a place in my home. Other things, as beautiful as they are, can be a gifted treasure for someone else. I am blossoming.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose

Love Letter to Life 05.06.2025 Stormy Weather

| Pamela Markoya

Dear Life, We have had days of storm fronts moving through New Mexico with hail, rain, wind, flooding, and cold temps. Woke to 35 degrees, rain, and gray sky. The precipitation is needed to prevent fires and drought so we are grateful. Feels like a stay-under-the-covers day!. But I have to rally, get out of bed, and go to last workshop, Creative Expressions. Energy Portraits illustrate the weather and my wet attitude. Suit up and show up.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose

Watercolor and Ink on Yupo Paper 05.02.2025

Love Letter to Life 04.28.2025 Upcoming Changes

| Pamela Markoya

Dear Life, I am in the final three weeks of having a studio on the campus of Santa Fe Community College. By May 18th, I have to move everything on campus to home studio. Last Friday, I began the inventory process of all the work I created since January 2024. Very productive time and inspiring to be in the SFCC community. This summer, I will be on the road visiting family and friends. All changes work together to create new experiences of living. Letting go and letting life move me forward.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose

Watercolor and Ink on Yupo Paper 04.14.2025