Dear Life, Today ends the semester and we have final critiques. I’ve had a productive four months in my campus studio. Daily practice of making art produced over a 150 paintings, collages, and drawings: two books of 30 paintings each, two exhibits including the Inside/Out Project. Now I am moving into a new theme: We Are Nature, We Are Wonder. I am grateful and happy to be an artist.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Acrylic Ink, Watercolor Crayon & Salt on Mineral Paper 05.01.2026
Dear Life, PetScan is clear. I stopped treatment one year ago. The chemo port in my chest will be removed surgically in the next few weeks. I am grateful beyond words. The cancer journey is not traveled alone. Thank you all for the love and support.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Acrylic Ink and Salt on Mineral paper 05.o3.2026
Dear Life, PetScan report on first reading looks good. I will go over it on Tuesday with oncologist. Relief comes with the feeling of exhaustion due to days of anticipation. Also, the scan requires an injection of chemicals that takes my body 48 plus hours to process. Feeling more like myself today. I am grateful for my resilient body and all of your prayers.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Acrylic Ink on Mineral Paper 04.26.2026
Dear Life, Hung twenty pieces of my current work for a critique: paintings, collages, drawings, and transfers. The Inside-Out project speaks to the cancer journey I have been on for five years. My paintings inspired by Chagall’s Daphnis and Chloe lithographs, reflect my romantic Spirit, rising up as I experience better health. The work demonstrates the breadth, depth, and range of my creative abilities. I have processed a lot of feelings in the past 3 months. Thank you for being with me.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Dear Life, Happy Thanksgiving to family and friends everywhere. We are connected in Spirit!
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Collage and Painting 11.01.25
Dear Life, Woke early to the sound of rain, unusual in Santa Fe. Music to the ears and nourishment to the earth. It is snowing on the mountains. The Ski Resort is doing a happy dance. They plan to open on Thanksgiving. Dense clouds are close to the ground creating a mystical feel. Today, I will bake to celebrate a friend’s good news: the chemotherapy is working. Let there be chocolate cake with whipped cream and a game of cards!
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Collage and Painting 11.04.2025
Dear Life, In 2021, after 6 months of chemo, a cancer biopsy was done between my heart and lung. The doctor had difficulty and said, “I will try one more time. I don’t want to hit your heart because it will bleed out. But if I hit the lung, we can repair and inflate it”. The third attempt was successful. No bleeding and lungs breathing. The biopsy confirmed Lymphoma cells had spread. More chemotherapy, stem cell replacement, clinical trial, more chemo. Today I am healthy, heart beating, still breathing, living gratefully a day at a time.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Heart Painting 24″x’18” 10.17.25
Dear Life, My life is a day at a time, a season at a time, a daily page of people, places and things. And there are seasonal events that appear such as, First Day of School. I happily take a page out of last year’s Love Letters and return to campus today. I have the first draft of the “Love Letters to Life” book in my hands. There is work to be done in order for it to be ready for the world but I am smiling to see the pages of my life in print. Let’s live a new one!
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Dear Life, An uplifting evening with Sting in Phoenix, remembering we shine brighter with time. Beautiful and creative spirits. We are one in love.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
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