BRIDGET&#39;S BIRTHDAY SURPRISE.......

Thursday, November 13, 2014

BRIDGET'S BIRTHDAY SURPRISE.......

….was planned by lovely Maria Baird. That meant my shopping for the perfect gift at Bloomingdale’s with tremendous help from Sedik Tarvirdian. This woman is pure gold!

See…..

O.K., back to Friday night and the main event. Evvy, our hostess, was hard at work when I arrived. She prepared an entire Thanksgiving dinner all by herself, did the decorations, frosted the cake and out did Martha Stuart as a Domestic Goddess!

Here’s the cake, awaiting it’s big moment! This was a team effort. Maria baked the cake and as I mentioned, Evvy frosted it!

Kristen was also early and a far better help in the kitchen than I.

The table was beautiful….

And the dinner…..perfection. I have to say Evvy’s stuffing is even better than mine.

O.K., everythings ready so Evvy can catch her breath with little Body.

SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!

I mean really….surprise!!! Evvy even made this darling floral crown for Bridget.

Get the Kleenex….

A big hug for sweet Diana.

Adorable Christy!

Christy’s precious son Wyatt…….

I think Maria’s beautiful poem was almost too much for our girl who nearly lost it all over again!….

Maria, you’re just lovely!

And Paloma is the cutest by far!!!

Let’s hear it for the cake…..Make a wish Birthday Girl!

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Introduction

There is no avoiding the pull of the internet, the blogs, the YouTube imaginings. It's as if we're all 'On the Road' with Jack Kerouac each in our own world of meanderings. When we tell someone to 'get a life' it might be a bit difficult when you're dragged into other people's 24/7.

I've come to realize two foundational principals, there are no accidents and everyone has a purpose. More and more I'm desiring everyone to come into a full realization of their purpose as we all find our way on this little jewel of a planet.

For me, as a professional 'Western style artist', I stumbled into Chinese Brush Painting after a trip in 1980 to Monet's home/garden. Seeing all of his collection of Japanese woodblock prints was an ahh haa moment for me and when I returned to the States I started painting in the Chinese manner and never looked back. The first year was extremely painful for me as I felt that I should be able to master the technique since I was a 'trained' artist. Not a chance ... that just gets in your way.

Now, after teaching close to 3,000 students and having my book 'The Ch'i of the Brush' published by Watson Guptill, I can say that every one of my students does better their first day than I did my first year! Why? Because I insist that they leave their critical parent outside and just enjoy the journey, respecting the work that they do. I never let anyone throw anything away because that just ingrains frustration and defeat.

We really only begin to learn when we stop and figure out how to 'save' a painting. It works every time.I am so proud of my students, their receptivity and eagerness to express themselves is a continuing blessing for me.So, back to finding your purpose. Perhaps it starts with realizing 'it's not about me'. It so easy to want our needs met and to filter everything thru this attitude. When we realize that we're here to be of benefit to every life that we touch the universe really provides the ways and means.

The best part is that it's really exciting to not have yourself on your mind all the time!I'm re-reading a wonderful book about authenticity and in my next meandering I'll tell you about it. In the meantime I'd love to hear about your journey and am here to answer any and all questions about Chinese Brush Painting.