I thought I would share with you why the Peace Sign was painted.  Back in August of 2010, Christina Varga of Varga's Gallery in Woodstock New York, wanted to do a project to join other artist together in promoting a time of peace.  The show was absolutely wonderful.  Everyone had different perspectives of expressing their peace sign and their views of that time either from their experience or from their awareness of the era.  I chose to convey the words and colors of the 60's.  The psychedelic bubble words as you can see that goes around the sign are those that were frequently used by the hippy generation and those that just loved to use the phrases!  Flower Power (brings me back to the sock-it-to me days with the show called:  Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In), Love (for bringing to light what was very much needed during this time), Freedom (for what our soldiers were fighting for to protect our rights and safety), Far Out (for wild ideas and fun serendipity), Groovy (for anything that was totally cool), Peace (what we all wished for then and now and forever).  The yellow famous smiley face was all over the place during that time.  The red hearts is for Free Love.  The daisy chain was what the flower children would create when out in the fields to wear in their hair or wear as necklaces).  At the center of the Peace Sign, I have the Flying Dove with the Olive Branch in it's mouth to represent what we all want for this world.   Love and Peace to you all. 

Please forgive the silence from my cottage these last two months....as Life happenings popped up and snatched me away from my muse...I have been quite caught up in it's whirlwind... Now that we are in November.... I am able to catch my breath, and to be still long enough to allow for the creative flow and energies to once again, flow through my veins and my creative mind's eye.... alas.... my canvas is calling on me.. ~ ~ ~  I am currently working on the 3rd of the Goddess Series painting:  Pele's Moon.  As with my other Goddess paintings in this series, I will be called upon by my muse to create a poem dedicated to Pele the Goddess of Fire, Wind, and Lightening.