Soul Painting

Every Artist dips his brush into his own soul,

and paints his own nature into his pictures.

H. Beecher

Without Walls

The water is clear

right to the bottom

A fish goes lazily along

The sky is vast

Without horizon

A bird flies far far away

Hung-Chin

What Do You See?

What do you see when you look beyond the obvious? When you look up at the sky, do you merely see clouds? Or perhaps you find a dancing elephant in the puffs of white. When you look beyond the obvious, there is a whole world, limited only by the imagination, that is just waiting to be discovered. I am hopelessly afflicted with the ability (or is it a curse) to see beyond. Sometimes I try to capture my mind's eye through art.

While walking in Vero Beach, I stopped to admire the moss-hung oaks that graced the ceiling of a tree-lined street. As the moss swayed in the breeze, I imagined that they were mermaids hanging from the tree. Ahhh, at last I understand how mermaids are born. They grow on trees.

Wraped in a Cloak

With her body wrapped in a cloak of sea water


she passes through the fingers of one wave

and on to the next.


Suspended just below the surface

where her world of liquid meets another of air.


Two worlds separated by a mere thin layer of matter

yet miles apart in a measurement of consciousness.

Wasting Time

Presently I am sitting here on my boat in Vero Beach Florida looking for ways to waste time.

I've been practicing the art for three days now - not even half way into the time I've set aside. Frankly, I am not sure why "wasting time" has gotten such a bad wrap. I am liking it just fine.

Beautiful Colors

This morning I passed a shirtless man, adorned with several strands of Mardi-gras beads and riding his bicycle down the sidewalk. Then I saw a man in a suit, sitting on a bus stop bench reading the morning paper. Further along I saw a woman pushing a baby stroller with one hand, while holding a Starbucks' in the other. I saw two young lovers, their bodies entwined in an embrace of passion.

All these people are like the colorful little bits of glass in a kaleidoscope. Each piece of life’s kaleidoscope is unique on its own; however, the true beauty and spectacle can only be fully appreciated when they are viewed together.

Shimmering Scales

Cast away your shoes

Wet sand oozes between your toes

Wading in sea foam tickles your ankles

Mist and tropical breezes

Ocean's breath warms your cheeks

The sun races into the sea below the horizon

Time slips away

But good luck is in the salt air

This night for you a chance to see

A mermaid

Though just a glimpse of her shimmering scales