Daily Dose of Art

I need exposure to some sort of beauty everyday....the natural world around me, the work of another artist, a beautiful photograph on someone's blog, or a well-prepared meal.

As part of my art therapy, I subscribe to POSTCARD from PROVENCE, the website of Julian Merrow-Smith where he posts his daily paintings of his world in Provence.  Subscribe too and you'll be glad you did.  He will transport you to a world of ripening figs, sunny fields of lavendar, local fruit and vegetables, glasses of wine, luscious landscapes. 

I also take note of works of public art, whether here in Springfield or wherever my travels may take me.

We found this delightful sculpture in a tiny, tiny town called Burgobenbach.  The sculpture rested just outside the church doors, on the church steps.  I've never seen anything like it before, certainly not near a church.  It makes one want to come inside and see what's on the inside of the church.