Nurture Nature, Nurture Peace
Tree Bird Sky Peace, Shelley Rugg, 2018, acrylic on wood box, detail view So much to be learned in this life, if we are able and willing...
Transitions Are Beautiful
Ah...moving. And the challenge of trying to fit square pegs into round holes! I suppose it is an apt metaphor for my life in transition....
Bang! Bang! He shot me down...
I am a portrait artist. I have been interested in drawing faces and people ever since I could hold a pencil. Although I love making...
The Relief That Comes With Death
When someone you live with dies, your life changes dramatically. No doubt there are the tears that well up when you least expect it....
What Our Youth Must Awaken To
My painting, "I Survived: Zeitgeist of Youth", addresses what I see as the coming of age of young people, in which their eyes are opened...
I Love to Draw and Paint People!
Meet Maya. She is the first person to sit for me in my studio since I made the decision to shift my focus back to portraits of people. It...