Window to Rowena's Tea Room

12"x9" oil on Belgian linen mounted on board (Raymar)

“Our senses are indeed our doors and windows on this world, in a very real sense the key to the unlocking of meaning and the wellspring of creativity.”

- Jean Houston


From the time we are children and are just tall enough to see into the windows of another place, we begin to open our eyes to rich possibilities. As we grow, we still love to go "window-shopping"...not to buy a window -mind you...but to fill our senses with new possibilities. It is a continual 'feeding' through out our lives. As artists, we see not only items in a window, but reflections on the glass, shadows cast by the morning sun, and reflections of color on painted surfaces. This morning I painted at Rowena's Tea Room in Norfolk, and was treated to the most wonderful sensory experience. They are one of the 'Adopt-an-Artist' locations in this weeks Out & About Plein Air Paintout in Norfolk. I felt like a princess this morning, and was treated so wonderfully...and the gorgeous weather was certainly a bonus! I am one tired person this evening as I write this blog entry. More for tomorrow!