"All I Know"

Thank you Universe, Creator, how do I begin to experience your mystery?
Where do my prayers go, how about my thoughts? Where does all of time go? Beneath the fabric of illusion, that separating veil, incubate me like a cocoon in the strongest of threads so frail. All of what I know is paradox, flailing back and forth - to and fro. From light to dark and light again, to void, and then to “full.” All that is empty is truly filled by what is largest and small, in the theory of relativity, it is specific in e=mc square, I don’t understand anti matter, but I care. I am nothing and know nothing - yet, I am the total sum of all I know - in a universe of “yes and no” how can this be so?

Susan Lowery copyright 6/2006

"Meditative Prayer"

Pastel, ink, watercolor, gouache.

This was the last piece I did prior to moving to New Mexico from Los Angeles. From the angels to the river ranch......

I think you'll get a better sense of my art by statrting with the piece called "Creation," which actually via blogging, is the last piece of work on my blog. Being new to blogging, the order is in reverse. Oops!

"Fly For Free"

Spirit soars.

Acrylic metallics, ink, watercolor, gouache.

"The Peace Keepers:" or "Planetary Guardians"

Same as below except "solarized."

"The Peace Keepers:" or "Planetary Guardians"

All planes of existence need protection.

Acrylic, watercolor, gouache.

"Winter Ushers in Spring"

When the dark of winter rests her case, she then, gently ushers in springtime, light, life & the rekindling of hope.

Metallic acrylic, watercolor, gouache.

"Everything Passes, Marlena............"

Beauty passes, plants pass on and regenerate with their seed, we pass........
Ink & colored pencil.

"Baba Yaga"

Baba Yaga is done in a combination of watercolor, ink and soft pastels. It is a Russian folktale.

"Serendipitous Sacred Supper"

You never know where your good fortune may come from.
Watercolor, metallic acrylic, gouache & fun!

"Wolfie On Her Futon"

My Angel Wolfie 11/5/1991 - 11/15/2005. Blessed be my little shewolf forever.

"Sister Magic"

Watercolor, gouache, metallic acrylics, inks - that's what "Sister Magic" is made of!
Sisterly love, critters, water=peace & tranquility + consciousness. Floating trees, they exist in my world, do they exist in yours?

"No Little Coyote, No!"

Watercolor, ink, metallic acrylics and gouache make up this painting. I was inspired while in Yellowstone in the dead of winter on a "Wolf Adventure" to do this piece. A little coyote that was wandering about looking for food, had seemingly become dependent on humanity for his meals. Unfortunately, this type of dependence can easily become the demise of wild animals, especially in an envrionment as harsh as Yellowstone.

"Gest Patience"

All things take time and patience, as well as a period of gestation. This is done with metallic acrylics, watercolor, gouache & ink.

"Divine Jags"

"Divine Jags" as in jaguars, is the title of this piece.
It too is done in watercolor, gouache & ink.

Jaguars are an endangered species and they
actually used to roam the southwest. This work has 3 jags - a number of divinity. It also has the lotus - representing the points of 1000 lights or enlightenment, praying hands for guidance & for the jags continuation, a planet implying their place in the universe, and a flying fish - which to me, represents the perfection.

Almost all of my artwork is symbolic, representing many different things, but my main concern in creating art is representing balance. Balance of nature & spirit. I attempt to bring attention to how delicate, fragile and precarious everything is - and how interdependent we are upon one another.

"Creation"

I'm going to start adding pieces of art that I 've created. Some pieces are relatively new, some are not.

This one is called "Creation" and it is watercolor, gouache & ink.

The Sandia Mountain Range

Here is the beautiful Sandia range. They change color with the weather, time of day and time of year. Powerful, peaceful, awesome. This is our neighborhood and Nikita our Siberian is in the foreground.

Holiday Over, snow gone - for now.............

Here's a little friend that was cold and hungry that came to dine over the holiday due to snow. He's a "Flicker" woodpecker.

He/she, was gorgeous and quite a character! He climbed up and down the trunk of the tree, climbing all over the bell made of suet and bird seed - and all over the bird seed house that you can't see which is located to the left. The seasons really bring to mind that change truly is a constant, and that no matter what we do, or how much we'd like things to stay the same - or - leave our mark on the the earth somehow - it just may not be. Mother nature does what she wants!

The Sandia's, the mountain range right behind our home, are of granite and are spectacular. They are just under 11,000 feet and are planted or driven into the ground 6 miles deep! The granite is so heavy that it actually sinks the mountains. It is said that if they were all above ground, they'd rival Mt. Everest. On a fault block rift, they are one of 5 of its' kind in the world. This whole alluvial valley called Albuquerque, was once ocean. There are all kinds of ancient marine fossils that are lodged in the Sandia's. The ocean level has risen and fallen a great many times over millions of years here, leaving the topography extremely powerful and mystical.

Who knew? We're just blessed to have the beautiful mountain range in our backyard...........

Thanksgiving upon us.

Thanksgiving is upon us and friends and relatives are here, with more coming our way. The dust is falling heavily upon all of the plant life here in the desert and what was previously rich and green, is drying and preparing for winter, and sowing her seeds. The night skies are luminous and clear, begging investigation. It's the time of year to give thanks and dig deeper into ours souls to exude the riches that we've gathered throughout the year.

I am learning about the cycles of the desert and appreciating what each one holds. It has a "come hither" temptuous call, yet, it takes tremendous fortitude to live here as it can be extremely inhospitable. Kind of like the " I love you, go away..." approach to life. I watch the lizards, birds and bugs and see that they take whatever, however they can. They burrow into anything and everything for shelter from both the heat and the chill - this includes my outdoor hacienda table, swinging bench and whatever trash has flown out of the garbage can during a strong wind.

I put a little bench out by my fire pit in the backyard a few days ago and within 24 hours, critters had claimed it as their own. Little blue lizards scattered & scampered as I lifted the the plank to check for spiders, as to not receive any "unexpected visitors" in my drawers while meditating the day, in front of my pit!

I am truly thankful for our home, the lessons and the incredible, open, open space.

Susan's Wildish Whims: Sometimes.........

Susan's Wildish Whims: Sometimes.........

Sometimes.........

Sometimes, as my sister so delicately reminds me, "you have to just shut up and do it!"

In other words, just get out of the fear and procrastination, and let the art be art - whatever it is, let it come into being. Thanks Willer!