Lynn Ricci's Musings

Chatham On My Mind

Chatham Fish Market I read a book once by Peter Mayle, A Year in Provence, and loved one line in the book that went something like: We saw the house...

Use Your Gift as a Gift

A dear old friend did something incredibly nice for me.  They wouldn't let me help pay, waving their hand to shoo away the idea like a bothersome fly.  "I am...

Take a Step Back to Go Forward

I take breaks from painting - not by choice, but due to life.  I work, have a family, am a single parent, and I have other commitments and things I...

Drawing Skills Are Fundamental

"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up." - Pablo Picasso When I was a child, I liked to draw.  I would...

The Need to Paint

I awoke this morning, very early, due to a rabbit in the yard.  How could a quiet rabbit wake someone?  Anyone with a young, active dog and a glass door...

Capture What Inspires You

"I dream a lot. I do more painting when I'm not painting. It's in the subconscious." -- Andrew Wyeth As I have mentioned, I work.  Yes, in an office.  Full...