"Glacial Light"

"Glacial Light - Bugaboos" 

-work in progress-

acrylic on canvas

24" x 36"

Here is my latest attempt at capturing the magical spirit of the Bugaboo Mountains in British Columbia. I can't stop dreaming about this amazing place and have been forever changed by its beauty, 

its life force.

Painting up there on the mountaintop has awakened something deep within and I feel like I must keep exploring this place in paint until I have nothing left to say. Somehow I don't think that day will ever come and that's a good thing! 

Thank you Robert Genn for showing me the Bugaboos. If not for you I would never have experienced the wonder of these mountains!  I've learned so much from you through our time there and also from your Twice Weekly Newsletters on The Painter's Keys website.

http://painterskeys.com/

Now back to the easel I go...

Childhood Dreamer ~ Poem

Every once in a while I have words floating in my head and I must write them down. The following poem is the result of a childhood memory. I've also included some of my favourite photos of frosty crystal magic. Dream on....

Childhood Dreamer

Snowflakes fall in gentle rhythm

whirling twirling their way

across this frozen landscape 

like the children they do play

They float and glide their way to earth

in games of dance it seems

how I would like to be a part

of this magical crystal dream

When I was young so long ago

I'd dream of days like this

to take me far into the night

on tales of wondered bliss

Adventures I would have out there

in crystal flight of free

pretend to live among the stars

as I hovered o'er the sea

And then I grew and realized

some things cannot be true

there is a time for wandering 

but growing up now too

So for a time I did forget

and lived with grounded feet

I did what was expected

no more the child I used to be

And now my children's children see

these crystals in the air

I hear them talk of fabled lands

of magical places fair

I had forgotten but now I see

what was lost has now been found

I tell them it is good to dream

and to listen for the sound

What sound is that they ask eyes wide

I tell them quietly

keep dreaming dreams of far off lands

they will keep you company

There is a world outside it's true

but there is also one inside 

it's here you'll find what you will need

to be happy, free, alive

A place of wonder waits for you
where life's mysteries are found
visit often here inside your  heart
 where adventures do abound

So keep on dreaming dreams so fair

of crystal lands and snowflake stars

come here often, feel the calm

and all your dreams will bring you far

I invite you now to follow me 

look inward, you will see

all the childhood wonders wait for you

dreaming day and night, just be

And when the times are done for me

I'll smile as I take flight

discovering new lands so fair

on a crystal shining light

~~~

I wish you and all you love a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year too! 

Thank you for being a part of my Artistic Journey.