Composting Can Be Lots of Fun
Just recently I have discovered that composting like painting is a passion of mine! I have been composting for about twenty-five years on a large scale. But this was always a very simple method that my gardener and right-hand man Sergio has helped me with throughout the years. I call it the Lani Frymiller method. […]
Cooking, Entertaining, and Making Art
I am having a spur of the moment dinner party tonight. As you might know from earlier posts I LOVE to entertain on the spur of the moment! Dinner Party Breakfast Expanding Vegetables Entertaining is one of my passions. It gives me the same feeling that I receive when I paint; entertaining on the spur […]
FREEDOM OF CHOICE
In the twilight of an evening I took a walk from my home. As I walked, admiring the beauty of nature all around me, my mind began to ponder the words freedom of choice. I marveled at the fact that I have lived in this home for over six years and only just started taking […]
SUMMER DAYS – OPENING DAY AT THE RACES
Good morning my little Gigi! My father would exclaim as he burst into my bedroom kissing me and then opening the blinds. Hurry out of bed and we can go down to see the horses. As I raised my sleepy head and yawned I quickly made my bed and pulled on my bathing suit not […]
SUMMER DAYS –PAINTING AND PLAYING INDIANS
My mother, Pat Welsh, realized I had an aptitude for art at a very young age. Gallery of my current work. In the summertime she taught painting to some of my friends, my sister and me. Mother would encourage me to paint on warm summer afternoons when we were tired of playing imagination games or […]
SUMMER DAYS – FOURTH OF JULY, DEL MAR
The 4th of July is just around the corner and I am reminded of summer days growing up in a sleepy little beach town in southern California, Del Mar. Not so sleepy now, but back then it actually was, despite the fact that it was a Mecca for the movie stars. Stay tuned for more […]
WHY THIS ARTIST LOVES TO WRITE
I come from a long line of writers on both sides of my family. While some research implies talent in families is passed down through the gene pool, equally important are environment, training and opportunities. The environment in which I was nurtured encouraged creativity and artistic expression. In our family we are all artists. My […]
CYBERSPACE GRANNY AND MARC CHAGALL
I have three granddaughters, two who live in Spain. As a result I have been a Cyberspace Granny since they were born. SKYPE is so great because it gives one the opportunity to relate to the grandchildren even though one might be thousands of miles apart. The younger one in Spain is still a baby […]
ART IN MADRID AND HOW THIS PAINTER FINDS INSPIRATION
Painting as well as other disciplines needs enlightenment and inspiration for the artist to make the opportunity to paint an inspired piece of art. It is paramount for an artist to view paintings in museums. Many artists, some who paint abstract and some who are traditionalists inspire me which can be seen through my art. […]
BIRTHDAY LUNCH FOR A FRIEND
May I take you out to lunch for your birthday? Fran, I’d rather just come over and have a good girl talk visit. We talk about deep things — things that matter to us, our children, grandchildren, gardening, and spiritual things, about where we have come from, the sad times and the happy ones. How […]