… "memory and imagination are basically the same things." Thomas Hobbes (1588 – 1679)
Many people take summer vacations. Perhaps you were one of the lucky people afforded this luxury. In choosing a vacation spot, it seems...
Lorelei Sowa
- Jul 19
- 2 min
The Old Bucket Story and The Hydrangea Path
Oil on Canvas 30x24 This lovely seaside home I walk by reminds me of a story I love so much I want to share it with you. Perhaps you know...
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Lorelei Sowa
- Jun 29
- 4 min
Home on the Rocks
24x24x2 Oil on Canvas Home on the Rock "Home on the Rocks" is a Painting I created from the Banks of my summer home in Guilford,...
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Lorelei Sowa
- Jun 15
- 3 min
The Black and White Path
Let The Days Go By 13x13x2 Framed mixed media board The "Black and White" path is a series that I started thinking about over a year ago....
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Lorelei Sowa
- May 27
- 2 min
The Lily Pond at Harbour Court
Oil on Canvas 12x16x2 "To be an artist is to believe in life." We are approaching June 21, which is the summer solstice. According to...
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Lorelei Sowa
- May 15
- 3 min
Coffee and Biscuits
Oil on Canvas 20x16x1 Coffee and Biscuits “Men of lofty genius sometimes accomplish the most when they work least.”—Leonardo da Vinci...
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Lorelei Sowa
- Apr 27
- 3 min
"Is the glass half empty or half full?"
Oil on Canvas 12x16x2 "Is the glass half empty or half full?" Most of us are familiar with this rhetorical proverb. The phrase is often...
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Lorelei Sowa
- Apr 6
- 5 min
Golf and Art both utilize Play!
12x16 Oil on Canvas Board Hi Everyone! Many of my followers know that I spent most of the last decade trying to learn the game of golf....
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Lorelei Sowa
- Mar 17
- 3 min
Today Color is Brought to you by the letter G!
What is your favorite color? Why? The short answer is "IT DEPENDS." Back in the early 1990s, when I was fully absorbed in Art School, I...
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Lorelei Sowa
- Feb 25
- 4 min
"9 Boston Street" A Snapshot of Americana's History
Many of you know I have made several moves over the past decade. Moving is a process most of us go through a few times in life, and if...
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Lorelei Sowa
- Feb 24
- 4 min
#StandWithUkraine
Last August, I examined the sunflower and all its meanings in my newsletter. I am reposting the article I wrote then in today's blog, as...
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Lorelei Sowa
- Dec 7, 2020
- 2 min
A case for Representation.
When I studied Art formally in the early '90s, I thought I would learn to paint like the renaissance artist Michelangelo, but instead, I...
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Lorelei Sowa
- Oct 30, 2020
- 1 min
#NYCFALL
Central Park Was a Perfect Inspiration for this season. Despite all the change, the city skyscrapers framed by the park gave perfect...
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