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vonda drees art

art that plumbs the depths of love

Tag: beyond

October 3

Posted on October 3, 2021 by vondadrees

Today’s images stirred in me the desire to light a candle. As I drew close, I watched the flame dance… Read more October 3

July 29

Posted on July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 by vondadrees

2014 – “In the jungle, you never know.” This was the day Ellen and I stood on a sand bar… Read more July 29

June 25

Posted on June 25, 2021 by vondadrees

The creative sparks in my imagination are firing with great enthusiasm and anticipation as I read about the concept of… Read more June 25

June 24

Posted on June 24, 2021 by vondadrees

I watched an artist and a scientist “walk” a tango the other day. The text written by Artist Ana Teresa… Read more June 24

May 15

Posted on May 15, 2021 by vondadrees

I love when a Liz story pops up, like it did on this day in 2017. I can still hear… Read more May 15

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Instagram holds many seasons of my creative contemplation. It continues to be a place I share fresh paint & ink, and I'd be delighted to meet you there!

When edges soften, From all I’ve read/heard, “Always there is the persistent need for some deep inner assurance, some whisper in my heart, some stirring of the spirit within me—that renews, re-creates and steadies. Then whatever betides of light or shadow, I can look out on life with quiet eyes. God is with me.” —Howard Thurman, Meditations of the Heart, p. 48 “The sun never says to the earth, ‘You owe me.’ Look what happens with a love like that. It lights the whole sky.” —Hafiz How is it we see Among the thirteen, Smitten by the blue Image 1 shows my eight most popular Instagram images of 2025. It’s no surprise that four of them are from my Tree of Life painting. ❤️ I then took my own stroll through 2025’s art images and gathered eight moments that shifted something in me. “It’s so rare to find ourselves trusting—not in the systems or -isms of this world—but standing at a place where we offer our bit of salt, leaven, and light. Even then, we have no security that we’re really right. This means that we have to stand in… a place… where we are comfortable knowing that we do not know very much at all.” -Richard Rohr

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