Together

Two Friends III

Astonished and in awe of the gift 

that is theirs to share with each other. 

To walk side by side, come what may. 

Through high water and low clouds. 

To be able to call out the beauty that 

surrounds them even though they walk through a deluge. This is what friends do.

Thank you to everyone who came to my book launch and reading last weekend. The support was wonderful! photo by AnnBritt Malden

Kickstarter- I have fulfilled and sent all of my prepaid orders. If you have not received yours please let me know. Email Me

My book Is available

to purchase from my website:

Drawing the Dream Book

You can buy my book locally at Bloomsbury Books and Sound Peace and at The Talent Gallery.

This week's Art Lifts Postcard #240 is "Two Friends III"

lino cut collage encaustic wax.

11 X 14 $625. prints available.

Check out the new items for sale on Original Art for sale on my website. I am posting new books, art, and figurines here-ORIGINALS

See my originals and prints at

The Talent Gallery,

111 Talent Ave. Talent, OR.

And The Sisters Gallery & Frame

222 W. Hood Avenue,

Sisters, OR 97759 

541-549-9552

My cards are available locally at the Crown Jewel at 266 E. Main.

And Sound Peace at 199 E Main St.

Don't miss the Miner's Bazaar in Jacksonville, Oregon. They have my prints, cards, and Originals. The Miner's Bazaar is a great place to grab a bite to eat and have a refreshing drink or coffee while you look at the great art offerings.

I also sell my work online through my website or in person at my studio, or through your email inquiries.

I thank you for your responses to the postcards and your notes to me. Your kind comments always uplift my spirits. Thank you to all who have been purchasing art, cards, books, and prints, this helps me continue to make a living. I am grateful for you.

Denise

PS. "Burn Bright!"

Artists Talk

We invite you to the next in our Artists Talk Series. 

Come hear Julia Janeway and Denise Kester

We will discuss the importance of animals and story in our work.



Sunday, December 15th at noon

111 Talent Ave, Talent, OR

Hours 11 to 7 closed Monday.

The Talent Gallery

New Books

studio mate

Prints Are Available for you to see and order in my Web Site Shop

Jeff Goldblum, speaking to Stephen Colbert

I do find myself coming back to this quote by George Bernard Shaw. He says this is the true joy in life, being used for a purpose. Being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of elements and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and while I live, it is my privilege to do whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die. For the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no brief candle to me. It’s a sort of splendid torch that I’ve got hold up for the moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it onto future generations.

Happy Solstice

Hooray for the return of the light!

At the beginning of the Covid lockdown in March of 2020, I began sending Art Lifts Postcards out every other day. Then in 2021 I sent them twice a week and sometime around 2022, I began sending them once a week, then every two weeks. Now I am sending these Postcard Musings out about every three weeks. The Art Lifts Postcards keeps me focused and grounded with my art purpose/process and it is a wonderful way to stay connected with you. Thank you all for sticking with me. And thank you to those who have joined me recently. It is a labor of love, and a belief that art can lift and nourish our hearts and spirit. This is why I continue to do them.