Remembering Pink Christmas Trees

Remembering Pink Christmas Trees

Growing up, our family always had a fresh evergreen Christmas tree. Each year we chose a Douglas Fir, which filled our home with the beloved spicy, forest scent of the season. We covered it with traditional ornaments – the same ones each year, occasionally adding a...
Do You Need to Live Near the Ocean?

Do You Need to Live Near the Ocean?

Oregon Coast Sunset        Resa Dance, Artist _____________________________________ I’ve often thought that I wouldn’t mind living far away from the coastline.  However, except for a short stay in Sacramento, CA, I’ve always lived within 45 minutes...
Post Christmas in Champion City

Post Christmas in Champion City

18″ x 24″ acrylic on canvas     Resa Dance, Artist ______________________________________ I’m not sure what I was expecting. I guess because Vancouver, BC is right across the border from the state in which I live, I was expecting a typical...
Waiting for a Snow Day

Waiting for a Snow Day

Pastel Snow   5″x5″ acrylic on canvas board   Resa Dance, artist ______________________________ As a child in sunny California, I longed for snow. A white Christmas. Real snowflakes on Valentine’s Day.  Something.  But year in and year out, I waited...
Had I Been a Tree

Had I Been a Tree

Had I Been a Tree    5″x5″ acrylic on canvas board   Resa Dance, Artist ______________________________   Had I been a tree I would not have made any mistakes, or known the dreadfulness of guilt or the relentless pang of regret. I would have known my...