Hardly ever Leslie as am unsure of the driving conditions, do drive but usually local. Guess that is something that happens when one gets older, don't know. Communication is still a very high priority with me and that is why I really like the internet, lets us communicate with our friends far and near, blessings to you and keep up the great works. Love JackieO

Sent you one of my favourite songs, hope you enjoy it. Peace and Blessings to you.

Hi, LeslieAnn,
Well, can't really remember how my day was on the seventh. Have been unable to socialize for a while because I had too much on my plate.
Today I am okay and on this first day of spring enjoyed the bright sunshine. Now, after ten in the evening, the temperature has dropped close to zero. I am still tempted to do some star gazing, since there are no clouds that hide them now.
Greetings from the Low Lands,
Marielle

Ok, I've re-posted, hope you get it. Peace and Blessings.

Leslie, your work captures 'la condition humaine' very well...
Hope to see more in the future!

Hi there LeslieAnn Butler,
I am also I'm also impressed by your Alchemical works. Let us stay in touch. Reinhold

Hi LeslieAnn,
Dont know if you received the clip, if you did'nt its called "One More Cup of Coffee" by Bob Dylan. You will find it on my page under my posted videos.
Take care
Peace and Blessings

Hello lovely LeslieAnn,
Sending good vibrations your way on this divine day, the Spring Equinox. Thank you for the invitation to this wonderful group!
Much Love,
Star

The Hope of Loving


What keeps us alive, what allows us to endure?

I think it is the hope of loving,
or being loved.



I heard a fable once about the sun going on a journey
to find its source, and how the moon wept
without her lover’s
warm gaze.



We weep when light does not reach our hearts. We wither
like fields if someone close
does not rain their
kindness
upon
us.



From “Love Poems From God” by Daniel Ladinsky.

Thank you. That's Benjamin, our most wonderful 3 year old boy...

Just added some tunes... give a listen!

Hi LeslieAnn!
Thanks for writing back. I have 2 dtrs. One lives in Northwest and one in South East. My daughter, Krista Herring, is a local musician. You should check her out some time.

Krista plays various places in town. Check out her My Space site for her calendar.
I am flying home tomorrow, but I love Portland. It is such a beautiful city.

Thank you LeslieAnn,
All is well here in Magnolia, hope you are doing well also.
Your paintings are wonderful, very colorful. After reading the captions, I was able to get new meanings from them, such depth.

Great! I apologize for not getting back to this message until now... I just got it! :)
Hope you are having a Spectacular Day!!!

Dear Leslie, you are so protean. Fabulous explorations and accomplishments. A book on Hair. Isn't hair a direct expression of our health and psychological states. What do you think.

Finally Spring comig in Woodstock, and my spirits are lifting. Winter was loooooong.

A little late but am doing great today, while listening to crazy's talk about theat pig flu, ha! They will do anything to scare the pants of most of us, got them fooled can't believe any words that come out of their mouth anymore, we have the wierdest government ever, a strange bunche of kooks. Oh well that is them and meanwhile we are doing just great, at least so far. Just trying to keep a very positive thought everyday and go with it all day long,, sure helps along with miditation and prayer which always works, totally amazing. Blessings in love and light to you. Jackie

Thank you LeslieAnn. I so appreciate you sweet blessing.
God Bless you as His Love pours through you. Big Kiss!

Hi Leslie Ann,

Pilot...nope. I do project/construction management of airports, mass transit, etc. Since engineering/construction is at a low here in the San Francisco area, I've been pretending and doing a wannabe rock star...or re-living my happy musical past.

Jesse

Thanks Leslie apprecieate your comments. Yes they do lift the spirit. Jackie

Thank you for your note in March ~~ Had to look up "alopecia" ~ ummm, yes I know that one... Beautiful art work~!! blessings, ~~Ron

exellent communication skills my love...

Hi Beautiful LeslieAnn,
Thank you for being such a bright light in my life! I look forward to sharing more together on it all... Enjoy this amazing weather and I look forward to seeing you very soon!
Much love, Star

LeslieAnn, please forgive the delay in responding. With many works in progress, I haven't begun to work on this site until today.
Things are well (only the attitude can keep one from having a mental, emotional or spiritual wellness). I hope all is well with you!
There will be more on-site later this evening.
You are certainly (in reference to Star's notation) a bright light. May it forever shine ebulliently and warmly within your soul as well as toward those who seek that brilliance.

Again, thanks so much for writing. Hope to hear from you soon.
Cheers,
Chuck

Hi LeslieAnn,
You left a kind note to me back in March & I simply want you to know it's not been from rudeness that I've not responded-
I only 'found' my page today!
This is, indeed, a lovely & uplifting place to come and share & I look forward to doing so.
Any thoughts of how to begin?
Thank you for any ideas...

Hi LeslieAnn! thanks for checking in on me. Been a bit busy, but I appreciate your saying HI!! and HI backatcha!

Hello Leslie,

I enjoy visiting your blog. The paintings are elegantly satirical. Reminds me of klimt and Schiele.
How are you.
Ruth

HI Leslie-ann ,...'hope this finds you well,...thanks for your lovely compliments re my music,.....it's a warm feeling to know i've touched you in some way,...just as your beautiful ,paintings do to me .

Paint your life Leslie-ann *

Lloyd *

Very well, LeslieAnn. And you? It's warm here on San Juan Island, but the dogs and I are are keeping cool using fans.

Well, I guess so. As the language of images is universal, I suppose translation isn't that important... well, except for Magritt. When I saw his painting of a pipe, I didn't get it. When I found out it was called "This is not a pipe", THEN I got it.

I'd suggest that perhaps you were a French impressionist in a past life... except that you're being one in THIS life :o)

Gloucestershire is a loooooooooooooooong way from Portland. It's in the UK across yonder pond.

Yes. I would indeed love to see your paintings in the... er..... well, paint. Reproductions never do paintings justice because they're not two dimensional. I can never look at an oil painting with just my eyes; that only tells part of the story, doesn't it?

I'll just have to wait until you exhibit over here. London is far more do-able.

Wow! 112 degrees! Where are you?

My dogs are a Golden Retriever and an American Eskimo Husky. Our heatwave broke yesterday. It was a great relief. It has been no more than 70 degrees today.

London? Yes I love it too in bite-sized portions. After about five days, I'm at screaming pitch. I'm just not acclimatised to city life.

Hi Leslie great to meet you , whishing you well in everything you do and
The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more.
chao
Raffael

Hi Leslie Ann Iam very new to AOAND - came upon your work which i find very interesting. I work with average of 10 -15 artists evry day here in Central Australia at present.
Have a great week - Peace and Happiness
ANURA

Thanks Leslie - I supply artworks to galleries in Sydney. Some paintings are collectible works and affordable, decorative so on... There are about 800+ practicing artists in Central Australian Region. Art works are very different and few believe it is Unique. You probably have herd about Aboriginal art. here are some examples of it http://www.anurakulatunga.com/anura/content/affordablepaintings_utopia.aspx(main web site under construction) - the most promoted works come from western Australia border region. This part of the country is still very remote and pristine. I sometimes travel with the artists and listen to their stories handed down from their kin - (Dreamings or Dream time as the stories commonly reffered to) it is an experience I enjoy very much Leslie.

youré welcome
it is very nice

Thank you for adding me to your contact list. I’m looking forward to building a long lasting relationship with you. Please feel free to contact me for any reason. Always remember that “Leverage” is your most powerful asset!

Only the best!

Your friend and partner in success,

Ron

Hello LeslieAnn
My appologies for the delay in writing...if I may take you back to my first visit to your page and comment on your paintings as to why i like them - as I could't fully answer (during over half a dozen crashes of the browser and computer ) and contify my comment, - your paintings carry with it your personal encounters, changes in ones, life process most of us been through - and seen through your artworks. In contrast with my work with artists, they are now going through the same changes in their lives, which is not known to them as they transend through a life process from the past where no words and actions that could discribe Greed, Lies, Deception, Meterialism engulfed their environment util a few years ago. A tru culture shock is now in progress and all the changes are beneath a term ' Intervention' (actually it is intrusion) by the government'.
Artworks of artists working with me are different in a sence it is reflective of a songline, a practice, a process that goes all the way back and beyond decades of time; artworks resembling symplicity for complicated situations which your artworks, in contrast, portray environments of complications, contradictions barriers, time frames of responsive gestures etc. Presently, artists I work with face such situations, where as the artworks itself, would remain unchanged, as time progress. My personal experiences are now largely determined by intervening in such environments. Music gets me out of it most of the time.

Well it is so true that 'Life was not Meant to be easy' as the saying goes.

Have a good day
ANURA

Thanks for your Note, Sorry it took so long to to respond but I just read it for the first time. I am working on an radio event with the Save The Earth Foundation for 2010. http://www.savetheearth.org

Hi you left a comment on my page waaaay back in march, sorry I just dont get here very often! You asked, what the story was behind the pic of the skeletons. Well, the story behind the skeletons on my page, I don't have many details . I know it was a couple found at an archeological site. Other than that I don't recall the history of it. when I saw it , it struck me on many levels of the layered depth of human relations. showing a sort of immortal foundation of connection. Thank you for asking and I apologize it has taken nearly a year to repsond !!!

Hi LeslieAnn...I'm so happy your guidance led you to my profile. Sorry I haven't answered sooner as i don't explore this site enough. I took time to view your website and must say I'm in LOVE with your essence and your work! I love all of your figurative and abstract paintings. Your figures are simply stunning, elegant, interesting, mystical, playful. They encompass many layers of emotions and interest while telling a story. Your abstracts are so rich with texture and color. Simply beautiful. I wish you lived near me as I'd love to get to know you. I had a website and the host disappeared one day. Voila! No website. I'm in process of having a friend build another one with my jewelry. I've been working in Art Clay and enjoy it immensely. I also paint and enjoy watercolor with mixed media the most. I work in acrylic and also create ceramic masks that I paint and ad fabric and mixed media to each one. They're all one of a kind. I have also been a healing facilitator for the past 17 years and give readings via the Akashic Records. One of my favorites are the "fairies" I channel for clients by connecting with their heart and drawing the imagery, colors and archetype symbols I receive. Would love to keep in touch. Hope you're doing well and enjoying being in the present moment. God Bless You LeslieAnn. Keep creating your amazing paintings!

That is so nice! How could I be anything but excellent when a stranger cares enough to ask about me.

Love to you.

Signa

Hi LeslieAnn Butler,

 

My dog and I are supurb at this time. Thanks for inquiring. How are you doing?

 

D

OMG,

 

LeslieAnn Butler, you have it down with your art. I sent you a response and asked how you were doing and then saw your paintings and knew you were doing more than fine. Dianne

Thanks, I would love to stop by for a studio visit. I am interested in your book about hair loss. Is it about hair loss? Due to? Of course I keep on dancing and the bandanas are amazing as they twirl and swirl with me. Take care you gifted woman. Dianne

Hi Leslie, everything is just fine. I hadn't logged for a long time now. Thanks!

Hi Leslie. As an artist whose work I respect, I'd be interested on your feedback on this painting:

The disintegration of illusion (portrait of Dali)

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I have most of it posted on FaceBook. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1351192882

 

Thank you for your interest.