None of these Irises bloomed for me last year, but I fed them and mulched with good home-made compost and I got a spectacular show from them this season. Flowers are such a beautiful expression of The Great Spirit's tapestry. You just can't help being inspired by their amazing colors and designs. 
My Cymbidium orchid finally flowered. After 3 years and the same number of moves, it is in an environment that it likes and is really putting on a show. Each blossom is the size of a teacup and there are 10 of them on 2 stems. Gorgeous!
I made some progress yesterday on this portrait of my friend's niece that chose to end her own life last year...Tragic thing to have to live with for the people who loved her. 
My first painting since I've recovered my strength and stability. It was done on a small oak panel (6 1/4" x 7 1/2") in about 2 hours from a photo I took last September of some of the vineyards at the foot of Sonoma Mountain. I like the photo so I'm going to work a few more trial compositions and then do some larger versions using it as reference. 
I've began to paint again. My first strokes of color went onto this painting of Crazy Horse that I call "Earth Man". I haven't had the energy to paint since the middle of December 2010. This is a good sign! Mahalo Akua! This painting is now declared officially done. "Earth Man" oil on canvas 20" x 16" 2010-2011
