Photo editing - A before and after example

I've rarely talked about what I do with my images after they are taken. I used to think that keeping quiet about that part of…

The Halcyon Hydrangea Days of Summer

    Does anything say "High Summer" better than Hydrangeas?  In this part of the world, they bloom and bloom and bloom and bloom!  They capture…

On being quiet in a noisy world

I have been wanting to write and publish this post for more than a year. I have written many drafts but never felt quite right…

Re-starting my "Enviramagination" art book

Winter is the quiet time in this part of the world. But that does not mean work stops for anyone who is awake and needs…

Circling Circles

(Apologies in advance- this post was written earlier and did not get published immediately. Life got busy and the eclipse is long passed.) As I…

an arch of daylily flowers reflected in a lake forms a circle

Of Land art, other artists and dealing with criticism in perilous times

(warning this is a rather long post)    Recently I had the misfortune of receiving a very hurtful email from someone I had previous thought…

A beautiful, fragrant orange and yellow lily blossom.

The Attitude of Gratitude

I've been working a lot at my computer lately....too much actually, as I try to learn and understand how to be a better content contributor…

With profound thanks

 An important message from the artist: This luscious, cruise-ship of a website simply would not exist without some very generous and phenomenally patient work from…

Welcome to Greenspirit Arts new blog!

Welcome to the NEW BLOG for Greenspirit Arts and for the art of Sally J Smith, which as you will soon discover are pretty much…

Welcome to my new website! Let me give you a tour

Welcome to the new home of Greenspirit arts! I've been needing to make this switch for many years and the timing was never right...until now.…