Where My Heart Loves to Wander

Little Secrets of the Forest

The Forest Primeval

Lichen Puzzle

Rugged Terrain

Expectant, I break with the path to enter the forest gate. I know I have a pact with the forest, under whose canopy, worlds open. Engrossed by sweet, green-tinted shade spangled with glimmers of sunlight, my senses tingle. Wide-eyed I stand, compelled by the richness of possibility: here in the world of shadows and translucence, anything is possible.

I move on. The woods close around me and beckon me further. The sound of my tread is its own music as my feet pad over gnarled roots, soft beds of moss, and the tough flanks of boulders.

I feel the stretch of my calves and hear also, the rhythm of my breathing; only the murmur of the trees is more compelling. I bathe in green splendor, glad for a moment of reverie.

Here in the forest I own myself, I am fully and freely me. The covenant is with the Life Force. And I drink at its fount.

Life looms larger. More real than real, this arbor now--heaving in sync with the wind that enters its vaulted, verdant halls.

Dark hollows quiver with guarded truths, the quiet symbiosis of their parts to the whole. Wholly holy, in tune with itself, integrated and diverse, at rest in activity, steadfast but quick in growth and new life, the forest sings to me in a crescendo of beauty.

And I applaud with my soul.

Lichen Painting

All images and text c Lynda Lehmann. If you would like to view more of my art or make a purchase, please visit Lynda Lehmann Painting and Photography or my gallery at Imagekind, where you can choose from several sizes and paper types or buy my prints plain or matted and framed.

Garden Harmony

Gossamer Peach

Garden Harmony

Sometimes the scenes in our gardens are of such harmony and grace as to be truly an inspiration, even among the weeds or wildflowers that may take root there.

Not only do our gardens emerge and bloom in predictable patterns, year after year, but they delight us with unanticipated surprises, as well. I think we should be thankful for both the predictable beauties, as well as the continual serendipity of unexpected combinations to delight the eye and calm the soul.

All images and text c Lynda Lehmann. If you would like to view more of my art or make a purchase, please visit Lynda Lehmann Painting and Photography or my gallery at Imagekind, where you can choose from several sizes and paper types or buy my prints plain or matted and framed.

Peripheral Vision Listed Among "100 Best Scholarly Art Blogs!"

On Top of the World - Image c 2009 Lynda Lehmann

Peripheral Vision has been named on a list of the "100 Best Scholarly Art Blogs." I'm so honored that my blog is listed in the Art-Photo category, along with the "NY Times," "NASA," "Life" and "Time" Magazine blogs, as one of the best scholarly art-blog sites!

Please scroll down the list and look for my blog under "Best Art Photography Blogs." I don't know the person who made the list, but I want to thank him or her for putting me in such good company! It's an interesting list that you might want to check out for your own resources. It seems the author has collected a lot of fine sites for our enjoyment!

http://www.universityreviewsonline.com/2005/10/100-best-scholarly-art-blogs.html

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On another note entirely, I regret that circumstances are causing me to take time off from my blogging for the next couple of weeks. In the meantime, I will respond to your comments and try to get around to visit you. It's just untenable for me to be posting now. I know that you have such overly busy times, as well, and that you understand. I look forward to getting back here to post again and interact with you!

Wishing you peace, joy, and inspiration. And of course, some sunshine!

All images and text c Lynda Lehmann. If you would like to view more of my art or make a purchase, please visit Lynda Lehmann Painting and Photography or my gallery at Imagekind, where you can choose from several sizes and paper types or buy my prints plain or matted and framed.