Painting under the light of the Blue Moon that appeared in May 2026 After more than two decades of painting professionally, I sometimes wonder why I still find myself standing in front of a canvas at three o’clock in the morning. I am in my fifties. People begin gently suggesting balance at this stage of life. Slow down a little. Protect your energy. Work smarter. Pace yourself. And yet here I am again... deep in the midst of another painting that seems to have entirely overt

WHAT REMAINS: When Bone Becomes River (left panel) and When Bone Becomes Sky (right panel) - new paintings on wood I began these two sister paintings nearly a decade ago and set them aside, waiting for a day I could not yet see. For years, I wondered why they remained unfinished….but now I understand. As artists, we know a lifetime of experience pours into the painting before us...everything we’ve lived narrowing into the tip of the brush, asking to be made visible. And some

The Ferocity of Peace "Mother Sky" - Original Painting by Pamela Sukhum "Mother Sky" detail Inspiration Behind the Painting... Peace is often imagined as gentle, still, or serene. Yet in the world’s wisdom traditions, peace can also be fierce: unyielding in its clarity, protective in its compassion. Mother Sky embodies this paradox. Arcs of gold turn and spiral as if in sacred dance. They recall the dākinīs — sky dancers who move freely between realms, guardians who embody c