Sunday, February 7, 2010
Original Oil Landscape of Mountains and Marsh in Spring by Cheryl Ratcliff
Monday, February 1, 2010
Original Oil Landscape of High Mountains at Twilight with Wildflowers by Cheryl Ratcliff
Monday, January 25, 2010
Original Oil Still Life of Glass of Water by Cheryl Ratcliff
Enough
too easily forgotten
simple
Abundance
more than enough
all around us
Abundance
too easily overlooked
as we grasp so much
our
arms too full
eyes too dazzled
hearts too empty
to understand
simple
Abundance
more than enough
all around us.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Original Winter Landscape Oil Painting of Tree by Lake by Cheryl Ratcliff
One by one, like leaves from a tree,
All my faiths have forsaken me;
But the stars above my head
Burn in white and delicate red,
And beneath my feet the earth
Brings the sturdy grass to birth.
I who was content to be
But a silken-singing tree,
But a rustle of delight
In the wistful heart of night,
I have lost the leaves that knew
Touch of rain and weight of dew.
Blinded by a leafy crown
I looked neither up nor down—
But the little leaves that die
Have left me room to see the sky;
Now for the first time I know
Stars above and earth below.
Sara Teasdale
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Original Oil Still Life of Yellow Onions by Cheryl Ratcliff
A big thank you to to Kelly for featuring my art work on her blog, highstreet market!
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Original Oil Still Life of Garlic and Brown Pitcher by Cheryl Ratcliff
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Original Oil Landscape of High Mountains and Wildflowers by Cheryl Ratcliff
Friday, January 8, 2010
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Original Still Life of Books and Candle by Cheryl Ratcliff
"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers." ~Charles W. Eliot
Happy New Year!
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Monday, December 28, 2009
Original Oil Landscape of Church by Cheryl Ratcliff
- Rabbi David Wolpe
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Original Oil of Christmas Still Life by Cheryl Ratcliff
Do you remember me
I sat upon your knee
I wrote to you with childhood fantasies
Well I'm all grown-up now
And still need help somehow
I'm not a child
But my heart still can dream
So here's my lifelong wish
My grown-up Christmas list
Not for myself
But for a world in need
No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
Everyone would have a friend
And right would always win
And love would never end
This is my grown-up Christmas list
As children we believed
The grandest sight to see
Was something lovely
Wrapped beneath our tree
Well heaven surely knows
That packages and bows
Can never heal a hurting human soul
What is this illusion called
The innocence of youth
Maybe only in our blind belief
Can we ever find the truth
No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
Everyone would have a friend
And right would always win
And love would never end
This is my grown- up christmas list
Amy Grant
Monday, December 21, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Friday, December 11, 2009
Origianl Oil Painting of Eggs, bowl, and Milk Bottle on a Red and White Cloth By Cheryl Ratcliff
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Monday, December 7, 2009
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Original Oil Northwest Landscape of Mountain Sunset by Cheryl Ratcliff
For the love which from our birth





















