My “The Covid Year,” ran from March 2020 to April 2021 - until I finally got vaccinated. Given so much time in isolation, I would’ve thought I’d have managed to complete more art. Instead, I spent...
Sigrid Tidmore
Waves of Opportunity
July 28, 2017 - Puerto Cayo Beach, Ecuador. Last evening I took my dachshund, Belle, for a beach walk. I was watching the small waves at the edge of the shore washing in and out over the rocks and...
CRABS n’ COLD BEER – A Lesson in Perspective
July, 2017 - San Lorenzo, Ecuador Coast The facts surrounding events in our lives matter little. What matters are the stories we tell ourselves about what’s happening around us. For example:It was a...
Our Perfectly Imperfect Lives
September 18, 2016 - Pto. Cayo, Ecuador The life of a fisherman is one of perpetual hope. Each evening he leaves the shore for a night of hard ocean labor, hoping this will be the time he hoists in...
We Are Made Of Stardust
June, 2016 - After the April 16 Earthquake in Portoviejo, the capital of Manabi Province in Ecuador. “Estamos hechos de polvo de estrellas.”We are all made of stardust... Awakening from the...
It’s only when you’re flying above it …
March, 2016 - Ecuador Sigrid Tidmore’s art, paired with Phillipe Perrin’s sentiment reminds us of what it is like to be a fearless child. We can be courageous again when we see beauty and feel...
Study the Science of Art. Study the Art of Science.
February 26, 2016 - Ecuador What else is there to say? The master has spoken.
The Alchemy in Art
February 18, 2016 - Manta, Ecuador Who would’ve guessed that our cave-dwelling ancestors would aspire to the traveling the galaxies? It takes fearless imagination to power a rocket ship, or learn to...
The Shoeshine Siesta
November 19, 2015 - Jipijapa, Manabi Province, EcuadorWhile painting this siesta scene of the shoeshine stand, I couldn’t keep myself from constantly yawning. Relaxation is so contagious. The dusty,...
That Flooded Feeling
August 10, 2015 - Pto. Cayo, Ecuador. Some days, despite my most diligent planning, the tide of life just rushes in and tumbles my schedule askew. A deluge of unexpected occurrences wrench control...