A Moon Journal | Hunter Moon Homestead – Page 2

Jan 21, 2025

Interview With Painter Elaine Speirs

Full of emotion, movement and vibrant color, Elaine's paintings are evocative renditions of form, figure and nature. We're awed by her seemingly effortless ability to build a visual history in her work that draws the viewer closer. This July, we welcome the UK artist to Hunter Moon Homestead to teach her workshop, Nature In Bloom, where retreat guests will learn her technique of "drawing with paint." We asked Elaine a few questions to get to know more about her as an artist and her artistic process.

Jan 21, 2025

A Winter Update From HMH Founder Kate Poole

I am asking you with total humility, we have worked so hard to make a lovely and healing place for artists to come and be lavishly loved on. If you have wanted to come but haven’t, now is the time! If you haven’t shared us with your artist friends, please do so. We are so looking forward to making new friends and sharing our hearts will all of you.

Dec 30, 2024

Interview With Plein Air Painter Beth Cole

I paint both ways, plein air and in the studio. I like to paint outside to get ideas and to observe colors, shapes, light, shadow, etc. We can always work from photos, but a photograph doesn’t give the same information you can gather from direct observation. Plus fresh air is good for body, mind and spirit. I love being in the natural world, I believe our Creator’s color palette is always perfect and it is a joy to behold.

Nov 17, 2024

Kate's Gluten Free Fig Cake

When you have more time to invest in a fig dessert or breakfast cake, the recipe below is one that you will want to do over and over again. You can use other fruit in substitution for the figs if you choose.

Nov 14, 2024

Practicing Trust in the Perfection of what IS

I live with a lot of anxiety witnessing all that is incomplete, not quite right, almost there, in need of repair… In all of this though, this need for getting every detail just right never stops me from doing the things I have uncertainty of, whether or not they will work out. I have learned a lot this past year about trusting that everything is exactly right. Exactly is a big word in this context. This trusting that everything is perfect just how it is, it’s a practice!