vanessa: ideas and images

A few years ago, someone suggested, "Wake up, pray, read, listen, and then write." I added draw or paint to the list.

Monday, November 18, 2019

MONDAY THOUGHTS: THE SOUND OF SILENCE

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I hear the new phase for ignoring someone, is “ghosting”.   I laughed the first time I heard it, and considered that there are times when ...

IN THE ABSENCE OF LEADERSHIP

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In the absence of leadership, you can see whether a team is truly committed, not only to the organization and the leader’s vision, but to f...

MONDAY THOUGHTS" BECAUSE YOU WANT TO

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Today, I just finished a set of paintings of someone I really admired, for someone who is nothing if not consistent, delightful, and bru...
Monday, August 26, 2019

MONDAY THOUGHTS: KNOW YOUR STRENGTHS

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I thought, as I watched the praise dancer’s jerky, bizarre gyrations, “You can’t TELL her she isn’t Judith Jamison.”  The words “fi...
Sunday, August 25, 2019

SUNDAY THOUGHTS: POETRY PROMPT—Lessons Learned

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LESSONS   Drama-filled, can’t abide Drama-free Busy, can’t stand Content Nosy is livid because you care less What you said , is ...

QUALITY

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It’s been said, “You get what you pay for”. Every now and then, either through luck or grace, you get quality that far exceeds what you ...

A GOOD PHOTOGRAPHER

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The TV was providing background noise while I was painting.  I perked up when I heard, “We’re hardwired to see things move suddenly—sit...
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Vanessa Renee Williams
I'm a very proud mother of one fantastic daughter. I'm also an artist. There. I said it. I'm not sure why, but I'm much more comfortable being referred to that way when it comes to paper and paint. I am a very grateful member of "Vision", the family of singers and musicians assembled by Grammy and Stellar Award winning composer, writer, producer, pianist, and all around great guy, Richard Smallwood--who kindly, but reluctantly allowed me to sing alto for 20 years--and then had an epiphany in 2014. From DC Public Schools, to those run by the Archdiocese of Washington, to the mecca, Howard University, I was inspired to love Art in all of its forms. I count my artistic experience at the former College of Fine Arts as one of the high points in my life. Nothing that I am or have accomplished, however, matters much without the God I love leading the way...: )
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