Beautiful Light Blog

a blog about the practice of art and the life that inspires it

dawn m trimble | art 2/27/25 dawn m trimble | art 2/27/25

Quiet Assurance

I do believe that we have to move through those murky, less confident phases of our lives to arrive at the next. Just as a photograph captures a moment in time, our work captures not only the subject matter itself but, on a deeper level, the things we are working through, moving through - forever with our eye on the horizon.

dawn m trimble | art 2/13/25 dawn m trimble | art 2/13/25

Distance Invites Clarity

I do not recall another time in my life when I had such clear feelings of freedom, natural confidence, and joy.

dawn m trimble | art 8/1/24 dawn m trimble | art 8/1/24

Rhythms

While becoming a mother has been both one of the greatest joys and most challenging endeavors in my life so far, it has solidified in me that the idea of the hard, new things that come into our lives will also eventually become a pattern. A rhythm.

dawn m trimble | art 7/4/24 dawn m trimble | art 7/4/24

Stand Back, Cross Your Eyes and Squint

With new eyes I have been searching for structure and patterns in my work. Looking for the intuitive gestures that were present well before I knew how to articulate them.