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watercolors, airbrush paintings, digital illustrations &
photography all capturing a sense of wonder . . .

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Ephemeral Pool
Turtles emerge into the sun, Tadpoles come out from hiding,
Salamanders are cradled in the sedges. Sudden rains visit,
sending ringlets of refreshment to all the creatures great and small.
Lily pads glisten and flowers open, Dragonflies skim the surface
of a hidden world. Cranberries ripen, nourished by the ever changing ephemeral pool, a mingling of so many designs.

Howard Schroeder, Copyright 2005
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TRYPTICH RIVER SERIES:

DreamStream
Canoe downstream and read the painters experience,
writings and the creatures that inhabit this stream . . .
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SoulStream
Flow downstream and read the painters experience,
writings and the creatures that inhabit this stream . . .
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HeartStream
Float downstream and read the painters experience,
writings and the creatures that inhabit this stream . . .
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Ancient Friends
Earliest of memories
basking in the sun
shiny shells stacked on fallen trees
sliding into cool stream
nap between river stones

Hatchlings hidden in green water lilies
they already know the river
since the ancient of days
they recall all the creation stories

When we dream of our garden home
they store the garden memory
within their green turtle shells
they warm in the summer sun
keep it safe at the river's bottom

SunStream
Wade thru the marsh and read the artist's exploration,
writings and the creatures that inhabit this wetland. . .
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Wetlands Close Encounters
Photo Gallery of Artist's Herping Enconters
in the wetlands. . .
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Secret Life of Hatchlings
Portraits of Secretive Spotted Turtle Hatchlings
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Turtle Lodge
The turtle played a great meaning in symbolism & metaphor
in the cleansing ceremony of the woodland Indians . . .

S o n g s f r o m T u r t l e L o d g e
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Close to the earth
ancient rythm in the soil
that we're formed from

Offering songs to the father of all spirits
In the turtle lodge
our hearts go out to the four winds
offering our breadth of song
to all the kingdoms that walk complete
for we are not complete
we must ask we must pray to find our way
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Drumbeat guides our heart
water on hissing stones cleanse our minds
honest words cleanse our hearts

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Our songs and prayer interwine
dancing in the marriage of fire and water
We become aware of our spirit bodies
that sing in the presence of our Creator

Howard Schroeder, © 1986

In the Garden
Giant Tortoises soak in the stream of this famous garden . . .

In the garden of our beginning
the perfect partner
the perfect home
whether story or metaphor
we dream of our first home
the glowing tree of life
filtering the sun
the gentle stream to soothe us
gentle giants walked among us
giant tortoises soak like boulders
in the current
we sat in each others arms
in pools of laughter

Everything was already there
the youth of our soul
the springtime of our heart
a violet twilight
held back the darkness
In the garden of our beginning

River Meets the Sea
This painting is dreamlike in it's youthful approach to catching
the essence of a summertime ecstacy . . .

When I was only known as a second heartbeat
waiting to join an ocean of souls
dreaming of an emerald forest
birthing a river that finally finds the sea

Our deepest dreams are vernal pools
seeping towards trickling creeks
spilling into flourishing streams
joining rivers
greater rivers merging flowing mass
moving onto the mouth of the sea

Kneeling at the ocean's edge
splashing salty water upon my face
scooping up sparkling diamonds
and tossing them into the sun
glistening sea turtles circle
calling the rivers home
the confluence of many streams
celebrated arrival

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