Drinking Daddy

Drinking Daddy, originally uploaded by artist_charleentouchette.

Painting shows a child's view of a drinking daddy. The art is from IT STOPS WITH ME: MEMOIR OF A CANUCK GIRL, and award-winning, critically acclaimed memoir by American Artist Charleen Touchette.
Touchette writes, "The damage child abuse and domestic violence cause is incalculable. But it is still a dirty secret worldwide. People often blame and punnish the abused child if they dare speak out. When I wrote my memoir, IT STOPS WITH ME, it was banned at my hometown library for 3 months and Bard College President Leon Botstein wrote my book "does not deserve First Ammendment Protection." Stand up against child abuse and protect children."
I have just read and signed the petition: "Ensure Children Have Safe and Healthy Homes"
Please visit the site and sign too. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/347080114

Child's View of Drinking Daddy

Woman Spirit Plants New Life

Woman Spirit Plants New Life, originally uploaded by artist_charleentouchette.

This painting is from Unity Mural; a series of paintings of Woman Spirit and Man Spirit figures creating a circle of energy and light. The colors span the spectrum of energies embodied in this jewel colored multi-layered and multi-media art by American Artist Charleen Touchette.

Check out the Unity Mural set on Flickr.com

Dreaming-of-her-birth by Charleen Touchette

Dreaming-of-her-birth by Charleen Touchette, originally uploaded by artist_charleentouchette.

Mothers-to-be spend 9 months imagining the baby growing inside them. "Dreaming of Her Birth" by American Artist Charleen Touchette is a mixed media mural 108 x 48 inches. The multilayered painting weaves images of the growing fetus with a winding umbilical cord and handmade papers embedded with butterflies, plants, ferns and flowers. "Dreaming of Her Birth" was exhibited in the "O'Keeffe Revisited" show at The Roswell Museum in New Mexico in 1994 which showcased the art of Charleen Touchette as one of the featured artists.

Bees, Rainbows and Secret Gardens - a photoset on Flickr

Bees, Rainbows and Secret Gardens - a photoset on Flickr

Bees, Maidens, Mothers, Rainbows and Ponds in Secret Gardens mixed media art by American Artist. Charleen Touchette uses many media and technologies from watercolor, and drawing to photoshop, photography, printing, and pastels, often in one jewel colored paintings 2008.

Flickr: Photos from artist_charleentouchette

Flickr: Photos from artist_charleentouchette

See photos of Mixed Blood Radio On the Road in Minnesota, South Dakota and California.

http://current.com/items/88874312_today_is_world_water_day_what_will_you_do

JanforGore shared this list page on the worldwide water crisis. Make sure to scroll down and read the comments she includes more websites on water including 100 ways to use water wisely on current.com
Pass it on.
The Water is One.
One Earth
THINK ABOUT IT/ACT LIKE IT

Charleen Touchette at TouchArt.net

Bees in Clouds

Bees in Clouds, originally uploaded by artist_charleentouchette.

Bee Queens float in the Clouds while Bees Buzz in Art by American Artist Charleen Touchette.

YouTube - Martin Luther King III brings his Vision of Peace to the Promised Land

YouTube - Martin Luther King III brings his Vision of Peace to the Promised Land

Last summer after his visit to New Mexico, Martin Luther King flew to Israel and gave this rousing speech on how "peace is not just the goal, it is also the way."

Challenge CNN and corporate media to show this inspiring speech.

We Are the Same, but Different by Charleen Touchette 1988

We Are the Same, but Different by Charleen Touchette 1988, originally uploaded by artist_charleentouchette.

Inspired by a dream in 1983 and the Masai woman's prayer, "God, O Nursing Mother, it suits us to sit in the shade while we nurse our babes, and the satellite meeting between American and Russian women who said they wanted the nuclear arms race to stop.

Québec

Québec, originally uploaded by -Antoine-.

I like the stark contrast of the bright white snowflakes and fleur de lis against the blues of the Quebécois flag and the indigo of the night colors. Milles Mercis, Charleen Touchette



Pepere's Lake painting by Charleen Touchette 1984

Floats with Koi

Floats with Koi , originally uploaded by artist_charleentouchette.

Spring will be here soon.

Patriotic Woman Banned from Photobucket

patriotic woman, originally uploaded by artist_charleentouchette.

Was feeling very patriotic when painting this thinking about how strong sexism is in America.
Painted the illuminated woman in red, white and blue, feeling patriotic, thus the title Patriotic Woman.
Posted it to Photobucket and Flickr.
Surprised that within 24 hours Photobucket had a big red slash where Patriotic Woman should have been with bold letters, "This image or video violates our terms of service."
Had to blow up the pic to see what could have offended them.
Do you think they have people screening to find pictures of vaginas?
Wow. how frightening for people to see the portal through which they were born painted with respect.
Charleen Touchette March 2, 2008

Yea We Can

Woman wc

Woman wc, originally uploaded by artist_charleentouchette.

Immersed

Immersed, originally uploaded by artist_charleentouchette.

In His Presence

In His Presence, originally uploaded by artist_charleentouchette.

Immersed in His Light

Immersed in His Light, originally uploaded by artist_charleentouchette.

Red White and Blue

Red White and Blue, originally uploaded by artist_charleentouchette.

Immersion

Immersion , originally uploaded by artist_charleentouchette.

Ocean Chakra

Ocean Chakra, originally uploaded by artist_charleentouchette.

Ocean Chakra on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Ocean Chakra on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Ocean Illumination

Ocean Illumination , originally uploaded by artist_charleentouchette.

2008 Art by American Artist Charleen Touchette.