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SEASKY #5              Catherine L. Johnson 2026

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SEASKY #5

2026

Catherine L. Johnson

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Material:

cutout shapes / collage

 the cutout colors: cobalt blue and yellow warbler

on archival heavyweight paper

IMPROVISATIONS

Measurements:

40″H x 26″W

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Matte Cobalt Blue Oxide Pigment Powder | Bulk Apothecary

Yellow Warbler spotted near Old Cedar Avenue Bridge | Minnesota

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https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/mia/birdsongdiploremix.html

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#1247 + ‘SEASKY #4’ 2026 Catherine L. Johnson + Scott LaFaro / ‘Jade’s Vision’ take 2 / Bill Evans Trio from ‘The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings’ 1961′

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SEASKY #4              Catherine L. Johnson 2026

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SEASKY #4

2026

Catherine L. Johnson 

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Material:

cutout shapes / collage

 the cutout colors: dusty mint green and fuschia

on archival heavyweight paper

IMPROVISATIONS

Measurements:

40″H x 26″W

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Dusty Mint color hex code is #7BA797

Fuchsia Pigments - Dry Colours from Stucco naturale

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#1246 + ‘SEASKY #3’ 2026 Catherine L. Johnson + Erik Satie: Gymnopédie no. 1 1888 / Aldo Ciccolini piano

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SEASKY #3              Catherine L. Johnson 2026

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SEASKY #3

For SBF

2026

Catherine L. Johnson 

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Material:

cutout shapes / collage

 the cutout colors: sea green and cornflower blue

on archival heavyweight paper

IMPROVISATIONS

Measurements:

40″H x 26″W

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About Sea Green - Color codes, Matching colors and paints - colorxs.com

Bright Cornflower Blue - 45BB 22/347 Paint Color | PPG Paints

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#1245 + ‘SEASKY #2’ 2026 Catherine L. Johnson + ‘SONG OF HER’ 2018

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SEASKY #2              Catherine L. Johnson 2026

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SEASKY #2

2026

Catherine L. Johnson 

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Material:

cutout shapes / collage

vellum / the cutout color is a cornflower blue

on archival heavyweight paper

IMPROVISATIONS

Measurements:

40″H x 26″W

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Bright Cornflower Blue - 45BB 22/347 Paint Color | PPG Paints

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  • Song of Her” (written by Cecil McBee)

  • Original Recording Date: September 8, 1966

  • Original Album: Forest Flower: Charles Lloyd at Monterey (released on Atlantic Records)

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#1244 + ‘SEASKY #1’ 2026 + Catherine L. Johnson + ‘Via One’ Barre Phillips 2001

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SEASKY #1              Catherine L. Johnson 2026

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SEASKY #1

2026

Catherine L. Johnson 

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Material:

cutout shapes / collage

vellum / gold line / the color is a blueteal

on archival heavyweight paper

IMPROVISATIONS

Measurements:

40″H x 26″W

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#1242 + the color TEAL / color of truth and faith / symbolic of the infinity of the sea and sky + ‘WATERFALL’ paintings 2003-2004 Catherine L. Johnson + ‘SEASKY / INFINITY’ 2026 Catherine L. Johnson

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YES, thE ELEgancE sEriEs is vEry subtlE / vEry sEnsitivE / vEry alivE as is Y/OUR brEath.

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ELEgancE #1                                                                                                  Catherine L. Johnson  2018

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ELEgancE #2                                                                                                 Catherine L. Johnson  2018

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The present was an egg

laid by the past

that had the future

inside its shell.

Zora Neale Hurston

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Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind.
William Shakespeare

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Just because an animal is large,
it doesn’t mean he doesn’t want kindness;
however big Tigger seems to be,
remember that he wants as much kindness as Roo.
A A Milne

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What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other.
Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.
George Eliot

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chalice | British Museum

Ancient

Egyptian blue lotus chalices

are trumpet-shaped

ceremonial drinking vessels

molded to mimic the sacred water lily,

symbolizing solar rebirth and eternal life.

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They are commonly made of faience

—a quartz-based ceramic material

glazed with a vibrant turquoise, teal,

or

blue-green color using copper. 

Egypt / 21st Dynasty

Third Intermediate Period

(approx. 1550–664 BCE)
British Museum

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TEAL

combines the calming properties of blue

with

the renewal qualities of green.

It is a revitalizing and rejuvenating color

that also represents open communication

and

clarity of thought.

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For Tibetan monks,

teal

is symbolic of the infinity of the sea and sky.

For Egyptians,

teal

is the color of truth and faith.

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  WATERFALL    Catherine L. Johnson 2004
Private commission 2022
– custom, one of one, fine art print

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  WATERFALL    Catherine L. Johnson 2003
Original painting / collage

 

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SEASKY / INFINITY    Catherine L. Johnson 2004

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CUTOUT

teal color paper

on 

luminous gold/silver paper

MEASUREMENTS:

7″ x 5″

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#715 + “In the hour of adversity / be not without hope / for CRYSTAL rain FALLS from BLACK clouds.” Nizami Ganjavi Persian 1141-1209 + WATERFALL #7 Catherine L. Johnson 2004

#682 + WATERFALL SERIES 2003-2004 Catherine L. Johnson + “Fear and desire: the force of nature and passion when the catapult to fall must occur so as to FLY!” + “The moment when the head long plummet discovers the soaring wings of integrity” + “- capturing the released energy of the heart chakra.”

WATERFALL II 2004 CATHERINE L. JOHNSON + 3 Flowing, flying, fluttering – plunging three thousand feet + 3 飛流直下三千尺

A Great Teacher Living Like Water + WATERFALL PORTFOLIO 2004 CATHERINE L. JOHNSON + Water is a great teacher that shows us how to move through the world with grace ease determination and humility + HEAVENINMYMOUTH PORTFOLIO 2012 CATHERINE L. JOHNSON

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#1233 + ‘INSEEDTIME / ISEEME #17’ Catherine L. Johnson 2026 + WATER + Claude Monet ‘Water-Lilies’ 1917 + John Coltrane Quartet ‘ IMPRESSIONS’ 1965 + Charles Lloyd New Quartet ‘Passin’ Thru’ 2017

TWENTY – FIVE YEARS

HAVE PASSED

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– TIME LIKE A RIVER’S WATER,

CONTINUOUSLY

MOVING FORWARD 

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Please click on this link below – an account, an offering,

a balm created twenty-five years ago.

11 SEPTEMBER 2001 11 SEPTEMBER 2011

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11 September 2001                             Catherine L. Johnson  2001

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11 SEPTEMBER 2001

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One of four

original works

  – each representing a cardinal direction

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Measurements of each work:

42″ H x 26″ W

Mixed media on paper

Frames: simple white pine

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I decided to send this devastating

ground zero in ‘real time’ accounts

twenty -five years ago.

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fishing

with

my Leo, 11 years old

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Please click on the image to enlarge + view details on a new tab

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INSEEDTIME #20  Catherine L. Johnson  2026

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INSEEDTIME #20

Dedicated to Gloria Steinem & Dolly Parton

2026

Catherine L. Johnson 

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detail

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Material:

cutout shapes / collage

note: the color that may read as black is a deep forest green color

on archival heavyweight paper

IMPROVISATIONS

Measurements:

31″H x 26″W

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The

Divinity of Paper

(Kami)

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Shared language:

In Japanese, the word for paper is

kami,

which sounds identical to the word for

God or spirit (kami).

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Sacred transformation:

Transforming

a flat, empty sheet of paper

into a dynamic shape reflects the manifestation of

living spirit

within

physical forms.

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The

Gladiolus:

Sword Orchid

Symbolism: Known in Chinese as 剑兰 (jiànlán, “sword orchid”),

the gladiolus embodies

strength,

courage,

uprightness,

and

resilience.

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Its name reflects the sharp,

sword-like shape of its leaves,

linking the plant to themes

of

moral integrity

and

the scholar’s

steadfast character.

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Gladiola Color Amarillo

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‘Wildflowers’

by Dolly Parton

feat. Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris

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‘Wildflowers’ is a song

about embracing one’s uniqueness

and

the importance of breaking free

from

conformity to thrive.

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The metaphor of wildflowers symbolizes

resilience,

independence,

and

the ability to flourish

n any environment,

highlighting the beauty

of

being true to oneself

and

not

conforming to societal norms.

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Gloria Steinem, la activista que «mantuvo la esperanza»X

https://www.npr.org/2026/09/03/nx-s1-5955479/gloria-steinem-fresh-air

At her home in New York City, Gloria Steinem passed away on September 2, 2026. She was 92. The news came the following morning through her Instagram and Gloria's Foundation, which confirmed

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Call out the energy

of

HOPE / JOY / UPRISINGS 

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“They tried to bury us,

but

they didn’t know

we were seeds”.

Mexican Proverb

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The

INSEEDTIME

series

is comprised of

20 original works.

Please click on the link below to view #19

Tip: and, scroll down my WordPress to view the entire

INSEEDTIME series!

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 #19

#1237 + ‘INSEEDTIME / ISEEME #19’ Catherine L. Johnson 2026 + Timekeeping / Egypt + Constellations / Chinese + 27 August 2026 / BLOOD MOON

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Honoring

the love and life of my beloved cousin,

Connie Cates Shella:

#847 + “She / In the dark / Found light Brighter than many ever see…” + CONNIE CATES SHELLA 5 September 1954 – 23 January 2019

CATHERINE L. JOHNSON ART

THE ART of CATHERINE L. JOHNSON

CATHERINE L. JOHNSON ART

THE ART of CATHERINE L. JOHNSON