#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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• 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

#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

#1243 + ELEgancE #1 / #2 2018 Catherine L. Johnson + INFInity / ETERnity + Y/OUR brEath + Barre Phillips “Journal Violone” solo bass 1968

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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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#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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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

#1241 + TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO + ’11 September 2001′ Catherine L. Johnson 2001 – an offering, a balm + personal accounts + WHAT have WE learned?

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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#1240 + 7 SEPTEMBER 2026 + LABOR DAY + FISHING WITH LEO

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fishing

with

my Leo, 11 years old

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#1239 + ‘INSEEDTIME / ISEEME #20’ Catherine L. Johnson 2026 + the FINAL work + “They tried to bury us but they didn’t know we were seeds” + Dolly Parton + Gloria Steinem

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

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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

#1238 + ‘STAND BY ME’ Ben E. King + MOON + ROB / RC + BLOOD MOON / 27 August 2016

 

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HERHYMNS: BE BRAVE                             Catherine L. Johnson  2013

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Rob / Robbie / RC

my lion at the gate

who stands by me

a hymn, a gospel

in light, in darkness

from the time

I was born

dear boy I loved,

dear man I love

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27 August 2026

11pm – 11:45pm

I went outside to witness, to experience…

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A squad of teenage girls

were hanging out by the park.

I called over to them:

GIRLS!

DO YOU WANT TO SEE

THE LUNAR ECLIPSE?

A BLOOD MOON!

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They ran over!

Squealing in DELIGHT! 

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One girl had a GR8 phone camera.

She took the image above!

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I was anonymous to them.

They were anonymous to me.

United,

standing together,

in Nature’s offering of

awe.

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There was a kid, a young man,

who lives in another building.

He was sitting in my building’s outside patio smoking weed.

He had NO idea!

He was: THIS IS DOPE!!!

Repeating over + over.

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We ALL needed

this awe,

this

blessing.

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#930 + OHAMERICAWECANTBREATHE + Lucinda Williams “MAN WITHOUT A SOUL” + ARTIST Dorothy Darr + “HERHYMNS: BE BRAVE” 2013 Catherine L. Johnson

 

 

 

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

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INSEEDTIME works:

now NINETEEN separate originals

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INSEEDTIME #19  Catherine L. Johnson  2026

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INSEEDTIME #18

dynamic visual rhythms

2026

Catherine L. Johnson 

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detail

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Material:

cutout shapes / collage

on archival heavyweight paper

IMPROVISATIONS

Measurements:

31″H x 26″W

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Timekeeping

Egypt

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_timekeeping_devices#

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Ancient Egyptian sundial

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_sundials

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World’s oldest known sundial,

from Egypt’s Valley of the Kings (c. 1500 BC),

used to measure work hours

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Constellations

Chinese

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_constellations#History

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Reproduction of the Suzhou star chart (13th century)

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Rubbing of a stone carving of a Song Dynasty era star chart.

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27 August 2026 + BLOOD MOON

lunar eclipse, a blood moon,

is an astronomical event that occurs

when the Moon orbits through Earth’s shadow.‍

Lunar eclipses occur during eclipse season,

when the Moon’s orbital plane is approximately in line

with Earth and the Sun.

The type and length of a lunar eclipse

depend on the Moon’s proximity to the lunar node.

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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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Please click on each link below to view the series to date

– an unfolding series – 18 original works to date.

Tip: scroll down my WordPress to view the previous works

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#18

#1236 + ‘INSEEDTIME / ISEEME #18’ Catherine L. Johnson 2026 + Vincent Van Gogh + Joan Mitchell + Mark Rothko

#1236 + ‘INSEEDTIME / ISEEME #18’ Catherine L. Johnson 2026 + Vincent Van Gogh + Joan Mitchell + Mark Rothko

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INSEEDTIME works:

now EIGHTEEN separate originals

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INSEEDTIME #18  Catherine L. Johnson  2026

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INSEEDTIME #18

dynamic visual rhythms

2026

Catherine L. Johnson 

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Material:

cutout shapes / collage

on archival heavyweight paper

IMPROVISATIONS

Measurements:

31″H x 26″W

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementary_colors

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Vincent Van Gogh

Six Sunflowers  1888

oil on canvas   38.6″ x 27.2′

Destroyed in 1945, photo discovered in the archives

of the Mushakoji Saneatsu Memorial Museum in 2013

https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en

 

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Joan Mitchell

“Merci,” 1992

Oil on canvas diptych. 110 1/4 by 141 1/2″

https://www.joanmitchellfoundation.org/joan-mitchell/artwork

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Mark Rothko

‘Untitled (Red, Blue, Orange)’ , 1955

oil on canvas  66 5/8″ x 49 3/8 “

https://www.moma.org/artists/5047-mark-rothko

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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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Please click on each link below to view the series to date

– an unfolding series – 18 original works to date.

Tip: scroll down my WordPress to view the previous works

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 #17

#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