A romp through Michaels 

Got this really cool stencil

To try in journal.

Art Prescription:  Art journal. A place to put feelings and color. Miss my Mocha cat!

#hope #artprescription

Let’s start a campaign of hope! There is so much good being done, but the news only covers the dark and hopeless. 

What do you do within arms-reach? Hope is built one act at a time.

We the blogosphere can spread hope and love. We are artists. It’s what we do.

A brief distraction

A moment of peace, prayer

A wish of good-will.

Art Prescription:  In these turbulent times my wish for peace and good-will goes out to the many. So many hurt and angry souls. Many of us don’t know where to turn. We can only heal within an arm’s reach.

Colored pencil and watercolor:

A prickly defense

Mixed messages, confusion

Try a little love.

Art Prescription:  Tough times in the US. Beyond the thorny anger is flesh…we are all flesh. Love as far as you can reach.

Red Canna Lily

A bold focal point, backyard

To hummer’s delight.

Art Prescription:  It’s so amazing to find inspiration in your own back-yard!

Index card with colored pencil:

Carolina wrens

Are busy at the feeder

With their new fledglings.

Art Prescription:  We’ve had blue-birds, chickadees, and wrens nest in our bird house this season. I enjoy the distinctive personality of each bird. Now, after the nesting is done, the families come to the feeder together.

Art journal with hand-made journal background and colored pencil sketch:

Braving the big world

Junior wanders on his own

As elders look on.

Art Prescription:  I have lots of friends who are sending their young adults off to college. Not an easy time launching your biddies into the big world. We have to trust that we have instilled in them our good ethics and decision making skills. And somehow when least expected, they will return to say “Thank You.”

Special arrival

“Bass” landed in first class crate

Happy to deplane.

Art Prescription:  I went in my good ole van today with a friend to pick up her sister’s dog at the airport. The family is moving from California to North Carolina and the pup came first. So rewarding to see him tail-wagging to greet us. 

We got home and took a walk with Biscuit, his new roomie. 

Watercolor sketch:

Knowing what you need

Asking for what you want, and

Being true to self.

Art Prescription:  so my journal is my psychiatrist…where I vent with color and strokes. Pure catharsis!