All along the edge
Milkweed beckons the monarchs
To lay fragile eggs.
Art Prescription: The forge to Mason Farm swollen with recent rain was not safe to pass. So my friend and I walked the side path. Saw a hummingbird, lots of songbirds, and one snake who really took his time crossing the path. Maybe a copperhead. See you fella. Go on about your way.
Started this art journal page with smears of leftover paint. Added collage and stamps.
Watching mourning doves
She sits and wiggles to get
Her nest just perfect.
Art Prescription: Watching birds build nests in my own backyard. Finished my marigold from yesterday. Added colored pencil and graphite.
Cheery marigold
Bright yellow, orange, and red
Sure sign of summer.
Art Prescription: I planned to do this with colored pencil, but watercolor called. So it’s not dry or finished in time to post. Stayed tuned…
In the pouring rain
We fluff our wet, cold, feathers
And continue work.
Art Prescription: Yes I’m obsessed with my chickadees. And my new illustrated book!! Thoughts of a Golden Fox!
I’m very excited to introduce my latest illustration work, “Thoughts of a Golden Fox.”
Thoughts of a Golden Fox, written by Charles David Rushbrook and illustrated by Beverly Dyer, is a delightful book for children, ages 6-11. The story is told from the viewpoint of a mother Golden Fox, which, according to the book’s short and gentle-hearted Glossary, is “…a magical, and rarely seen, species of fox with unbelievably beautiful golden coats!
Now available in iTunes!! https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1224615643
You can visit iTunes and read a sample chapter.
8 1/2 x 11 mixed media:
Hello dear readers,
I’m very excited to introduce my latest illustration work, “Thoughts of a Golden Fox.”
Thoughts of a Golden Fox, written by Charles David Rushbrook and illustrated by Beverly Dyer, is a delightful book for children, ages 6-11. The story is told from the viewpoint of a mother Golden Fox, which, according to the book’s short and gentle-hearted Glossary, is “…a magical, and rarely seen, species of fox with unbelievably beautiful golden coats!
Now available in iTunes!! https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1224615643
You can visit iTunes and read a sample chapter.
The box is singing
Fledglings are making some noise
Do the parents sleep?
Art Prescription: Mother Nature’s tenacity is amazing. Every minute or so I see one of the chickadee parents leave the box to go grocery shopping. The box gets quiet. And as soon as one of the parents flies in, there is a lot of sweet high-note chirping going on.
Index card with colored pencil:
It’s constant team work
To raise a nest of fledglings
Chickadee parents.
Art Prescription: One of them is leaving the nest while the other is coming. A steady diet arrives for the fledglings. The parents both work hard to feed their babies.
Index card sketch:
Morning at the farm
A white horse stands in a field
Yellow buttercups.
Art Prescription: Sketch and colored pencil on an index card. Miss Ava June.
Transplanted iris
Sinks her roots into the soil
A royal blossom.
Art Prescription: We all need a sense of belonging. To belong is our nature. How can we each enhance a sense of belonging for all beings? Like taking care of our neighbors, and taking care of our earth.
Index card with watercolor and my chop that says, “hope”
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