At the fifth station
I waited in line for gas
We take for granted.
Art Prescription: Lots of people are going to wake up tomorrow and realize something they take for granted, filling up their gas tank, may not be available to them. I find this a startling event and one that makes me realize how vulnerable we all are.
Index card sketch
Third time is a charm
Patience and lots more paint
Acrylics forgive!
Art Prescription: So you guys know I love watercolor! And I got this commission for a “French floral shop” in acrylic on canvas. Of course I can paint that. Well it’s been a sweet challenge, a large painting with lots of detail. Here it is after painting over and restarting multiple times.
Special treat today dear readers. A collaboration between me and Mish of mishunderstood.wordpress.com. I read a lot of poetry and am so glad I found the heartfelt words of this poet!! Go for a visit and you will see why!! Thank you Mish!!!
One of my favourite blogs is artpresciption.com by Beverly Dyer, an artist who works with acrylic, watercolour and mixed media. She is also a Certified Botanical Illustrator. I am always intrigued by her unique style. Beverly was so kind to offer her lovely work to me for some poetic inspiration.
Awake I am rooted
Tethered, duty bound
Muffled by the fog
In dreams I drift
Turquoise, featherweight
Mellowed by earth’s song
The wind took my words
To cradle, now churning
Twisting and turning
Filtered the facts
Flicked lies at my back
S t r e t c h e d and sizeable
Unrecognizable
The wind took my words
If I could take the blue of you
And blend it with the mauve of me
I think that somehow we would be
A garden made in heaven
Images © beverly dyer
Poems by Mish
Resistant at first
The trees acquiesce to fall
Let the show begin.
Art Prescription: Acrylic on paper.
Leaves gather on ground
Float on by, hit my windshield
And it’s still ninety.
Art Prescription: Fall comes in subtle.
Index card with watercolor, pen and ink, and my chop that says “hope”
Who have you become
Underneath that label, now
Rediscovery.
Art Prescription: We have all experienced labels. She’s this, he’s that. Then we try harder to be something! Something better? Peer pressure is so hard. What if we all could shine from the inside out? Then that stutter or weak leg wouldn’t matter, because all others could see was your glow.
A peek of pure hope
Anxious to blossom now
Into new chapter.
Art Prescription: Life is full of milestones, events, turning points, and revelations. How the next chapter goes can be honored with healthy boundaries. Love and respect do have boundaries. A good thought going into the holidays.
Present at sunrise
And again at a sunset
A full complete day.
Art Prescription: Could you ask for anything more?
Warm September sun
Beats down on shoulders, trail ride
Freshly cut basil.
Art Prescription: As America remembers 9/11, I’m immensely grateful for my life and the simple goodness of the day. Rest in peace lost souls. Each of us remember where we were when this changed the course of history.
And in that moment
In the eyes of this being
She knew she was home.
Art Prescription: A house makes a place to live. The life in and around your house make it home.
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