Purple coneflower
Petals whither, fresh thistle
For yellow goldfinch.
Art Prescription: I so enjoy hearing the sweet sound of the goldfinches coming for thistle.
Watercolor with my chop that says “hope”
adult coloring
Goodbye August August 27, 2016
August is leaving
Long hot days, cooler mornings
September at door.
Art Prescription: A late summer posey on a 5 x 7 index card…watercolor.
Time for Class August 26, 2016
Adult coloring
A garden on paper for
Colored pencil fun.
Art Prescription: Tomorrow I’m teaching an adult coloring class at the NC Botanical Garden. “Teaching” coloring doesn’t really represent what I do. What I will really be doing is giving adults permission to play. To allow themselves the freedom to put color to paper while their blood pressure, heart rate, and breathing all slow down to a meditative state.
Here is my colored version of the pen and ink:
Intention August 25, 2016
Intention is strong
An emotion of pure will
An owl on the hunt.
Art Prescription: Our desires inform our life. If we pay attention to our wants, our needs will be fulfilled.
8 1/2 x 11 watercolor
How to hold Reins August 24, 2016
Hold reins with thumbs up
As if a glass of champagne
Bubbles rising up.
Art Prescription: Did a private lesson today on Finn! So much good stuff…gonna be sore! Can’t wait to start my Women’s Intuitive Riding!! Working on an alternative palette of colors.
8 1/2 x 11 watercolor
Bedtime Sketch August 23, 2016
Sketching in the bed
My pen trails off into sleep
Next day, add color.
Art Prescription: I did this pen and ink sketch last night in a sleepy state. Today I went back in and added colored pencil. Some folks read to sleep…I draw!
8 1/2 x 11 pen and ink and colored pencil
Warblers August 22, 2016
Subtle season shift
Leaves begin to brown and fall
Birds feed on thistle.
Art Prescription: This colored pencil piece is based on a photo by Mary Parker Sonis, an NC wildlife photographer.
8 1/2 x 11 colored pencil
Vacation August 20, 2016
Doers and dreamers
Plan for a trip by the sea
Destination, peace.
Art Prescription: A quick little sketch on an index card.
Summer Color August 19, 2016
Oh summer…don’t go
Leave us pretty butterflies
And please, the flowers.
Art Prescription: As much as I want the weather to cool down, I realize how much summer offers each day. My garden is a-buzz with bees, and 3-4 different butterfly species. Hummingbirds drop in for some nectar as well.
I went to sketch at the North Carolina Botanical Garden today to prepare a piece for my adult coloring class offered August 27, 2 – 4.
Now I get to color!!
Hello Nicker August 17, 2016
As soon as he heard
My voice and saw me walking
At fence and nickers.
Art Prescription: It’s so sweet and rewarding when my horse Finn meets me at the gate nickering. He is saying hello and glad to see me!
A nicker is commonly described as a companionable greeting or solicitous type of vocalization. This makes intuitive sense both because of its nature as a quiet sound, but also in the close-contact social situations in which it is typically heard: Between two friendly herdmates, between a mare and her foal, and between a stallion and a mare.
I’m so honored!
Index card graphite sketch:
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