Orange county clay
My shovel hits a hard spot
New Mandevilla.
Art Prescription: Here is the finished piece. I decided to leave the painting loose and pen and ink some detail.
Planted this in my garden!
color sobresaliente! outstanding color!
adult coloring
Sketchbook April 10, 2017
Just sit and listen
And you will hear the world move
Forward with spirit.
Art Prescription: Sketching in backyard:
Eastern Columbine April 9, 2017
Crushed seeds are love charm
When rubbed on the hands of men
This nodding flower.
Art Prescription: So my garden is full of these beauties. Shall I try a spell?
Index card with pen and ink and colored pencil:
Nest Art April 8, 2017
Blue grey gnat catchers
A pair building their sweet nest
Made from green lichens.
Art Prescription: Found a couple of these pairs working today at Mason Farm.
Colored pencil:
Marks a Year April 7, 2017
Familiar blooms
Return each year along path
Rhythm of nature.
Art Prescription: I’m a creature of habit. I like familiar. I like home. I like to see nature’s bounty each year in all my familiar places.
8 1/2 x 11 watercolor
Garden Work April 1, 2017
Mow, bend, stoop, and squat
Weed, dig, plant, water, and pray
For all that is good.
Art Prescription: Went to the whirlpool for damage control…lol.
Index card with watercolor, pen and ink, and colored pencil:
Incandescent March 31, 2017
Brilliant forest
Glowing with lucid spring light
Incandescent trees.
Art Prescription: Here in North Carolina, the dogwood tree is in full bloom. Brilliant white blooms against an early spring forest. Lucid!
8 1/2 x 11 watercolor pencil with pen and ink…very sketchy!
Arranged with Love March 30, 2017
Fresh flower bouquet
Arranged with love by a friend
To brighten my day.
Art Prescription: Loose and sketching watercolor:
Favorite Things March 24, 2017
Nestled in the leaves
One stem at a time, then bloom
Fiddleheads salute.
Art Prescription: With my sketchbook and a box of colored pencils, I headed off to the North Carolina Botanical Garden in search of the ephemeral wildflowers.
Art Journal with pen and ink and colored pencil:
Cold Rain March 13, 2017
Cold, chill to the bone
Steady drizzle and down-pours
Early springs revenge.
Art Prescription: So we have had record high temperatures, and now we are having record low temperatures.
Index card with watercolor and colored pencil:
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