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”
art journal
Tropical Perch September 1, 2016
Deep among palm trees
A paradise of color
A tropical perch!
Art Prescription: As fall creeps into the Carolina’s, I went down south a bit with my paint brush.
8 1/2 x 11 watercolor
Looking-Up August 31, 2016
With each new look up
I see more leaves losing green
Gaining fall color.
Art Prescription: I love fall! Each season has beauty and gifts, and I will miss summer’s pollinators!
Index card with watercolor:
Flower to Seed August 28, 2016
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”
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
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