She sits on the pier
Overlooks her cove, the sea
Comes and goes with tides.
Art Prescription: The seagulls were of course charming…Playing with crayons, so fun!! Try it! Watercolor background and then crayon sketching.
5 x 7 watercolor and crayon
art journaling
Nova Scotia September 24, 2016
A Digby boat launch
Out into grey-blue waters
Working piece of art.
Art Prescription: Hi folks! Last two days I’ve had technical difficulty, aka got a new iPhone and don’t know how everything works yet!! In the meantime I’ve finished my first Nova Scotia painting. It’s kind-of intimidating to try and capture the romance and color we saw while there.
Watercolor and pen and ink 8 1/2 x 11
Freshly Cut September 21, 2016
Still wet from the rain
Cut delicate pink roses
Adorn a glass vase.
Art Prescription: Oh how I will miss being able to go out into the garden for freshly cut flowers.
Watercolor on 5 x 7 bristol
Soothing Graphite September 20, 2016
Blossom gone to seed
Beautiful structure remains
Season at it’s end.
Art Prescription: After several busy days working on landscape commissions, I felt the need to do something simple and soothing. My coneflowers have gone to seed and I find them so beautiful. Two simple tools, a pen and pencil. Peaceful.
Graphite and Pen on Bristol
Seems Like September 15, 2016
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”
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:
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