Watching mourning doves
She sits and wiggles to get
Her nest just perfect.
Art Prescription: Watching birds build nests in my own backyard. Finished my marigold from yesterday. Added colored pencil and graphite.
haiku
Sweet Chickadee April 24, 2017
In the pouring rain
We fluff our wet, cold, feathers
And continue work.
Art Prescription: Yes I’m obsessed with my chickadees. And my new illustrated book!! Thoughts of a Golden Fox!
I’m very excited to introduce my latest illustration work, “Thoughts of a Golden Fox.”
Thoughts of a Golden Fox, written by Charles David Rushbrook and illustrated by Beverly Dyer, is a delightful book for children, ages 6-11. The story is told from the viewpoint of a mother Golden Fox, which, according to the book’s short and gentle-hearted Glossary, is “…a magical, and rarely seen, species of fox with unbelievably beautiful golden coats!
Now available in iTunes!! https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1224615643
You can visit iTunes and read a sample chapter.
8 1/2 x 11 mixed media:
Feather and Egg April 23, 2017
The box is singing
Fledglings are making some noise
Do the parents sleep?
Art Prescription: Mother Nature’s tenacity is amazing. Every minute or so I see one of the chickadee parents leave the box to go grocery shopping. The box gets quiet. And as soon as one of the parents flies in, there is a lot of sweet high-note chirping going on.
Index card with colored pencil:
Buttercups April 20, 2017
Morning at the farm
A white horse stands in a field
Yellow buttercups.
Art Prescription: Sketch and colored pencil on an index card. Miss Ava June.
Transplanted April 19, 2017
Transplanted iris
Sinks her roots into the soil
A royal blossom.
Art Prescription: We all need a sense of belonging. To belong is our nature. How can we each enhance a sense of belonging for all beings? Like taking care of our neighbors, and taking care of our earth.
Index card with watercolor and my chop that says, “hope”
Gingko April 18, 2017
Good for memory
A cascade of shades of green
Gingko tree in spring.
Art Prescription: 8 1/2 x 11 watercolor
Wild Lily April 17, 2017
White glow in meadow
Lilies among tall grasses
Wild Easter Lily.
Art Prescription: I’ve been seeing these beautiful lilies in the woods and meadows at Mason Farm. They are Atamasco Lily (Zephranthes atamasco) and they flourish in wetlands.
8 1/2 x 11 watercolor with my chop that says “hope”
Young Leaves April 16, 2017
Gentle breeze ripples
Branches with fresh young leaves sway
Steady rolling waves.
Art Prescription: How peaceful to stand under a new canopy of leaves and experience the wind.
Index card with watercolor and my chop that says “hope”
Lilac April 15, 2017
Old fashion lilac
Delicate pearly purple
Scents up whole garden.
Art Prescription: Reminds me of my grandmother’s garden.
Index card with watercolor and my chop that says “hope”
Bee Bash April 13, 2017
A proper bee bash
A buzz in all the flowers
A glory to see.
Art Prescription: A journal page using pieces of an old 1903 ledger and tags from my recent plantings.
I’ve put together some fun art journal kits over in my Etsy shop. https://www.etsy.com/listing/506133056/vintage-art-journal-papers-scrapbooking?ref=shop_home_active_19
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