Scoville Scale October 6, 2015

October 7, 2015 / beverlydyer / 3 Comments

Sneaky small pepper

Spiced up butternut squash soup

Burst of capsaicin.

Art Prescription: I got a load of peppers from a friend. Green peppers, jalepeno peppers, and some small slender peppers I thought to be mild. I proceeded to put four of those babies into my cream of butternut squash soup and whoa baby those peppa’s packed some heat. It was good though, not too hot for us to eat, but next time I may remove the seeds and just have the lovely flavor without the after-burn, lol.

Index card with colored pencil:

Fall Roses October 5, 2015

October 5, 2015 / beverlydyer / 8 Comments

Record setting rain

Fall roses bloom any ways

They know it’s their time.

Art Prescription: Makes me think of the lyrics from a song, “she thinks happiness is a mat on her door-way.” Happiness is not a mat on our door-way, happiness is like flowers blooming. She did it anyways!! How we live our days is how we live our life. Go ahead ahead and bloom…

Work in progress:

And Right There You Are October 4, 2015

October 4, 2015 / beverlydyer / 4 Comments

The shadow of fall

There’s the promise of sunsets

Don’t need a passport.

Art Prescription: Found poetry. Scan a magazine and look for words or phrases that speak to you. Cut and paste into your journal, or as I’ve done here onto an index card.

Index card with collage and colored pencil:

Work in Progress

October 4, 2015October 4, 2015 / beverlydyer / 5 Comments

A work in progress
What we are every day
Growing and learning.

A pair if wet in wet watercolor works in progress:

October Rain October 2, 2015

October 2, 2015 / beverlydyer / 4 Comments

October comes in

With big buckets full of rain

Studio warm, dry.

Art Prescription: I love the sound of rain on my studio roof. So soothing as I lay down watercolor washes. Big clouds hover over North Carolina, but looks the hurricane is going out to sea. Fall is upon us…nice cool weather.

Index card with pen and ink and colored pencil:

Bird Song October 1, 2015

October 1, 2015 / beverlydyer / 2 Comments

Birds sing in the rain

They sing in the sun, they sing

Because they have song!!

Art Prescription: I love Maya Angelou and have used her beautiful quote in today’s Art Prescription.

Index card with stamp and colored pencil:

Dream Job September 30, 2015

September 30, 2015 / beverlydyer / 7 Comments

Don’t quit your dream job

Keep going day after day

Your spirit knows best!

Art Prescription: I’m so excited to share! I picked up the first printing of The Art Prescription: A Dose of Coloring Inspiration today! You can find this in my Etsy shop. Here is the back page with all 12 illustrations featured for you to color!

Horses and Wind September 29, 2015

September 29, 2015 / beverlydyer / 9 Comments

Burst of energy

September wind blows through trees

Horses like to run.

Art Prescription: I love watching the horses be horses. As I persevere at being authentic, nature’s wild-side reassures me that all of life is a circle.

Here is my horse Finn in the wind. 8 1/2 x 11 watercolor

Fall Mums September 28, 2015

September 28, 2015 / beverlydyer / 2 Comments

Slow steady drizzle

Burrs in my horse’s damp mane

Fall mums in a vase.

Art Prescription: Index card with collage and colored pencil

Goldenrod September 27, 2015

September 27, 2015 / beverlydyer / 1 Comment

Sea of goldenrod

All tones of yellow and green

Fall at Mason Farm

Art Prescription: Slow walk at Mason Farm today (yay my stress fracture is better). Beautiful array of fall wildflowers…wish I had taken my book to identify them.

Pen and Ink Sketch on Yellow Bristol Vellum with Colored Pencil:

art prescription

A dose of art and haiku.

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