Final days of year

Sunsets cast a pink, peach glow

A big finale.

Art Prescription: Winter sunsets have a special glow.

Watercolor:

What you make of it

Rise to the occasion

Just make it your own.

Art Prescription: Some people wait their whole life for someone or something to “make” them happy. But they never rise to the occasion for themselves. Life is full of hurdles, and this is where we have to rise, jump, shine, make the most of it, make it ours! It comes from inside… our soul? Self-worth.

Each day is a gift

To enjoy the simple life

Taste, smell, touch, see, hear.

Art Prescription: New Remembering Tree for UNC Hospital:

Salting the bridges

Frozen precipitation

The meadow shivers.

Art Prescription: watercolor

Build up to a day

Family gathers around

Grandmother’s China.

Art Prescription: lovely Christmas Day. Family here for a lasagna feast. I inherited my grandmother’s China. Now a little quiet time.

All is calm, quiet

Cold air settles in the pines

White snow gently falls.

Art Prescription: To all a goodnight.

Soft lamps in windows

The inside light of the home

Dark night, warm inside.

Art Prescription: quick watercolor sketch:

The stray/feral kittens are doing well. My neighbor’s daughters are home from collage for the holidays, so they are being highly “socialized.” My vet will take them and give them a good check-up and find them a forever home. Shout out to Park Vet!

Balance is the key

Stand on one leg, close your eyes

Now what do you see?

Art Prescription: Appropriate meditation on this winter solstice day. How do you balance life? The holidays get many of us off kilter with too many demands and expectations. Stay centered with good boundaries, don’t pick up anyone else’s baggage, know when to take a break to get quiet time.

Two different moods

One spring, light, other winter

Both speak to my soul.

Art Prescription: Color is amazing. Here I’ve painted two similar compositions, but with a completely different palette. Feel the mood change? I will let these dry and add detail.