Petals still in form

Their color faded, yet still

Full beauty remains.

Art Prescription:  I’ve always wanted to press flowers, but never have. The simple beauty of a flower pressed in a book intrigues me. Today I started a painting of pressed flowers. Here is my work in progress. I have lots of details to add…shadows, etc. 

A painted lady

Gently landed on my hand

Let go of struggle.

Art Prescription:  We went to hike the Hillsborough River Walk today. Fall asters and butterflies sprinkled the trail reminding me of what peace feels like. 

Art journal: I collected some leaf skeletons and used them as a stencil for my journal .background:

Attention to now

The colors, the subtle change

The really good stuff.

Art Prescription:  The breeze, the leaves, the mood. Here we go into fall. 

Pleasant cooler day

Feeling fall as leaves gather

And gently let go.

Art Prescription:  Each morning there are more leaves on the ground. I still think it’s summer, but fall is making her way in. 

Art journal with watercolor:

Salty tears in pool

Goggles fog up with sadness

Melancholy day.

Art Prescription:  Grief comes in waves. You can run, but you cannot hide. 

One staple collage on index card:

A very loud shrill

Announcing territory

And it’s boundaries!

Art Prescription:  when nature feels threatened it sets off a series of alarms, think of a snake coiling to strike. Carolina Wrens have a call that’s very regonizable as a stay away from here message. What can we humans learn from this? How in a crowded world do we respect each other’s space?

August front moves in

Pine straw and leaves blow about

Butterflies take note.

Art Prescription:  I love summer…bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, fresh tomatoes!

And I’m ready for cooler weather.

A very good four legged friend of mine is having surgery tomorrow. I’ve lit a special prayer candle for her and am sending her pixie healing dust!

A reverse image

Bold look in the mirror to

See the real spirit.

Art Prescription:  Looking at the truth is hard, and like the eclipse sometimes we block out what is really important. The bright glow that makes your life whole.

Hot and humid air

Ethereal light, quiet

Moon passes the sun.

Art Prescription:  I watched the eclipse out at the farm today. Here we got 93% so there was still a lot of light. It did get dim though and the natural world took notice. I made field notes and then entered my sketches into my journal. 

A romp through Michaels 

Got this really cool stencil

To try in journal.

Art Prescription:  Art journal. A place to put feelings and color. Miss my Mocha cat!