Anniversary
Accomplishments, accolades
Like peanut butter.
Art Prescription: Twenty-four years ago I walked down the aisle to join my best friend in marriage.
Peanut butter cookies!
Shed November 1, 2015
As the trees shed leaves
So begins winter season
Birds sing renewal.
Art Prescription: As we begin the season of Yin, going into the darker days, I have a sense of renewal. Cleaning the clutter from the year…preparing for the holidays and my open studio.
Index card with Sumi-ink:
All Hallows October 31, 2015
The ghosts and goblins
Roam the earth for tricks and treats
Clocks fall back an hour.
Art Prescription: We had fewer than usual trick or treaters last night. We sat on the front porch with a fire.
Index card with colored pencil:
Muzzle October 30, 2015
So close your muzzle
Soft, warm, breath fogs my glasses
We inhale slow now.
Art Prescription: Sketching at the farm. The smear of brown is where Carson licked my sketchbook! That’s Carson’s nose.
Decisions, Decisions October 29, 2015
“The conflict between what one is and who one is expected to be touches all of us. And sometimes, rather than reach for what one could be, we choose the comfort of the failed role, preferring to be the victim of circumstance, the person who didn’t have a chance.” Merls Shain
Proud October 28, 2015
Proud as a Peacock
Sumptuous turquoise, purple
A flamboyant flare.
Art Prescription: What makes you swell with pride? What makes you want to show-off all your feathers? What makes you get up every morning with a smile? Well….go do that!!
Watercolor and pen and ink 8 1/2 x 11
Come on Home October 27, 2015
All the fields are plowed
The soybeans have gone brown now
Come home lil’ doggie.
Art Prescription: 8 x 8 mixed media
Judges October 26, 2015
Sitting in judgment
The five ladies brood and mope
The Peacock shows out.
Art Prescription: Funny what comes to mind while painting. And I’ll show you some proud peacock later…
8 1/2 x 11 watercolor
Fall Posy October 25, 2015
Freshly cut flowers
Seems trees have changed overnight
Mason Jar posy.
Art Prescription: We are so lucky here in North Carolina that flowers continue to bloom on through October. We haven’t had that first cold frost yet. So I happily plucked a Mason Jar full of flowers and set about to watercolor them. Makes me about as happy as anything…
8 1/2 x 11 watercolor on 140 lb watercolor paper
Cowgirl Wisdom October 24, 2015
She moved me, the wind
And I listened deeply to
What she had to say.
Art Prescription: I went to an animal communication workshop today at the farm where my horse Finn lives. It was intense and beautiful. I was overwhelmed with some emotions that came up, and I’m sure I will need to process my “conversations” more in the days to come. The horses were amazing and accepting and willing…wow!
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