Haiku May 28, 2013 Smell of Grease Paint

Scent of fresh cedar

Brand new possibilities

Unwrap white canvas.

Art Prescription:  Like actors who love “the smell of grease paint,” I love the smell of a new canvas. Cedar is often used to make stretcher bars for canvas. So when I unwrap a fresh white canvas my studio becomes scented with possibilities!!

Bird_Collection-2

Haiku May 27, 2013 Object Desire

Things lost and then found

One’s trash, another’s treasure

Objects of desire.

Art Prescription:  Two scenarios here. One, my hand-painted stool will be found tomorrow in an assortment of boxes at Goodwill, or two, some child is laughing at their new silly cat and mouse stool! Why do we humans get so attached to inanimate objects? My husband who is a get things done kind-of-guy, most of the time an excellent trait, inadvertently took my beloved field-sketching stool to the Goodwill. I’m wrangling with thoughts of a child loving their new object, and mourning the loss of MY STOOL! MINE! Okay, so this is where my years of yoga and practicing letting go might really come in handy, MINE! Sometimes all the practice in the world doesn’t equate to our humanly notions of hanging on, letting things define our life, getting stuck and not moving on, learning to share…

object desire

Haiku May 23, 2013 Corn on Cob

Fresh sweet corn on cob

Pale yellow kernels of good

Wears a fancy cap!

Art Prescription:  Fresh corn has arrived. Tonight I’m making a corn, tomato, fresh basil succotash, along with a mushroom mixed cheese wrap. Quick watercolor pencil sketch of my corn.

corn on cob

 

Haiku May 22, 2013 Programed to Bloom

Programed to bloom pink

Roses explode with spring glee

Blush with rich color!!

Art Prescription:  The garden is taking off now…roses, phlox, Gerber daisies! The roses are always so fresh. We cut them and bring them inside to enjoy their natural perfume. What’s blooming in your yard?

pink roses