It’s still hot outside

Bear knows to stay hydrated

How to walk a dog!

Art Prescription: I love cats and dogs. We have always had cats since our 12 hour shifts were a factor.

I do love my evening walk when I meet my neighborhood dogs.

Bear:

Hi!

So, after my watercolor dried I began to paint around the butterfly with white acrylic paint, craft paint is fine. It may take a couple of coats depending on how much collage you did.

Once the acrylic is dry you can add your stamped words. Anything goes.

I’d love to see what you did!

Last step is to crop and cut for framing or to add to your art journal!

Hi!

Hope you are heading into fall with some creativity!

Over the next couple of posts I’m going to share a mixed-media butterfly project.

I’m starting with pretty papers, vintage music sheets, glue stick, and watercolor.

First I divide my paper in two. I’m making two 5 x 7 works. I loosely sketch my butterfly shape.

Next I glue assorted papers onto my page:

Then I watercolor my page:

Stay tuned for the next step tomorrow!

Cheers,

Bev

Different angle

Fall sun pours through my windows

Leaves rain on garden.

Art Prescription: It’s dry. Yards and pastures have been seeded. Only thing raining down is leaves.

Need to do a rain dance!

Tiny Journal:

Patterns do repeat

Until we choose to change, then

Is your glass half-full?

Art Prescription: On my mind a lot lately is how we live. Is your glass half-full or half-empty? How does this effect your day, your life?

Can we overcome negative thinking with positive attitudes and gratitude?

If you are feeling low energy, what must you do to regain a life purpose?

Random sketch:

Quiet I gather

Beautiful objects from walk

And say a prayer.

Art Prescription: life is so big.

Green with bits of red

Leaves hang on for their last days

Then float softly down.

Art Prescription: seems so much of life is going with the flow. And isn’t nice to have a positive forecast!

I do believe our thoughts are important and thinking positive and expressing gratitude help us through our days.

Art Journal Watercolor:

It’s frisky weather

Time to prance and buck a bit

Among crispy leaves.

Art Prescription: Cooler weather gives us all a spring in our steps!

Mixed-media:

Another lesson

Chance to go forward better

A return to self.

Art Prescription: life lessons are hard…always moving forward.

Last page in this small journal:

Adirondack chairs

A white pumpkin adorns porch

Sun slips behind trees.

Art Prescription: Finally a fall-like day. Rode Finn and worked in yard. Remember my feral cat saga…here is “Blackie,” the male. He will let me pet him now. The female is cautiously getting closer.

Pen and ink in journal: