She unfurls petals

A white glow in springs forest

Invites the bees in.

Art Prescription: Nature is a seductress. She puts on her best to invite pollinators.

The forest is intoxicating.

A folk remedy

Yellow-root, medicinal

Dainty purple blooms.

Art Prescription: Most people walk right by and never see the tiny yellow-root blooms.

They are tiny, and beautiful! This plant has been used as a natural antibiotic among other remedies.

Pen and ink sketch with watercolor:

Spring showers, bird song

Rain washes yellow pollen

Off of my windshield.

Art Prescription: Spring in NC means pine pollen! I’m talking a yellow haze in the atmosphere.

I’m continuing my birch trees in acrylic and finding myself impatient. Funny how people say watercolor is difficult. I’m finding acrylics harsh, can’t get the soft feel I desire.

I’m also tired, so time to walk away and look with fresh eyes tomorrow.

Left over from fall

Pods and seed heads welcome new

Abundance of growth

Art Prescription: Everyday points to new growth.

Graphite:

High above cactus

Ravens call and lizards slip

Across craggy rocks.

Art Prescription: I added more to my southwest scene. Is she done?

Spring, you are a tease

Thirty-three degrees, really

Had to get my coat.

Art Prescription: And had to get my hat! Brrrrrr…

Birds carry on and blooms, bloom.

For some reason I started this loose illusion of a desert.

Having a bit of fun with paint swatches. Here I’ve mixed color for another project on an index card:

Quite playfully I started imagining cats in the shapes.

In expanse of browns

Bright green young leaves glow in the

End of a March sun.

Art Prescription:

Watercolor on index card:

Howdy! Hope you are having a nice Saturday.

I really liked the recent watercolor I did of birch trees, so I decided today to start a similar painting with acrylic.

I’m a watercolorist at heart, and sometimes like to branch out.

Here’s my background and sketch with paint. Many layers to go… hope you will follow along.