2019.01.24: skin deep

January 26, 2019 / beverlydyer / 1 Comment

This is a powerful haiku written by my fellow blogger “longingforwater.” As I’ve gone back to work at my RN job a bit, this work has lot’s of meaning.

Longing For Water

blue skies and sunshine
fool those who rely on looks
frigid to the bone

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Night Sounds: Tiny Journal

January 23, 2019 / beverlydyer / 3 Comments

I could hear the moon

Through my window, four am

Party in the woods.

Art Prescription: As the full moon shone brightly through my sleepless window, I couldn’t help but think about mice having a picnic under yellow glow.

Wonder if thinking about mice at four am is a consequence or cause of insomnia?

Quite a lovely scene: tiny Journal:

Mixing Color

January 22, 2019 / beverlydyer / 1 Comment

Hi Y’all,

Today I worked in the studio on a house portrait. It’s a yellow house, which seems simple, but when I started mixing colors I ran into too green, too bright, too warm, too dull, too just not right!

A technique I learned as a botanical illustration student is to punch a hole in a piece of spare paper and hold over the exact color you are trying to match.

I’ve added some background, but this house has a long ways to go!

Lunar Eclipse

January 20, 2019 / beverlydyer / 4 Comments

Super blood wolf moon

Powerful, transformative

Glow over the earth.

Art Prescription: I’m sitting out on the deck in an Adirondack chair covered in a thick blanket as the temperature continues to drop. 18 degrees tonight!

So tired last night I didn’t post. I did paint over a doodle sheet with acrylics. Random color, nothing specific.

I found a corner I liked and cut it out. Used colored pencil to finish this small work. Made me happy!