Better together

Walk the path with someone nice

Stop and sniff the weeds.

Art Prescription: we can learn so much from our animals!

Painting multiple dogs in a single portrait is hard!! This afternoon I declared this a disaster and planned to start over.

Then I began to patiently add shadow and let’s see how I feel in the morning!

Long lived day…

Fresh from the dryer

Still warm to touch as I spread

Clean sheets for tonight.

Art Prescription: Simple luxuries bring me pleasure. Clean sheets and cuddly blankets! What else does a girl need?

Brush painting on an index card, my chop “hope”

In the tops of trees

Bluebirds and cardinals sing

Their way through winter.

Art Prescription: tiny journal with graphite and blue-ballpoint pen,

Busy day taking care of horses. Cold and rainy. Still these creatures move me.

Busy Collage:

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Weather forecast, snow

Cold, cloudy, grey, bare branches

And I love it all!

Art Prescription: So I headed out to the horses this morning like the Pillsbury Dough Boy, bundled in many layers to stay warm. 22 degrees. People up north think that’s a heat wave!

The sun was bright, and I do love the trees in winter.

Watercolor:

New doggy portrait. Lots of details left…and what color will I paint the background??

Meadow buttercups

Rise up around wooden fence

Sturdy in winter.

Art Prescription: So far its been a mild, but excessively rainy winter. Buttercups and purple nettle are in bloom.

Index card with mixed-media:

Feather on my walk

A found work of delicate

Reminder of hope.

Art Prescription: colored pencil with my chop that says “hope”

Even in winter

The signs of spring and promise

Bright, blinking, sunshine.

Art Prescription: I can totally see how people became depressed and anxious when the sun disappeared for days. We humans need the sun and Vitamin D. Without the sun, plants become limp, tired, and leggy…so do humans.

After a day spent flying, I was thrilled to get home and take a nice walk in fresh air.