Bird song vibrates air.
In the tops of trees they sing
Tenderness abounds.
Art Prescription: So sweet to see the male birds bringing the female a snack, as if to say, “See I can provide.” And with her approval they find a perfect spot to nest. He secures the property, and she takes over from there, nesting to her own taste. “Pine-straw is so last year.” He stands guard while she shops for things to feather their nest. There will be some eggs out of this!!
Another April!
Blue roses sparkle dreamy
Garden filled with hopes!
Art Prescription: “To live is so startling, it leaves little time for anything else.” …….Emily Dickinson
This is the way I feel looking at a meadow of wildflowers and not being able to draw each and every one!!
Put it on paper.
Dreams, aspirations, fears, hopes.
Now color it in!!
Art Prescription: I had the most delightful group today in my Art Prescription Workshop!! Focus today was on “what do we want more of in our lives?”
Lined up like Rockettes
Poppies don fancy collars
All together now!
Art Prescription: A late afternoon watercolor sketch of my poppies. They just have so much character!! Would be a specimen to spend hours on a botanical rendering, but a quick pen and ink and watercolor allows me to do a fun study! Never let “I don’t have time” be a reason not to pick up your art supplies! Keep them handy and just put down a mark or two…it will do you good.
Rich, thin, young, sexy.
Whole, happy, content, wise soul.
Glossy versus real!
Art Prescription: Ever notice the confusing messages of the glossy magazines while in the check-out aisle. “How to loose 10 lbs in 10 days.” “Bust Belly-Fat Now.” “Ten Best Ever Chocolate Cake Recipes.” Along with the latest gossip about life-styles of the rich and famous, the tabloids advise us on how we “should” be living!! What if nothing external matters at all? What if it’s all about living each day with purpose and joy? What if there’s no winner in the rat race? The turtle, who stops to smell, and well, eat, the roses!! WINS!!
Travel with no map?
Set sail without a compass?
Yep! An art journey!
Art Prescription: I figure it takes me about 3 to 4 days to get into the zone. The zone of painting with abandonment…no thoughts what-so-ever about the finished product. It’s all about the journey. Watercolor, pastel, not working, sprayed it with the hose!! Yep, the hose. Drip dry. While still wet, ran my fingers through the paint, and then got my pink spray paint out. And this is as far as I got. Thinking a bird silhouette will finish it off.
Visual stories
Paper, glue, images, paint,
Art journal collage.
Art Prescription: Great group of art journal artists today. Everyone has a story, and it’s creative and healing to express it with images. Here you will see the unconscious surface. Be free, respond to the colors and images…be in the moment.
Red lipstick, date night.
Brings her flowers, chardonnay
Dinner is homemade.
Art Prescription: It’s Saturday night, and a late afternoon run to the grocery store reveals people with assorted agendas at the checkout. I’m cooking and sipping a lovely chardonnay…life is good.
A carpet of phlox
Wanders over the spring ground
Greeting tall tulips.
Art Prescription: Fall efforts delight the garden!
Go where the love is.
Wake up, jump out of bed with
A joie de vivre!
Art Prescription: Are you living your life to it’s fullest? Do you stop and smell the roses, or are you rushing about getting from point A to point B without enthusiasm? Can you add some small subtle details to enhance your daily life? Just 5 minutes of noticing something beautiful, something that moves your spirit…
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