News takes breath away
Wide awake at four a. m.
Life is so fragile.
Art Prescription: Live in the moment of each day.
8 x 11 watercolor
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Fresh Laundry May 9, 2017
Dried by sun and breeze
Clothes and towels hang on line
Load of fresh laundry.
Art Prescription: My grandmother’s towels smelled like fresh air and sunshine. I can see her right now with an apron on, clothespins in the pocket, reaching up to the clothesline to hang a fresh load of laundry.
8 1/2 x 11 mixed media sketch
Lilac April 15, 2017
Old fashion lilac
Delicate pearly purple
Scents up whole garden.
Art Prescription: Reminds me of my grandmother’s garden.
Index card with watercolor and my chop that says “hope”
March Journal Page March 21, 2017
Bullfrogs croak, fish swirl
Great blue heron struts the shore
Water reflects sky.
Art Prescription: I spent my afternoon gathering supplies for art journaling kits. I love my art journal…a place to play with mixed media, a place to experience art versus “making” art. Creativity is so important to a balanced life. I’ve listed a few of my kits in my Etsy shop. Take a look and be inspired! I’d love to see what you do!
Here is my journal for today. I collaged vintage papers all over page. Then I sketched some pansies from my garden onto the page and colored them with a light wash of watercolor.
V Day February 14, 2017
Cuddle, laugh, repeat
Go on long hikes in the woods
Make morning coffee.
Art Prescription: Love is simple…love is kind…
Art journal 8 x 8 with watercolor and collage:
Suddenly February 12, 2017
Suddenly it’s spring
A shift in the wind, a tease
Winter is not done.
Art Prescription: Very spring-like day here in North Carolina. I have a feeling that winter has another round of frigid. Right now…I turned my AC on…in February?
Index card with pen and ink and colored pencil:
Wisteria February 7, 2017
It won’t be long now
Before drapes of purple blooms
Curtain the roadside.
Art Prescription: I know he saw his shadow…but one can wish.
Watercolor work in progress…
Winter Green January 2, 2017
Winter, green bamboo
Graceful leaves nod at bare trees
Secret hiding place.
Art Prescription: Have you ever come upon a tall bamboo forest in winter? A canopy of green in the midst of naked trees. A secret hiding place. Thick and tall. Sunshine rays slip in. Smells like vetiver.
Index card with watercolor and my chop that says, “hope.”
The Coloring Studio
Hi Friends,
I’m excited to announce that I’ve been published in The Coloring Studio a Stampington Publication. If you like to color this issue is packed with beautiful drawings! And you can also find my Art Prescription Deck with 12 coloring plates in my Etsy shop. Happy Holidays!
Bev
Transformation August 2, 2016
And then it all comes
Together, the path, vision
Flight, freedom, take place.
Art Prescription: From the mosaic I did for yesterday’s post I then negative painted and butterflies took flight out of chaos. What fun to start with a random design and find magic on the page!!
8 1/2 x 11 mixed media with collage and negative painting
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