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Brave “Cowgirl” October 9, 2013

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Stand your ground, be brave

Open your heart and just ask

What you need is there.

Art Prescription:  Today at my Intuitive Horseback Riding lesson at Blue Sky Farm http://blueskiesmapleview.us/ my instructor invited me into the ring with Splash. I was to get Splash to walk or trot around the ring by being assertive, with my “energy.” I did have a little lion-tailed rope to give him a gentle butt tap, but mostly it was up to me to get this four-legged 1,000 lb animal to move. Okay, I have some real work to do here, but I did feel extremely BRAVE, and that is good. I feel nothing but encouraged by my challenges and am grateful for this experience. Here’s a brush sketch…

Cricket

Dried Seeds October 5, 2013

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Dried still-life on stem

A globe of abundant seeds

Gather and harvest.

Art Prescription:  Gathering all the seeds in my garden…cosmos, cone-flower. Flowers are stunning when they are full of color, and I find a quiet kind of beauty in their dried state. The delicate lines amaze and invite me to take a closer look. Life is all about taking a closer look…how do you really feel…what do you really see…what reality do you really want. Take a closer look!!

dried coneflower

Sensuous Rose October 4, 2013

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Red October rose

Symbol of beauty and love

Scented, sensuous.

Art Prescription:  Love of roses and their tantalizing scent has seduced and intoxicated people more than any other flower! The fossils of wild roses have been found as far back as forty million years ago.

October Rose

 

Loss and Love October 1, 2013

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Grief, like the ocean

Ripples or waves, knocks you down

River, salty tears.

Art Prescription:  A sad day for me as a good feline friend left this world to another. She was a delight and my heart is a little broken. I pray for healing and recovery for her family.

tears

Watercolor Wings September 30, 2013

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A soothing series

Flitter, flutter, butterflies

Collection of wings!

Art Prescription:  Taking a subject and doing multiples is skill building. You find out what works and what doesn’t, you can play with color, size, and composition.  I’m doing these for a note card design for UNC Hospitals. Which one do you like?

studio group

Changeling September 28, 2013

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BE the change you want

Focus, awaken, believe

What does YES look like?

Art Prescription:  To me YES looks like a butterfly flying gracefully over the sweet nectar that is life. And landing on a few flowers here and there to refuel. But always it’s about the sweet spot.

changeling III