Subtle season shift
Leaves begin to brown and fall
Birds feed on thistle.
Art Prescription: This colored pencil piece is based on a photo by Mary Parker Sonis, an NC wildlife photographer.
8 1/2 x 11 colored pencil
bird watching
Now July 27, 2016
In this moment, now
I feel peace, content, and safe
A mantra for all.
Index card:
Nature’s Gifts May 17, 2016
Nature’s works of art
Design driven by instinct
Essential life.
Art Prescription: As spring continues on her course, I’m completely in awe of how the natural world takes care of itself without missing a beat. I have two beautiful nests in my trees, one of Mourning Doves, and the other Robins. I so enjoy sneaking a peak at the females as they sit on their brood, as the males nervously bring food as an offering. Seems most bird species have the parenting thing down-pat. Each “person” knows their role and there is no arguing about who last took out the trash.
Bluebird Egg Collage – framed and listed in my Etsy shop 🙂
Paint a Bird Day May 8, 2016
Blue-Grey Knat Catcher
Builds her spring nest with lichens
So industrial!
Art Prescription: Found a Blue-Grey Knat Catcher’s nest at Mason Farm. What a joy to watch the female sit and the male fly in for occasional relief.
Index card with pen and ink and colored pencil:
Clean-Up Crew May 7, 2016
Road-side clean up crew
Beauty comes in many ways
The turkey vulture.
Art Prescription: As I drove about country roads this morning, I encountered several instances where turkey vultures were having their breakfast. Now I know this is when most go oooooooohhhhh! But perhaps we need to have more respect for these street cleaners. I didn’t paint one because I do not have a great photo reference, but next time you see some big wings circling high above give credit to the vultures of our world.
Index card with stamp and colored pencil:
Tuesday Warbler April 19, 2016
Peck, preen, fluff, and sing
Yellow Prothonotary
Unaware of me.
Art Prescription: Sam and I went for an early hike around Mason Farm. We were rewarded!
Index card with pen and ink and colored pencil:
Warbler March 5, 2016
Yellow Pine Warbler
Sings in tree tops, evasive
Suddenly appears!
Art Prescription: I’ve been trying to see a Pine Warbler for a while now with my binoculars. “Hunting” the woods, listening for their song, and scanning the tree-tops for a view. Then today there they were, a pair, right in full view. And yes they are cute as can be.
Index card with pen and ink and colored pencil:
Melting Snow January 30, 2016
Birds bathe, babbling creek
Preen in warm winter sunshine
Melting snow runs south.
Art Prescription: Walked Mason Farm with my love today. There are still patches of snow on the ground, but the birds don’t mind. They hop about energetically on a brisk January day.
Index card with colored pencil, fabric, and improvisational sewing:
Shed November 1, 2015
As the trees shed leaves
So begins winter season
Birds sing renewal.
Art Prescription: As we begin the season of Yin, going into the darker days, I have a sense of renewal. Cleaning the clutter from the year…preparing for the holidays and my open studio.
Index card with Sumi-ink:
Cowgirl Wisdom October 24, 2015
She moved me, the wind
And I listened deeply to
What she had to say.
Art Prescription: I went to an animal communication workshop today at the farm where my horse Finn lives. It was intense and beautiful. I was overwhelmed with some emotions that came up, and I’m sure I will need to process my “conversations” more in the days to come. The horses were amazing and accepting and willing…wow!
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