Christmas Eve shuffle
Bright eyes waiting for Santa
Hard to sleep tonight.
Art Prescription: One of the many good stories…
Index card collage
daily art
Thick Fog December 23, 2014
A deep thick grey fog
Settles across open field
A flock of geese graze.
Art Prescription: There is something soothing about fog. The way it just lazily lingers…making everything a bit out of focus. To stand in tree pose in yoga I find a soft gaze most beneficial. When I try too hard…my balance gets all out of whack. Perhaps we don’t always need to see so clearly!! A little bit softer now…
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Colored pencil on index card.
Spirit of Christmas Past December 22, 2014
Christmas tangerines
In a pretty box with nuts
Under grandma’s tree.
Art Prescription: The holidays can be rough. Seems family dynamics are amplified. The world is spinning too fast. And most of us just want it to be over so our lives can get back to normal. Did our grandparents feel this way? I have some pretty super memories of simple gifts of fruit and nuts under my grandmother’s multi-colored light tree. I think we expect way too much out of ourselves!! Go easy…
Index card
Winter Solstice December 21, 2014
Winter Solstice dance
She wore her finest silk gown
And waited for him.
Art Prescription: The light will return…just like that fine young man you waited for!!
8 1/2 x 11 watercolor
First Snow December 20, 2014
Snow and bouncing sleet
December wintery mix
Big fat white snow flakes!
Art Prescription: So pretty this morning, snow falling.
Envelope art
Run it Out December 18, 2014
Body in motion
Pony-tail swings, pendulum
Keeps time for runner.
Art Prescription: So many of my friends have taken up running…way to go!
Pen and ink on index card.
Mud and Glam December 17, 2014
Stylish farm couture
Mud boots, check, gloves, sun-hat, check
Some girls wear ball gowns!!
Art Prescription: Spent a very happy half day at the farm with Finn. My buddy Ginger and I fed 13 horses and did a few more chores…it was a beautiful December day!
Watercolor 8 1/2 x 11
December Rain December 16, 2014
Rain pours out of sky
Red stoplights glow in the grey
Cars swoosh by, splash, splash!
Art Prescription: Cold rainy day. Good for yoga and art journaling!
6 x 9 watercolor
Reflection December 15, 2014
Like a sheet of ice
The pond reflects cool blue sky
Wispy rows of clouds.
Art Prescription: Like a still pond, our art reflects what we are feeling inside. This is why it is so important to just express yourself with art!! No judgement about whether it is “good” or not. Just get it out in color, brush-strokes, or collage.
Mixed media expressive painting.
Candle Lit Street December 13, 2014
Four seconds to flame
Neighbors come out, winter night
Streets lined with candles.
Art Prescription: I’ve been heading up luminaries for our neighborhood for about 8 years. The thing that always brings me joy is to see neighbors coming out and working together as a community to create a beautiful winter night.
Thank you to my local followers for coming to my Open Studio!!
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