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?”
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Haiku April 28, 2013 Spring Cleaning
Save for rainy day.
Boxes, bags, and tubs of stuff.
Spring clean, the garage!
Art Prescription: What is it about us humans that we like to save stuff? Can’t discard something, because we might “need” it in the future. The future arrives and we find ourselves sorting through things we haven’t seen in a while, and still we feel attached. “That was my grandmothers,” or “from my childhood,” or “so and so gave that to me.” And so my rainy day was spent cleaning and clearing and my feng shui is alive and well!!
This is actually something I won’t part with…a charming cabinet made by my grandfather! Love it!
Haiku April 27, 2013 Honeysuckle
Red honeysuckle
Vines wander about freely
Scarlet-coral hue.
Art Prescription: This vine grows wild in North Carolina. A definite stand-out in a sea of green.
Haiku April 26, 2013 Dragonflies
Buzzy things with wings
Fill the air showing off their
Aerodynamics!
Art Prescription: As the weather warms there’s a lot more action in the air. Birds, bees, butterflies, and dragonflies! Here in North Carolina we have several different species of dragonflies…it’s fun to try and identify them. And oh yea, there’s the damselfly too!
Haiku April 25, 2013 Show Girls
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.
Haiku April 24, 2013 Idealism
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!!
Haiku April 23, 2013 Art Journey
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.
Haiku April 22, 2013 Art Journaling
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.
Haiku April 21, 2013 Columbine
Light spring breeze rustles
New greenery waves, frolics
Columbine blooms nod.
Art Prescription: “My” owl has an owlet…so much to tell!! For now my Columbine blooms pretty!!
Haiku April 20, 2013 Red Lipstick
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.
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