Fall trees are ablaze
Top Occoneechee Mountain
Panoramic view.
Art Prescription: Hiked Occoneechee Mountain today with some of my favorite people!! Beautiful views from atop of the highest point in the Piedmont! 3 x 5 colored pencil on index card
hiking
Meadow November 9, 2014
As soon as I leave
I want to return to this
Place where geese fly by.
Art Prescription: Meadows are my favorite spots. And a meadow with horses…well “As soon as I leave, I want to return.”
Watercolor, pen and ink, 5 x 11.
Full Moon November 6, 2014
Uniform, day wear
Unison, cows come to barn
Unity, full moon.
Art Prescription: All of life is a pattern. You can see it everywhere in nature…sunflowers, pine-cones, birds flying together. We humans are creatures of pattern. Watercolor sketch…full moon.
Fall Robins November 2, 2014
Berries in their beaks
A cluster of robins feed
Abundant autumn.
Art Prescription: Another wonderful walk at Mason Farm. We’ve been walking here for 23 years! Our favorite place. Always something to cure the soul, just us and nature. Pen and ink and colored pencil on envelope.
Cerulean Blue October 26, 2014
Cerulean sky
Rich yellows, orange, umber
Showy Sycamores.
Art Prescription: A hike at Mason Farm reveals nature’s palette. The perfect mix of hues, light, and shadow.
Clear Your Mind October 13, 2014
Farm entrance, dogwood
Cockle-berry takes hitch-hike
Horses in the woods.
Art Prescription: Both of us in need of clearing our minds, my friend and I. I went and led Finn out of the woods, rode a bit. Then we both took in the calm that is the farm, to clear our heads and sketch!
Great Smokies October 8, 2014
Steep rocky trail leads
To a meadow with a view
Rows of Great Smokies.
Art Prescription: Took a winding road in the Great Smokey Mountain Park. Hiked about 5 steep miles. Landed on Andrew’s Bald, a grassy meadow with a panoramic view of the Great Smokey Mountains. Did a pen and ink sketch.
A Moment October 7, 2014
Shafts of sunlight stream
Autumn canopy, mountains
Just for a moment.
Art Prescription: Leaves are changing by the day. Sketch of Bryson City with pen and ink.
Mini Treats September 12, 2014
Quick little hummer
Zooms up into trees, brief rest
Then back for more sweets.
Art Prescription: On my walk watching hummingbirds dive lantana. As I approached they flew up into the trees. This is another miniature art pieces. Watercolor artist trading card.
Shimmering Forest July 6, 2014
A back-lit forest
Light and shadow dance on leaves
Air still with July.
Art Prescription: Celebrating Independence Day weekend by hiking at Mason Farm Nature Preserve. Can’t think of anything more freeing than to roam around on open land watching nature and all her beauties.
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