In a rush to be
Perfect, we lose sight of those
Moments becoming.
Art Prescription: We are all novices at life…
Watercolor sketch:
horses
Ground Work October 1, 2016
As morning mist clears
We transition to present
Knowing we belong.
Art Prescription: I went to a workshop today at Blue Skies of Mapleview facilitated by Gail Todter and hosted by Deborah Pearson Moyers. It was about working on the ground with horses.
It will take me a while to process all I learned. These horses have so much to teach us about time, space, perception, survival, community, and above all instinct.
What if we went about our everyday lives trusting our instinct was right and true and good? And what if we all knew that we just belonged…and that was just enough?
Max the superior barn-cat:
Tender Moment September 28, 2016
A mare and her foal
Tender moment by the woods
Motherly essence.
Art Prescription: Spent my morning at the farm riding Finn with my Women’s Intuitive Riding group. I always leave there floating on air, as if every worry in my world has evaporated into the ethers.
I think I’m finished with this mare and her foal. Feedback welcome…
8 1/2 x 11 watercolor
How to hold Reins August 24, 2016
Hold reins with thumbs up
As if a glass of champagne
Bubbles rising up.
Art Prescription: Did a private lesson today on Finn! So much good stuff…gonna be sore! Can’t wait to start my Women’s Intuitive Riding!! Working on an alternative palette of colors.
8 1/2 x 11 watercolor
Bedtime Sketch August 23, 2016
Sketching in the bed
My pen trails off into sleep
Next day, add color.
Art Prescription: I did this pen and ink sketch last night in a sleepy state. Today I went back in and added colored pencil. Some folks read to sleep…I draw!
8 1/2 x 11 pen and ink and colored pencil
Hello Nicker August 17, 2016
As soon as he heard
My voice and saw me walking
At fence and nickers.
Art Prescription: It’s so sweet and rewarding when my horse Finn meets me at the gate nickering. He is saying hello and glad to see me!
A nicker is commonly described as a companionable greeting or solicitous type of vocalization. This makes intuitive sense both because of its nature as a quiet sound, but also in the close-contact social situations in which it is typically heard: Between two friendly herdmates, between a mare and her foal, and between a stallion and a mare.
I’m so honored!
Index card graphite sketch:
July 30, 2016
Across the field, leaves
Barely move on a very
Hot end of July.
Art Prescription: Pen and ink sketch on index card:
Bliss July 28, 2016
Running down a dream
You know perfect bliss right then
Some least expected.
Art Prescription: Sometimes what we are searching for is delivered to us without asking.
Index card with collage, pen and ink, and colored pencil:
Lavender July 17, 2016
Rain hits the tin roof
So hard I can’t hear your voice
I smell lavender.
Art Prescription: Summer brings the senses alive…
Index card with collage and pen and ink:
Solace July 3, 2016
I lean on your strong
Full of feed and hay, sleepy
All I hear is doves.
Art Prescription: After all the horses have full bellies, they stand about in a sleepy stupor. I sat with Finn and admired him. So quiet, except for the doves…existential moment.
Watercolor and mixed media on watercolor paper:
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