Farrier at farm
Horses stand still for this man
Gentle pedicure.
Art Prescription: Graphite sketch.
illustration
Countdown December 11, 2014
Calendar countdown
Joy on earth found in the woods
In the silent night.
Art Prescription: Still the most peaceful, out in nature.
Envelope art.
Winter Wind December 10, 2014
I am listening
To the winter wind, trees sway
Year end moves forward.
Art Prescription: Winter is upon us…into the 20’s tonight. How grateful I am to have a warm house and heat that comes on at a moments touch. Blankets and quilts and fluffy robes…truly the riches of the holidays.
Index card
Nocturne December 7, 2014
Chickadee nocturne
Musical composition
Sweet, evocative.
Art Prescription: We love the sweet song of the chickadee. We hear this particular nocturne in the evening.
Art journal collage, colored pencil, pen and ink:
Open Studio 2014 December 6, 2014
Open studio
Warm, bright, space where I create
Welcome friends, neighbors!
Art Prescription: Today was a cold, wet, rainy day! And my friends and neighbors still came out to celebrate my open studio with me. Thanks y’all!! For those of you who live a little far off…
Bustle November 25, 2014
Holiday traffic
All the fixings, loaded carts
Plans for gratitude.
Art Prescription: Wow, holiday hustle and bustle. My hope is that as we all sit down to share Thanksgiving dinner, we will also give thanks for the natural world around us. It’s pretty amazing…
6 x 9 colored pencil and pen and ink
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.
Finally Fall November 1, 2014
Outside my window
Fall has brushed trees with color
Warm golden yellows!
Art Prescription: My husband bought me a horse for our 23rd wedding anniversary gift…Finn!! I’m so excited and overwhelmed with love. Stay tuned for lots of pics and art with my boy Finn!! Watercolor pencils on an envelope.
Repurposed October 21, 2014
A life before now
Repurposed, a new pattern
Life, double helix.
Art Prescription: Many objects and patterns have multiple lives. A farmer’s tool cart becomes a magazine rack. An old bed becomes a porch swing. Old patterns cycle round…here is a watercolor take on IKAT.
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