Gazing Heavenward

inner peace
sublime 
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i have been taking Jane Davenport's 
artini class: Expressions 
this is from the lesson: upturned face
i will have to practice noses from this angle!

  

Escort

she sat

upon 

her trusted friend

as he napped and dreamed

of her

their link was such

that escort he would

where ever her heart 

yearned to go

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lovely Sunday Sketches to you

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Winter Coat

 

two nights ago

i woke and had the image of a full winter cloak

in my minds eye

the one above is an ink drawing

freestyle

no sketch

a fairly fast piece

so freeing.....

neither of the coats in these two pieces look like the one from my sleepy state

i may have to bring it to life yet

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Winged Friends

everyone knows that fairies love 

to hitch rides on the backs of their

feathered friends 

even though 

they have wings of their own

inked sketch in Stillman and Birn journal
loving this paper
which is
truly a joy with watercolors and ink pen

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Spirit of a Flower

like rose petals

her skin was toned

milky pinks

sweet lavenders

eyes with depth

spirit of a flower

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i have a art journal i made

fairly large pages

it is my large face book

i like doing large faces sometimes

simply to explore lots and lots of detail

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Amusing Sprite

she laughed and smiled

at the wee imps antics

took joy in having her own amusing sprite

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Spirit of Bear and Woman

heartfelt

she walked this world

melded with seasons

her ways were natural

spirit and flesh of bear and woman 

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last year i had the honor of photographing

a grizzly bear in our neighborhood:

such wonderful markings under it's eyes

such a beautiful fur coat
and

such long nails!

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 I made this piece on Yupo paper
it is synthetic and slippery

i started with alcohol markers but was not pleased and switched to watercolors,
layer after layer of paint

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Stillman & Birn Art Journal

recently i received a sketchbook make by Stillman and Birn

I Love it!

it is 7x7 inches wirebound

the paper is gorgeous at 180 lb.

and does great with watercolors!

I have been disappointed with many art papers for not holding up to wet paint,

but NOT this journal!

Thank you Stillman & Birn for your gorgeous art paper!

I look forward to trying your other journals.

this little fairy finds joy in sprinkling love upon our land
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sharing with PPF
& Clytie's beautiful heart

Lovely New year to one and all!

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