Winter Solstice

Tis the shortest day of the year, here.

The bears are hibernating and I also have that sleepy spirit in me.

Going with the flow of more darkness, wood stove going in the wee cabin, the cold days and snow feels nurturing, gentle and restorative.

Also....

outside the cold air is invigorating and inspiring. 

I wish you a blessed Solstice

whether it is with our short days

or long days where you are. 

(this is an older piece and seemed perfect for today)

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Dancer's Pose

the tiny fairy rose with delicate grace and strength 

(like the dancer she is) 

amongst her forest friends

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felt so good to draw and ink this piece

it had been too long

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May the spirit and act of art continue in your lives and mine.

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Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!
Happy Samhain!
(it truly does feel like the beginning of the cold, frozen time of 
year. )

I feel drawn to consider and send prayers to those have passed before

loved ones and those I had not met

I send you love on your journey

may it be of grace

I miss you

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She Ponders

she ponders : rake autumn leaves

or paint the mountains

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this piece was drawn

while I waited for my flat tire to be repaired

a fun way to pass that time

yesterday's rain made the ponds so pretty and reflective

the Western Larch are in full color and beyond these days

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it has been such a beautiful autumn!

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Grizzly for InkTober

this weekend 

a friend saw a grizzly bear fattening up in the oat fields for winter

his photograph inspired this photo

 and 

purple mushrooms showed up in the woods

someone ate them over night

a drawing for inkTober

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Healing what is Out of Balance, One Energy Sphere at a Time

here is half of this piece

still working on the rest

Tempted to paint it

what do you think the elf is doing with his hands?

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for:

InkTober

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Carrots and Kindness

a little evening sketch..... one never knows what will show up on a page

very similar to writing in a journal

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for InkTober

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Sylvan Wreath

The autumn king of the northwest woods

Lay down his crown to rest and dream upon the pebble strewn mossy carpet of forest floor

Opening his heart to the permeation of birdsong

He came under the spell of the charms
Charms dangling within the branches of leaves

Made by the wood witch of the northwest woods

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another ink drawing for inkTober

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InkTober!

It has been 3 months of not much art!

I am letting InkTober inspire me to do daily art.

So far it is working. 

Here is the first ink drawing

(above is it watercolored

for sale here )

my internet as been down for two days

so I am behind on posting

but not on drawing

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Night Walker

under the light of night

standing with flame of candle

standing

breathing

listening, inside and out

being with the pulse of trees

night walker

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and
a peak at two of my visitors:

I adore seeing them!
 

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Sanctuary

sanctuary

beneath

a hearty mushroom

resting

yet alert

to all life

~

in progress

step by step 

it came to life

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lovely weekend to you!

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Foraging and Sharing Mushroom Food

unexpected help

feels like a gift to her heart

my wonderful travel case

made by Peg and Awl
it helps to inspire art anywhere I go

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Dancing to the Music

she finds music

everywhere she goes

dancing to the music

is her mode of travel

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Resting Within

sometimes

painting a Buddha resting in peaceful silence

inspires deep peace in me

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morning visitor:

I was away for a while and could not post on blogger (no matter how I tried to from my iPad). 
I also no longer receive my comments from you in an email, which I had set up to do all these many years. 

Are you also having these complications with blogger?
 

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Viola

pretty 

little 

violas 

are blooming

spring is so lovely

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Succulent

lately I find myself enjoying botanical art

I love looking at pieces that others have made

I enjoy my whimsical art much more

due to the creative aspect

botanical art is more technical

which is nice in a different way

I took this lesson at Anna Mason's school

I adore succulents

and 

find them so beautiful

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Sharing with PPF
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Tree Elf

glancing outside

I spied

an 

elf boy at the base of a tree

reached for my binoculars.....

but he wasn't there

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maybe the tree bent down and picked him up

taking ones eyes away to reach for a camera or binoculars 

is always to take risk of missing out on the sighting

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still, it was a joy to see him

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PPF: Hunchback Fairy

little hunchback fairy

perfect to support her wings

inspiring freedom of flight into all domains

Above is a floor tile that I saw this little fairy in

do you see her?

This is what inspired the painting.

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Sharing with PPF
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Scribble Picnic: watering can

the only thing sprinkling

from watering cans 

in my neck of the woods

is

snow!

Seems the winter fairy has entered spring.

4 fresh inches this week

Visit Scribble Picnic to visit other folks art

for Michael's theme:

watering can

Heart Spark

from a colorful realm

he entered our world

with the gift of

a golden egg

if you are blessed with the offering of this gift

your heart will spark

and 

the ultimate blessing of love is yours

from then on

love is the only possibility

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Scribble Picnic: creams

though my world is still creamy white with snow

I am celebrating spring

with each tight little bud that I see

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today:

 

(even the frozen pond is creamy aqua)

Sharing with Scribble Picnic

for

theme: Creams

visit to enjoy others art on the take

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lovely Spring or Autumn 

to you all!

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Fairy House

fairies find the best houses

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in the: shop

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Scribble Picnic

across the universe

is a world much like ours

but there

things that are large are small here

and things that are small there are large here

I wonder what kind of differences that would make

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For Scribble Picnics:

across the universe

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Hiking with Friends

summer hiking

lake fishing

Lucy always in the lead

flowers blooming 

forest growing

that is all we need

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hiked to Whale Lake with friends last summer

(there was actually 5 of us, only 2 made it into the painting)

 I think it was 12 miles round trip and 100F

I really enjoyed creating this piece

so colorful against my milky gray winter

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Scribble Picnic: Mushy

within the inner sanctum of his being
endless possibilities 

he chooses
a love affair with life

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for Scribble Picnic's theme: Mushy

Thank you Michael

(this might not seem very mushy

yet a love affair with love and life

is entirely intimate to me)

Happy Valentine's Day to you!

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Small Art Journal art

between larger paintings

tiny sketchbook art
(3.5x5")

makes fills my desire to be painting

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Promise of Spring

more than a promise of spring

in her wee terrarium

all winter long

with love and protection

she holds

the first sprout 

for the birth of spring

an example of where my inspiration comes from:

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Snowy Owl and Little Fae

to fly

on the breath of the air

is divine

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Fungi Fantasy Landscape

it is so nice

how i can count on

a 

fantasy fungi drawing/painting

to be enjoyable

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I have put hours of time into the following piece:

 

I can't find my way to the end of it. 

There is (imitation) gold leaf, texture, layers of shading, work on details in hair and background.

She was enjoyable, but.....

does that ever happen to you? 

in anything you do?

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Fairy Queen

she sat
and felt
the beating of her heart

insight 
for her people 
rose from this stillness

she knew how to bring more heart to her clan

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Even Elves

even elves 

are 

curious about fairies

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yesterday we hiked to a frozen waterfall

ice does such marvelous things

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