SOC week 1

amongst the flowers

such a sweet seat

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yea, week one of Summer of Color:

aqua blue, yellow and a pop of pink

thank you Kristin!

DC: Upside Down

such a fun and unique challenge

loving yoga

even though after years i am still a beginner

upside down reminded me of a dozen poses

plus

long ago

a friends son

would put himself upside down every chance he got

i thought that was so Coooool!

note the large rock this is photographed on 

is indeed purple

Montana rocks are awesome!

I found my first fawn of the season,

the tiniest fawn I have ever seen!

Tuesday we had a big storm

thunder for hours, then lightning, hail and rain

lightning hit a tree 40 feet from my cabin

wahoo, LOUD!

Poor tree!

bark and wood all over my yard and forest

it turned my modem 'upside down'

or rather off for two days, till a new one arrived

this is how it looked as the storm moved on:

thank you Patrice for hosting Drawing Challenge

with your thought provoking them:

Upside Down!

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Tall Thin Man with Owl for Friend

an evening sketch

and watercolor

for sale in my shop:

Beauty Flows

I so enjoy evening sketching!

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hello art friends, 
i have just decided to take a Compassion Course

have you ever heard of non-violent communication?
I had the fortune to enjoy two days with Marshal Rosenberg 
and learn about this form of communicating

i was so impressed
by how simply conflicts can be resolved
needs have a chance of being met
empathy brings us present 
it made me consider, more than any other path
how peace on earth could possibly manifest

you can see two samples of the course
Empathy
and 
Appreciation

it is a 52 week course
one lesson a week
perhaps you would enjoy it too
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sweet week to you!

DC Challenge: No Limits

Roberto is our wonderful host this weekend 

his prompt is: No Limits

at first i thought i was going to share about the endless amount of wild foods to be found this time of year

but instead this piece of art came to me

first as in ink drawing

then to be watercolored

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there are no limits to her wings

she even has some that are unseen

wings in her heart

her spirit and soul

all that take her

anywhere she wishes to go

 

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DC: Memories..... and there are so many ;-)

recently
i have been smitten with the present moment

inspired by

wanting to know how to best care for my land

so i listen

to the breeze animating the trees

and 

the beauty of flowers tilting their heads to the sun

(fairy slipper, Calypso orchid)

 

tiny fungus as they rise through the surface of the earth

in doing so

i have found myself in a deep quiet joy

that is what the present moment can inspire

deep quiet joy

and i thought (memories) of other moments in my life

that brought me present to:

 deep quiet joy

my son falling asleep on my shoulder

the colors of the setting or rising sun

a kiss

where nothing else exists

the first sip of coffee in the morning

photographing ice crystals and snowflakes

creating art

dancing

and 

dancing with a partner

(dancing with violets)

the list goes on

i love it when the past falls away

and the future is where it belongs.... in the future

and i am 

completely absorbed

in now

i feel that is the best

experience of my 56 years of life

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it seems the presence is in this moment and in my memories

so many memories!

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Kristen, 

Thank you for this wonderful prompt

it took me on a big journey

sharing what i have been experiencing 

and looking to the past

visit Kristen's Blog this weekend

to enjoy other artist's inspiration for:

Memory

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3 assignments

I have been taking a 4 lesson class with Danielle Donaldson

my alphabet above was inspired by her lesson, but different.

she included collage, liquid graphite and meaning to some letters. 

I simply played with my lettering

mixed media

above and below

I still have one more lesson.

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a fun class

Thank you Danielle!

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sweet week to you all!

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Elf and Plaid

playing with movement in fabric

and watercolors

mostly used three colors

red, yellow and blue

all the colors below came from them

i might have used a couple more in the elf painting above

Spring is still unfolding here

i found flowers yesterday:

flowers are like a beautiful heart smile

to me

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sweet weekend to you!

 

Yogini and Friends

I believe this began by spying the shape of an elephant in the texture of a tile floor

it sat in my sketchbook for months

the other day.... the yogini joined in

then the scene

it was not until i tossed her clothing and boots on the forest floor 

that it all came together for me

I enjoy the mystery of each piece

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I shared this photo

the top of a small pine tree

on my photography blog

i am so moved by it

that i will also share it here

the protective needles

the protective skin on the flowers? in the shape of a star

is that where people got the idea of a star on top of a Christmas tree?

Someone thought this is a fir tree. 

Do any of you know what sort of pine or what we are seeing here?

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Concert Sketching

sketching by candle light

at a wonderful concert at Stillwater Landing Last night

this was my interpretation of Jessica Kilroy

she has a gorgeous voice and is a talented song writer!

thank you Bill for hosting!

in honor of earth day

i offer this glimpse of our beautiful earth

such an amazing planet we live on

i love her/Earth!

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Lovely Spring to You

 lovely Spring weekend 
and
Earth Day
to one and all

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