D.C.: Order and Chaos

nest: a sacred vessel

eggs: the perfect order for the promise of life

wee ones are born

then chaos begins 

big smile

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this week i have been working on two paintings with owls

in them

THEN i had an amazing encounter with THREE

Great Gray owls

a mother and two fledglings

it was at dusk, when they come out to hunt

so the photo is grainy:

Barbara Bee offered the prompt:

Order and Chaos

some how i feel that all life is contained in this theme

the word 'trust' comes to mind

sometimes we can not see where all the tiny details are heading
where they all end up
perhaps chaos leads to order
or at least it can
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thank you Barbara 

for inspiring an interesting contemplation

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Also:

a branch broke in a tree this week

it seemed like an arm offering this nest so that i could see it
previously it was hidden to my sight

such amazing 'order' in the way it is made!

grass

moss

lichen

mud

nicely glued to the branch

a sacred vessel 

for the eggs and babies it held

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DC: Nature

her very nature sprung from the forest floor 

inspired by the blooming fungi

though they were the fruit of the underworld

they also seemed like fairy kin

a mix of magic and earth

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finding mushrooms

is a great joy

they are colorfully creative beings

one of my favorites also to photograph

they can be found in my photography shop

Spirithelpers

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I am joining a wonderful group of artists who will share this weekend
inspiration: "nature"
hosted by lovely and talented Nadine from Tiny Woolf
 visit her site to find the other participants

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Sacred Cargo

 

sacred cargo

special delivery

team work

 

some times 

i enjoy sketches as much

as the colored piece

final:

this is as close as i can photograph all the colors....

oh well

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To Color This or Not....

she adores spying mushrooms

fruiting from the forest floor

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as an ink drawing i am happy at this point

but now

do i color it

or leave it as it is?

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Summer Swim

it has been such a lovely 

and hot summer

perfect for swimming in Montana's beautiful lakes

immediately cooled

to enjoy the heat of the day

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this is my first attempt of portraying someone in water

a fun challenge

that will require more practice ;-)

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Summer beauty!

Faces.....

she came to life in sepia shades

they suited her spirit well

I seem to have faces scattered

throughout my cabin

piles and piles

of wee tiny faces

i believe the one above came to life

as i tested black pens in different thicknesses

to see which one i wanted to use

do you have faces piling up in your home?
;-)

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Feathers Filled my Week

she could have chosen any sort of hair

hair of spider webs and dew drops

hair of pine cones or leaves

but she

wanted

feathers

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this week i have been drawing feathers

last week painting feathers

i am surprised i am not dreaming of feathers

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these sketches were done with a pen

no pencil

i remember when my sketches would have more erasing than drawing ;-)

so it is quite wonderful to sit with a pen

and enjoy the process

and results

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Deer and Two Feathers

feathers flowing from my hands

dancing on his ear

ACEO

2.5x3.5 inches 

available

in my shop

sharing with Paint Party Friday

Lovely Friday everyone!!

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