Enhanced Energy

when she raised her wings

and

donned antlers

her energy enhanced

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Winter Solstice

the sun passed through the sky

low

to the mountains

tis the shortest day of the year

being filled with more night than day light 

she 

sat

with stars in her heart

at peace with the passing of the sun

~

I think this photo shows the gold leaf better:

last night's crescent moon was incredibly beautiful

I saw the sun's light on it more than looking at it as a 

sliver of moon 

somehow

noticing it that way felt like a solstice gift

sunlight at night

~

Lovely Solstice to you 

~

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Living Meditation

she sat

until

she was part of the seasons

breathing with the rhythm of the earth 

and

 heart beating with the sun and moon

~

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Scrbble Picnic: Finland

Reading about the forests of Finland

I felt like they were similar to my home in Montana

edible berries and mushrooms

which inspired this piece:

lingonberries

and

king bolete

~

Sharing with Scribble Picnic

this weeks theme:

Finland/Scandinavian

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Sarvangasana

shoulder stands feel so good

~

PS I am told that getting upside down is good

for our immune systems. 

One could even lay on the floor (bottom close to a wall)

and legs go up the wall. 

So relaxing too.

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A Celebration of Mushrooms

a 

celebration of mushrooms

even though it is like this:

I did find one mushroom growng the other day

~

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Little Friend

Usually I look at my art, during the sketch 

or when it is complete

and 

something comes to me,

something about what it is about.

You know, the little things I write under my paintings. 

A small blip of prose, 

just enough to ignite your imagination 

so that you can make it your own. 

 This time, all I have is:

little friend

Do you have something more?

~

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Fungi Clan

art meditation

just being with each piece

until

it is complete

~

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Two

they share one heart

~

I always enjoy when I see things in pairs in nature

 

~

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Boletus

honoring the bolete

~

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Pure Earth

so fun to work with gold leaf, imitation that is

laid this in the snow

attempting to get the colors true

pretty close

these seem like planets

pure and lovely

or 

gems

~

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Thankful

lovely 

to appreciate

that which fills our hearts

and lives with thankfulness

~

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Scribble Picnic: Cookie

in honor of my dear friend Kim

I attempted to paint her in an ethereal 

starry, sparkly, other worldly, magical state

~

(unfortunately the scan does not show how sparkly this is. The bronze color is gold leaf and so pretty)

before the background, which do you like best?:

a couple of years ago she crossed over

~

she had a couple of nick names

while growing up together she was: Jade Lady

as she had a fondness for green

others called her: Cookie

when my son was born we called her:

Auntie Cookie

it was a bit emotional and deeply heartfelt experience to do art of her

~

Wednesday is:

Scribble Picnic day

and Michael chose the theme:

cookies

~

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Alpine Waters

jewel painting

~

 

with gold leaf

watercolor ground

and 

paints

~

(again, wish I could share the sparkly gold and richness of colors)

~

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Magic Mushrooms

a new kind of magic mushrooms

decked in gold leaf and watercolors

~

Stephanie Law has a Patreon page

she shares about her art

and bussiness.

In one post she shows how to use cold leaf and watercolor grounds. 

I tried her technique with this mushroom piece.

So much fun. 

But with both photography or scanning I can not capture the beauty of the gold shimmering,

accurate colors, I guess do to all the texture that is created. 

Stephanie also shares an article about how she captures real life images of her art. 

~

I am enjoying being a patron of hers.

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Sentries

they stood true
her sentries
among the wild weaving weedy seeds
 her protectors
fungi who are from the underworld
and the heavens
~

snow has arrived

days are cold

nights even colder

pretty sure this snow is here for the season

so pretty under the light of the big moon

 at night

~

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Fungi Sentries

they stood true

her sentries
among the wild weaving weedy seeds
her protectors

fungi who are from the underworld

and the heavens

~

looking out my windows

the world is white

snow clad forest

like sugar snow pours from the sky

it is no longer 

a colorful autumn world

~

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Auction for Puerto Rico Disaster Relief

This morning I added this painting

to an auction for Puerto Rico.

There is only one day left to the auction

so good chance it can be bought for a low price. 

It is a good cause:

Link:

Auction

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Breath of Life

she closed her eyes 

raised her hands to the sky 

began to sway

 feeling the breath of life

~

for 

inktober

~

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Tiny Houses

 

A tiny house

made in a porcini mushroom

perfect

for the wee folk

first came the ink drawing

then 

watercolors

for 

inktober

~

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Remembering Summer

remembering summer

~

another piece for inktober

~ 

years ago a friend took a photograph of me laying in the grass

it brings back the peaceful feeling

every time I look at it

~

wishing you peace

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Scribble Picnic

Michael at Scribble Picnic gave us a shape to use in art this week:

at first I thought to use it in a tribal design

when I set pencil to paper

these little houses came to life

art is endlessly amusing to me that way

as though it has a mind of it's own

Thank you for hosting Michael

visit Scribble Picnic 

to see what others created wth this shape

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Delicious Choices

life

and 

all

it's 

wonderful

paths 

(choices)

ink for InkTober:

~

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Balance Pose

happiest when balanced on a ball 

~
woke to the first snow of the season:

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Autumn Goddess

inspired by our beautiful autumn colors

a fairy goddess came to life

~

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Fantasy Fungi

so fun to do another fantasy mushroom piece

autumn is the big season for fungi

but so far not many spotted 

it was a drought summer

we have gotten a bit of rain

so they might appear yet

another piece for InkTober:

Another Ink drawing

dancing man

bones of a tree during the day

comes to life as a dancer at night

 

inspired by this photo from a hike I did a couple weeks ago on a camping trip

the trail is called Scenic Point and takes one high

into the mountains

to the sky

with amazing views

and 

once upon a time trees

~

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Inktober #5

 Lady Autumn 

is in our days and in our nights

~

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Scribble Picnic: Blanket

the night forest was 

lit up

by the light of the full moon

wrapped in a blanket

to keep the autumn chill from her bones

she walked through the night

~
(colored version added a day after original post)

~

sharing with friends at Scribble picnic

theme:

Blanket

Thank you Michael

~

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InkTober #3

bright eyed 

and 

ready for her day

~

last week

the sun arrived

with 3 warm autumn days

I wandered in the mountains and saw this beautiful

sunrise

sharing glimpses of autumn

~

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InkTober #2

there is nowhere else she would rather be

#2 for InkTober

into the woods:

 

~

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