I found this lily on one of my zen strolls. I became caught up in its orange color while looking down, inside its center. The Petals and stamens created lovely loose lines and soft blurred edges that led me in. Orange can be such a vivacious color; some have said, obnoxious. You […]
Watercolor, versatile and forgiving. Watercolor, the easiest of the media to make corrections! One year later, I returned to the painting. Washed some areas off, softened off some bits and added a few hints of pastels here and there. Done! That is one of the major attributes I like most about watercolor. How […]
The Possibilities a post of content. depth. heart. A 2 minute read. stripped bare weeping, nevermore. the dark winds pass. my own light rises. my own voice sings. my own thoughts shatter the prison doors they thought would hold me. An artist held in the grip of the crowd, the popular […]
A new creation emerged, so slowly. With thoughts of zen Simplicity, mindful of the moment and being, immersed in the patterns arising…. my patience was rewarded. Zen Zone, creativity All the while, I was creating this spiral design monoprint I was in contemplation. In the artist zone. The […]
Someone has a birthday today…. its one of those Special birthdays. Even though I may not be there to share, to celebrate in person – I can send flowers. Tulips that almost look like soft, pretty pink balloons rising up. And for the rest of us, even if its not our […]
The artist’s creativity is inspired. By What? Everyone is different, we like different things. You might have a preference for food art, or animal portraits… I may enjoy nature themes or abstracts. Hope Shining But, we all want to feel that we can reach ‘the goal.’ That we can […]
Bold blue bluff. Impressionist watercolor painting of the land. Colors melt and merge in wonderful patterns and shadows. The Blue Bluff, stands tall.
Glorious Greens. Wet flowing watercolors. Olive and Lime greens, running off the paper. Blue-green drips down and splashes, making its own path. Its own mark. Wild Watercolor Greens Allowed to run with abandon upon a dampened receptive, willing, surface. They can be so exciting. And they can be so terribly frustrating. There’s such pleasure […]
Mama’s boy. He’d live in my pocket, if he could. Its October 31, Halloween in Perth and the magician thinks its time… to say What, is Halloween …. without a cat?! Merlin wormed his way in. Again. He is clever like that. As though he has some magic spells he weaves, that enchants his […]