Daily Journal Page Challenge -- Day 956: Bring Nature into Focus
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Friday, March 23, 2012
Je Dessine: Rima
Yes, this girl is a bit wild.
I did a quick warmup sketch in pen -- then proceeded to sketch it out on a canvas making sure to cover the whole surface with paint. Her face started becoming less and less Emma-like.
Then I removed the armchair and the blue scarf and drew a leopard under her seat.
Then I changed the planters and the sky. And then I embellished her shirt with feathers. Then she started having leopard spots. She started to remind me of "Rima" -- William Henry. Hudson's heroine from Green Mansions.
Oh my. Sabrina wants me to continue changing her. But I'm afraid I've grown too fond of her. What's going to happen next?
Friday, March 16, 2012
Monday, March 12, 2012
Je Dessine: My Office Companion
This painting was the first time that I used small sketches all over the canvas. Also the first time that I removed sketches I didn't like (originally my sleeping kitty was just a cat face). I just painted right over them and redrew my cat sleeping in the office desk drawer and removed the woman and worked with the paint on the background. It really took a bit of hutzpah for me to do. Sabrina has been encouraging me for a long while to not get stuck on the way things look -- just keep altering and see where it leads me. It certainly freed me up to go exploring!
Daily Journal Page Challenge -- Day 941
Daily Journal Page Challenge...Day 941: Start a Ripple Effect
When I reach for what I desire -- whether through visualization, baby steps, or just self-permission -- I start the process of allowing my dreams to happen. (A little bit of magic dust helps!)
Daily Journal Page Challenge -- Day 940
Daily Journal Page Challenge...Day 940: Your Future Is Yet to Be Written
It seems this is something that I have to remind myself of everyesingle day if not moment when all of life's demands pile up and smother me. Things may look bleak or impossible, but it's not guaranteed that they will continue to be. And there seems to be a beautiful garden just within my reach. Should I sit here within my circular thoughts or open the window and let the breeze entice me to the next place of being?
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
In My Studio: Table of Books
Table of Altered Books |
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Daily Journal Page Challenge -- Day 934
Daily Journal Page Challenge...Day 934: The Path of Integration
Feeling off-balance is part of integration. Until the mind and body have acclimated to a new situation, feeling, emotion everything may seem a little off-kilter. Sometimes I just have to hang in there until my inner guidance system realigns itself and has chosen a new way to go.
Daily Journal Page Challenge -- Day 933
I do think that a "sunny" disposition (oranges = sunshine) elicits a greater positive response than let's say a gloomy gloomy or sour one!
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