watercolor haiku
shy azure tendrils graceful reach toward unseen light eager hopeful youth
Wild Abandon
The Wild Arts Festival will be happening soon, in Portland Oregon, November 17-18, 2018. Every year, hundreds of artists donate a piece of original art under…
Spirit of the Condor
dreamscapes spin ~ golden threads, flight ~ a forgotten time I sit alone, with a dozen other initiates, somewhere between sixteen-five and eighteen thousand feet above sea level.…
Fleeting Feelings
From my kitchen window, I am at times held breathless in a moment of glorious beauty that invites me to photograph, paint, dream, and float away…
Sunny Days
Today’s the Day! I’ve decided to participate in July 2018 World Watercolor Month – 31 watercolors in 31 days. I have found it extremely difficult to…
Opening to a Moment
It’s been more than a month since my last post, due to lots of travel and having to play catch-up between trips. It’s been amazing, and…
Redbud Tree (circis occidentalis)
During my watercolor retreat back in February, I had arrived early in the day, and found myself alone in a quiet land, with the buzz and…
Lupines and Leaves
It’s the second full day of a Watercolor and Yoga Retreat with Andie Thrams, and I’m trying to not be bummed that I’m inside painting, again,…
Do I Love Nature?
I am asked to contemplate these questions: Do I love Nature? Does nature love me? It seems simple enough…Do I love Nature? Yes! Does Nature love…
Loosening Up
Open. It’s the word I picked. Or it picked me, popping into my mind when Andie Thrams suggested we select a word for the watercolor weekend retreat:…