Mt. Lemmon - Monday, September 29, 2008

A View of Mt. Lemmon from Houghton Road. Watercolor and Pen 4X6

Layne's Gift - Sunday, September 28, 2008

My friend Layne gave me flowers this week. I did a quick sketch of them with ink tense pencils. 5.5X8.5 "Layne's Gift"

Popcorn - Saturday, September 27, 2008

I contribute to Popcorn as I cannot eat it again in my life or I will get really really sick. This is a Charcoal on Newsprint. It is 18X24 in size. Big Popcorn.

Caterpillar - Friday, September 25, 2008

Fun whimsical toy caterpillar in a garden at a hotel. It was fun to paint in watercolor and pen.

Butterfly - Thursday, September 25, 2008

I did this a while ago as a card. It is a butterfly from the Botanical Gardens when they do their annual Butterfly Encounter.

Sassy Florist - Wednesday, September 24, 2008

"Sassy Florist" 4X6 watercolor and pen

Freedom - Tuesday, September 23, 2008

The last in the series is me alive and dancing in "Freedom."

Washed in Tears - Monday, September 22, 2008

The next in the series is Jesus washing me and touching my wounds to heal me in a pool of His tears.

Out of Darkness - Sunday, September 21, 2008

Health is going down hill with major pain in my hip and abdomen, so I wanted to post a series I did about three years ago talking about my healing out of darkness and self-harm. I think this would not be a good blog on my life without including them. They were each visions that I had. The first is coming out of darkness and death of the self-harm and my past, and God unwrapping my death rags to help me speak out about the truth. These are all 11X15 watercolors.

Booj Saturday - Saturday, September 20, 2008

I have been sick and still am, so I am home bound and laying around a lot trying to rest. I resist this a lot. But I am trying, so I do not have a major pain melt down in the evening. I got a little time sketching my house mate, Julie, as she does her normal Saturday routine - working on her laptop preparing for church stuff for Sunday night. "Booj Saturday" 4X6 in pencil.

Tea Cup - Friday, September 19, 2008

"Playing with Opera Pink" 4X6 The idea is from Art Escapes by Dory Kanter. She calls it Prismatic Painting. My house mate got Opera Pink a while ago and I have a half pan of it and decided to play some with it. This is in pen and watercolor.

Lunch - Thursday, September 18, 2008

"Lunch" 4X6 Pen and Watercolor sketch

Desert - Wednesday, September 17, 2008

My attempt is to sketch, paint, or draw each day and post something for each day. With work and life, that is not going to always happen. Like yesterday. Physical therapy, work, and then church meeting. I have been really sick for the last several months, so I am trying to get back in the groove of art. So here is a watercolor sketch from a Pocketbook Watercolor Sketch Workshop I did in August in Tucson. The Workshop was lead by Kath Maccaulay. This is a 4X6 pen and watercolor.

Peace - Tuesday, September 16, 2008

The third acrylic and second to the one I did this weekend. This is "Peace" (14X18). It is the calming shades of what I dream of peace being. I am not a very restfull person and don't also sit in peace and just let life be without having to DO something. Put in those rare moments when I allow God to comfort and hold me; I have experienced these awesome moments or rest and peace of quiet that still have energy and strength. It is not without sadness or trial or pain which is represented by the hints of red and browns. But there is an overall calm; that all will be OK. God has everything in his hands.

Anger - Monday, September 15, 2008

My primary medium is watercolor, but I realized a several months ago that I could get the images in my head out quicker and easier with acrylic. I have a very small palette of the three primaries, black, white, and Burnt Umber. This is my second acrylic. Called: Anger (14 X 18). It has various shades of green underpainting with touches of red and black. Green has always been a symbol of growth to me, and growth is not static. It has trials and turbulence represented by the red and black touches. The anger comes in powerful and explosive with the red, yellow, and orange. It is overpowering and consuming. It can move you to change and action, but it is also surround by darkness and black and can easily turn bad and be harmful to you, those around you, and your relationship with God.