Beautiful spring

Spring is here in a big way. We are having wonderful weather today. Mild and sunny. Everyone seems to be enjoying it. It's the sort of day that makes you take your shoes off and sink your toes into the grass. I'm sitting on the back deck with a cup of coffee, living life. 

Wee lizard friend

Tiny weed in backyard

Unripe dewberries

Geranium bud

Impatien bud beginning to open

Roxie Part Two

Here's the finished sketch of Roxie. Also shown is Roxie as a Impressionist print.

Finished Sketch

Print of Sketch

Roxie (WIP)

My latest project is a sketch that I hope to develop into a larger canvas for either pastels or watercolors. I call her "Roxie". She's coming along, but I almost burned the family dinner working on her stripes. Oops.

"Roxie" in progress

Yay!

Welcome spring

Lovebirds

Whenever I need to quiet my mind, I love to sketch with graphite pencil. Here's a recent one:

Graphite pencil

Pot of Gold

After the storm

Look Up

In My Own Backyard (Including My Photography Assistant)

Wabi Sabi

Lately, I've been interested in Wabi Sabi or "The Art of Imperfection". It's a Japanese concept of finding beauty of the imperfect. An acceptance of transience and imperfection. What's old and worn, tattered and torn, can be beautiful and inspiring. 

On the Way to the Park . . .

It was another busy Saturday. A list of chores in my hand to get done before a quick trip to the park with Mercedes, the loudmouthed dachshund. I wasn't in the mood for a walk, but the weather was beautiful. Sunlight sparkled in a clear blue sky. As I headed out the door, I grabbed my camera on a whim. So glad that I did.

As I made a point to take a deep breath and look around, (fortunately, Mercedes is a bit of an ambler, herself) here are some of the tiny treasures that waited for me.