Stormy Spring Evening, Pt 2

Slightly better photo of the painting. 

Turns out a little bit of sun goes a long way in photographing artwork- e

ven if the artwork is of a storm. 

Stormy Spring Evening

A quick sketch of the Columbia River.  Painting feels great,  every time

Sacred Space - Alpine Wildnerness

The Mtns pierce the tip

of the sky with

pale blue or green or yellow

rushing mountain water

refreshing my spirit

Sacred space for my soul

a five minute reset

breath in the roar

and river driftwood

spinning in a long 

twenty-five foot circle of inches 

and watch the flat rock

Home in my hear is here

and so on

Come back again and again

Just skechin'

Just Sketchin'

Halloween approaches...

Just Sketchin' - Teresa of Avila

I listened to a story about Teresa of Avila on my drive. She was a 15th century Spanish nun who reportedly could levitate through her mystical devotion to god. I'm not particularly religious, but I am spiritual- and I found her to be oddly inspiring. 

Just Sketchin'

A little Halloween?

Just Sketchin'

I have had a just sketchin' post in awhile! This are little good luck Douglas Fir trees. 

The Irish have clover, I have Douglas fir trees.

Just Sketchin'

just sketchin'

Sketching

Flowers - Just Sketchin'

This week isn't going well! Weird I'm working on flowers.

Sketchin'

This just sort of came out of me today. Not sure where it came from.

Weekend Sketching, Pt 2

A Nevada sketch...

A did a high desert drive this weekend- saw a train racing across the desert at night, a coyote checking out what was going on and the rosy dawn, with the accent of smoke to add strange colors.

Weekend Sketching

Sketching

A sketch that became a painting. It's calm to have about.

But really, I was so tired this weekend. There have been fires around the area and it's like the smoke took it out of me. I was able to cook and clean, an that's about it.  I'm ready to start the work week at least.

Sketching, Playing with the Sunset

sketching

Sketching about

Sketch that became a painting