Starting to add color to 2 catty works in progress… #originalart #cats #workinprogress #wip #whimsy #mixedmedia #watercolor #dailypainting #dailypainter #livingacreativelife #creativesandbox
Good Day
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Recently I took a 5-day e-course called Tiny Habits (highly recommended, by the way). The goal is just as the title says: to develop tiny habits.
I’m talking tiny. One of my habits, acquired in the class, is this: after my feet touch the floor in the morning, I say (out loud or in my head), “It’s gonna be a great day!”
Then (again, learned in the class), I reward myself for doing my habit by saying (out loud or in my head), “I’m awesome!”
The feeling I get after I do this is the same feeling I get when I look at this painting. Spacious. Hopeful. Present.
Snapshot from My Studio: July 01, 2015 at 09:31PM
More kitties. #originalart #workinprogress #wip #mixedmedia #abstract #cats #ink #dailypainter #dailypainting #livingacreativelife #creativesandbox
Snapshot from My Studio: July 01, 2015 at 09:34AM
Morning kitty drawing! #originalart #drawing #cats #doodle #dailycreating #dailycreator #creatures #creativesandbox #creative365 #livingacreativelife
Rhino Chandelier
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Did you ever read The Story of Ferdinand, when you were a kid?
Written by Munro Leaf and illustrated by Robert Lawson, this delightful book tells the story of a bull who would rather smell flowers than fight in bullfights. No matter how he’s provoked by the matador and everyone else in the ring, Ferdinand just sits, smelling the flowers.
This rhino reminds me of Ferdinand, content to gaze in wonder at the beautiful chandelier, rather than doing whatever “rhino-like” things people would expect. It just makes me happy to see.
Snapshot from My Studio: June 30, 2015 at 08:47PM
And the last page ‘o cats from my tent drawing sessions at Jazz Camp West last week. Inspired by @carlasonheim’s Cats! class. #originalart #cats #drawing #pigmamicron #doodles #dailycreator #creativesandbox
Snapshot from My Studio: June 30, 2015 at 08:45PM
More kitties from Jazz Camp West last week, inspired by @carlasonheim’s Cats! class. #originalart #drawing #doodle #dailycreator #cats #creativesandbox
Snapshot from My Studio: June 30, 2015 at 05:27PM
More kitties drawn in my tent at Jazz Camp West last week, inspired by @carlasonheim’s Cats! class. #originalart #cats #drawing #doodles #dailycreating #dailycreator #creativesandbox
Ascension
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When I sit down to meditate, if you could take a snapshot of my mind, this isn’t far from what it might look like.
There’s an intention to focus on my breath, and even some success in doing so. Then there are flitting thoughts, dangling thoughts, and thoughts that quite simply run away with me.
When I notice them, I let them go and return to my breath. Over and over and over.
Dreaming Angel Dog
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When I was 7 or 8, and my brother was about 9, we got a dog. Scott had been lobbying hard for one, and our new furry family member was definitely his dog, but Hausen loved indiscriminately.
He was one of those sweetheart dogs who was kind to everyone… unless you were threatening one of his pack. Mom said he would never hurt a fly, and that’s probably true.
He had a lot of nicknames: Bear, Roo, Rooer Bear. And if enough time had passed since he’d last done something destructive (there were a number of those), Saint Hausen.
If there is an afterlife, meeting up with Hausen is one of the things I’m looking forward to most.
Alligator Balloon Party
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The alligator was not planned — she just appeared. So did the balloons. Put them together, and naturally, it’s a party.
NOTE: My daily paintings, and ArtSpark Newsletter, are taking a week’s vacation while I’m away at Jazz Camp West. Have a great week and I’ll see you again on June 29th! 🙂
PS – If you’re an ArtSpark subscriber and you already got this in your inbox, my apologies. There were some monkey wrenches in my system and this post accidentally got published early…
Snapshot from My Studio: June 18, 2015 at 02:30PM
Playful kitties from @carlasonheim’s Cats! class. #originalart #watercolor #pencil #doodles #paintingfun #cats #dailypainter #dailypainting