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NaPoWriMo Day Thirteen
I went outside to sit with the daffodils today. It may snow. That’s right. It may snow. Won’t be the first time the daffodils have been beaten down in their glory but it seemed a good idea to sit with … Continue reading
Posted in coffee and tea, Do the Work, en plein air, gardens and flowers, good causes, haiku, life around us, NaPoWriMo, Poetry and Lyrics, Ripped from the headlines, taking time to look, the creative process, watercolor
Tagged coffee, daffodils, dothework, garden, haiku, headlines, NaPoWriMo, process, watercolor
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NaPoWriMo Day Six
Feels like forgiveness Sitting here in the sun painting the waves of daffodils The ones who survived the snow a few days ago, bent, now standing. You can’t tell them from those more newly bloomed. And more to come. I … Continue reading
Posted in Do the Work, en plein air, gardens and flowers, haiku, NaPoWriMo, Poetry and Lyrics, taking time to look, the creative process, watercolor
Tagged April, daffodils, dothework, haiku, NaPoWriMo, pleinair, process, watercolor
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NaPoWriMo Day Five
Today was really a primo day in April. I did an important errand in the morning, came home and sat in the front yard to paint briefly. Sometimes you just have to remember that generations of painters and writers have … Continue reading
The Purpose of Art
The purpose of art is not the release of a momentary ejection of adrenaline but rather the gradual, lifelong construction of a state of wonder and serenity. — Glenn Gould
Summer Doldrums
Yes apparently this time of year I wander off and do – not much. I’ve been working – from home, and adjusting to this more and more. It’s nice to have lunch just a few steps away. My commute is … Continue reading
Posted in cats helpful cats, Do the Work, en plein air, gardens and flowers, geeky stuff, gratitude, life around us, Poetry and Lyrics, postcard poetry fest, the creative process, watercolor, weather, work (dayjob)
Tagged cats, flowers, pleinair, watercolor, weather, workfromhome
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