Two bedrooms

Another two watercolors, both bedrooms. These I did while “inside.” I can’t tell you what joy and relief discovering painting and, in this case, watercolor brought to my life. Well, I guess I just did. The mental and stress relief was immense. And the wonder of creating something that looked like something that I liked [...]

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Back to the sketching board

After several months of NOT painting, I’m trying to make sure I spend some time each week working on my watercoloring. “Working” is not really the best word choice, because it’s not work. It’s relaxing and uses a different part of my brain. I always feel more in balance after a painting session. Not that [...]

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Just showing up

How ironic that my last post, lo these many months ago, was about just showing up. All I can say is that my blog is not the only place in which I have been not-creative. Onward. New Year’s Eve 2010 Those of you who know me, might have realized that January 2011 was to have [...]

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Creativity: just showing up

There are so many sayings that express this: Just do it. 90% persperation, 10% inspiration. If you want to talk the talk, walk the walk. Just show up. Here’s a good post about creativity, and how many noted creative people have grown it in their everyday lives: Zen Habits.

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A few older paintings

Here’s a few I just unearthed from my archives of 2007-2008. These were cards I sent to Mr. Night Sky while I was away. (this bunny is actually my favorite! Don’t tell the others…)

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Small pleasures

Mr. Night Sky and I MIGHT be getting the assignment to redo a couple of the rooms at the once-glamorous-but-now-faded hotel where he works–fun! I’d love to do it. My mind is swirling with ideas and sources even now. We still need to get the approval from the mercurial owner, so I’m not counting my [...]

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Smaller living

In case you actually are interested in this subject, as I am, here are just a few fun and interesting random resources: 1000 Awesome Things blog Frugal for Life Dollar Store Crafts (who knew?) Workamping Slow Food The Not So Big House and Life Tiny Houses Zen Habits Urban Homestead one of my favorites on [...]

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Creativity

My friend MM (thank you so much!!!) send me a link to this talk by Elizabeth Gilbert, author of the the mega-bestseller Eat Pray Love. It’s about creativity, or the lack thereof, and the pressure a person can put on themselves to hit a home run, so to speak, every time they put pen to [...]

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Art play day

On Monday I got together with two talented friends for an art play day. I drove in to the greater Los Angeles area, to a section I’ve never been to before, winding through the green hills at the base of the San Gabriels.  We all met at artist MG’s house, where we talked a million [...]

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Mom’s quilt

Here’s a picture of a quilt my Mom made many years ago. In her later years she wasn’t that much of a sewer (but a mean mender!), but when I was growing up she made many of my dresses. I grew up with the sewing machine. And before that, when she must have been in [...]

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