She ignored their standards of beauty and created her own.

 “She ignored their standards of beauty and created her own.”

12"x9" on paper

Media: acrylic and ink

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Letting Things Go

 Is it too soon to be dreaming about winter weather?

“I realize there’s something incredibly honest about trees in winter,

how they’re experts at letting things go.” - Jeffrey McDaniel

8"x8" on canvas

Media: acrylic and ink

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What Matters is that We Embark

 “The path to our destination is not always a straight one. We go down the wrong road, we get lost, we turn back. Maybe it doesn't matter which road we embark on. Maybe what matters is that we embark.”

- Barbara Hill

"What Matters is that We Embark"

6.25"x4.5" on wood

Media: acrylic

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Simplicity

 There is beauty in simplicity.

"Simplicity"

12"x9"

Mixed Media

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Just a Little Sunday Sunshine

 Just a little Sunday sunshine.

"Just a Little Sunday Sunshine"

12"x9"

Mixed Media

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Empowered

 

"Empowered"

12"x9"

Mixed Media

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Beyond the Sky

 Sometimes I wonder just how tall the buildings in my town will grow to be.

"Beyond the Sky"

"Beyond the Sky"

mixed media

12"x9"

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Black and White 1

 

"Black and White 1"

mixed media

12"x9"

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Underneath the Same Big Sky

 

"Underneath the Same Big Sky"

mixed media

9"x12"

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The Light's Reach

 

"The Light's Reach"

mixed media

12"x9"

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Meets

 Where the sand meets the ocean, the ocean meets the mountains, 

and the mountains meet the sky.

"Meets"

12"x9" on paper

acrylic and ink

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I'm

 I'm...so many things...as are we all. Thankfully.

"I'm"

12"x9" on paper

acrylic and ink

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Everything Changes

 "Everything changes, even stone." -Claude Monet

Acrylic and Watercolor on Distressed Watercolor Paper

11"x7.5"

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Mountains to Traverse

 In life there are always mountains to climb and descend...and also those to traverse.

"Mountains to Traverse"

Acrylic and wax pastels on paper

9"x12"

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Looking in Different Directions

 They might all be hanging together, but they're looking in different directions.

"Looking in Different Directions"

Acrylic, ink, and graphite on wood panel

7"x6"

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Worthy of Rest

 This has been on my mind a lot as winter break is coming to a close.

"Hard work is important. So are play and nonproductivity. My worth is tied not to my productivity but to my existence. I am worthy of rest."

-Glennon Doyle

Make rest a priority, my friends.

"Worthy of Rest"

Watercolor and graphite on paper

12"x9"

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Wake up Full of Gratitude

Each day when I wake up I lie quietly with my eyes closed and think of people, animals, events, etc. that I'm grateful for. To keep this from becoming a repetitive list I make sure that at least one thing I'm thinking of is new, having never been a part of my list. I've been doing this for at least a couple of years, perhaps more. When  I first started I set my alarm 15 minutes early so I'd have time. Now my body wakes itself up early on its own allowing my mind all the time it needs. 

"Wake up Full of  Gratitude"

Acrylic , India ink, and graphite on paper

12"x9"

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The Wisdom of Trees

I'm currently reading The Overstory by Richard Powers. The theme of trees is beautifully woven throughout and has spilled into my art. It's a lovely book if anyone is looking for something to read.

"The Wisdom of Trees"

Gouache, India ink, and graphite on paper

9"x12"

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Behind the Chimney

When I was a kid I spent countless hours on the roof of our house. I'd climb up the loquat tree and make that shingled surface my kingdom. One of my favorite spots was behind the chimney where I could not be seen (or found) from below. I took all kinds of things up there...dolls, Hitchcock Mystery Magazines, umbrellas (to slow my descent when I jumped off of the roof), snacks, and friends on occasion. I was thinking of this special spot as I painted this. 

"Behind the Chimney"

Acrylic and graphite on paper

12"x9"

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Alone Together

 "Alone Together"

"Alone Together"

Charcoal and acrylic on paper

12"x9"

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