Some days, all I see is brokenness. Everywhere, in my own life and in the lives of my friends, family, community, state and country...things are broken. Marriages and dreams, health and finances, family ties and good intentions, all have some aspect of brokenness - a tearing of the fabric, holes of emptiness, or just flat-out … Continue reading Kaleidoscope Living
Tag: painting
Knitterly Arts Podcast!
A creative life is rarely a straight arrow path. Perhaps precisely because it IS creative, the path is winding and circuitous, with many side trails leading off the main one which eventually brings you back on track or becomes the new main path. This is how my own creative life has felt for nearly 20 years. I … Continue reading Knitterly Arts Podcast!
What if….?
What if you could create for just 7 days, a mere week of your life, and at the end of the week have a small series of works that hold together, have taught you a lot, and bring a smile to your face? And what if you didn't have to go anywhere or pay lots … Continue reading What if….?
When Magic Happens
It happens at various times along the way. Magic that is. Years ago, when I first swiped watercolor on a white page...I drew in my breath and held it as I watched the color move on the paper, blend with other colors. Something special was happening that was just for me. The magic of watercolor … Continue reading When Magic Happens
FINALLY!!
SKETCHBOOK CHAT #4! Drawings from a two-day sketch crawl in Boone, NC with my parents! Tips and techniques for you to try as well! Enjoy! Artfully Yours, Jennifer
All My Attention
Every drawing tells a story. It doesn't matter whether it is abstract or representational, detailed or dashed off, unfinished or complete...it speaks of life in that moment, what was going on either in the artist's physical world or in their feelings and thoughts. More often than not, it encompasses both. I often feel like Irene, … Continue reading All My Attention
Be All Here
I sat on the edge of the steps leading down to the ocean from our beach house. Saying goodbye is always hard. A week of family, fun, rest, relaxing, walking, reading, drawing and knitting...hard to top that. I drank in the gorgeous sky above the water, trying to notice and take in everything about it … Continue reading Be All Here
Time
I am realizing anew that there's a time for every season under heaven. (photography courtesy of Hazel Kuehn Photography) There's a time for celebrating. And a time for grieving the passing of an era. There's a time for illness. And a time for healing. There's a time for making marks. And a time for white … Continue reading Time
Pensieve Paintings
Some day, and maybe someday quite soon, I want to paint really big abstract paintings. Yeah, this is nothing new. I have wanted to do this for many years. All kinds of reasons blocks rise up when I go to actually make these little ones on a larger scale...i don't have time, no one would … Continue reading Pensieve Paintings
Painting with Leaf & Flower
I've been thinking about Carol lately. Wondering if she is out in her butterfly garden getting it ready for spring and a new season of winged visitors. I imagine her deciding to move a plant or two, adding in a few more of this or that, trying something different to attract her favorite species of … Continue reading Painting with Leaf & Flower