Katahdin Bark with Lichen and Moss (Large New Plein Air Pastel)
I was fascinated with the abstract quality of all this this texture on the tree bark, and I painted it larger than life to draw attention to what is too often overlooked or ignored.
I was fascinated with the abstract quality of all this this texture on the tree bark, and I painted it larger than life to draw attention to what is too often overlooked or ignored.
I’m a big one for mindfulness, and this whole trip was rife with it. The textures of the moss, lichen, bark, fungi, frogs, loons, and fluttering leaves all spoke to me.
I like to ask one of the questions I have found most useful in setting intentions and making choices: Where does the energy want to go now?
It takes warmth, caring, and awareness to understand and share the feelings of another. This is what empathy is about.
Traipsing this special place this month, here is what I saw.
There is a blessed commonality among people that we can support.
Here I repudiate the passage where the Bible tells us not to love the world.
Every error we overcome in our own life, supports the eventual overthrowing of error in the entire world.
Take a deep breath, and once your lungs are full, before you exhale, that is the moment of this painting.
We are surrounded by abstract imagery all the time, there just for the noticing.
Emerging from winter even more mindful, spring bangs in brightly.
Stretch yourself. Don’t be complacent. Don’t be an old dog.
This book clarifies some terms and helps the reader start on the path out of denial.