Quote of the Week

Quote of the Week

I love Eddie.
Just saying.

Quote of the Week

This week's post was found on my fellow artist and friend, Paulette's facebook feed. She just read it last week herself. I like it. LOTS!

After adding this to my journal page, I took a few minutes to list what I am passionate about. I agree, these are the things that are my calling. How about you? What are YOU passionate about?

Quote of the Week

Somehow this just suits my mood today!

Stirring Things Up

I took a quick break from faces and mandala to capture this simple line drawing in my journal for A Year in the Life of an Art Journal's 15 Feb prompt "favorite quote".

Here's the back story - I am trying to document my new journey with Type 2 Diabetes using the prompts this year. For me this is not going to be so much about the art as it is the emotions and responses to having this challenge. This is a fairly recent diagnosis and with the life style changes/improvements I have made (including medication!) I am learning to manage it. I have had some roller coaster moments with conflicting information and opinions from medical personnel which truly has been the most aggravating thing thus far.

I decided to add a quote that encouraged me and represents where I am at in this moment of time. I totally cheated and searched on goodreads for one that fit! *L*

So tell me...what message do YOU get from this little drawing? What does it say to you?

Thinking on this...

From Journal Spilling by Diana Trout

...Artistry is deciding which idea is art and which is simply an idea...

She references this quote...

Creativity is allowing oneself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.
Scott Adams, The Dilbert Principle

Rhonda's Journey

This is a mixed media collage for Rhonda. Because 30 years is a long time. And just because. She knows why. It was done on a 18x24 canvas.
The writing is a quote from A.A.Milne -
"We'll be friends forever, won't we Pooh?" asked Piglet.
"Even longer." Pooh answered.
And the JOURNEY...continues.

All I seek in painting

Fortunately for me I do not hanker after victory any more and all that I seek in painting is a way to make life bearable. ~ van Gogh (written to his brother Theo after his 4th Sunflower painting; creed adopted by me long ago!)

Working and enjoying watching "Vincent"

Wild and Precious

Wild and Precious, originally uploaded by Trish Nonaka.

I love this quote from Mary Oliver's "The Summer Day" and decided to create a little piece to put up in my studio. Done on block watercolor 140# paper, it also has a layer of Glimmer Mist over it. Font is Ali's Hand, and I added an old rub-on I had lying around.