Prayers

A painting for me 

is a prayer of thanksgiving

my gift of talent

My drawings are prayers

scribbled across the pages

for the love of art

A meditation 

for me, is in my paintbrush

swirled across the page

My niece Kimberlee took this photo on one of my trips to 

Eureka and my brothers house. All the girls were out on the patio

painting and drawing. Even the 7,8 and 9 year olds were in the act.

A great time was had by all.

I am linking this post to Helen's Hump Day Haiku

My favorite wall for making art!

Making art is joy

in a space filled with magic

with my heart and hands

This is a beautifully cluttered space in my dining room.
A wall of boxes, bins, cubbies and catchalls,
where I spend hours painting, drawing, cutting, pasting,
sculpting and writing. Each box or bin contains many treasures
I've collected over the years and have saved for just the very thing
I might need for a special project or piece of art that will finish it perfectly.

This is my play room.
This is my "Essential Sandbox"

I am linking this post to Cheryl's Writing on the Wall meme.

Grama Lynn's Holiday 2007

Layne's barn across the drive from their house.

It's beautiful sitting back in the woods so quiet and empty. Although

there are the occasional mouse, rat, racoon, cat, dog, birds and maybe an owl.

Maybe it's not so empty after all. Layne is my oldest brother (closest to me

but younger than me) who lives with his wife Susan and at one time their 

two children Kimberlee and Justin. They are grown with families of 

their own now. Justin and his wife Nikkole have 4 girls and live a few 

miles down the long rural neighborhood drive to town. Kimberlee lives 

several hours away with her two children, a boy and girl. They are a 

close family and spend alot of time at the house that Dad and Mom

built years ago. They blazed a trail and cut a road into a ravene in

a large stand of live Oak and Fir trees. Several stands of oak and 

fir that stretch across thirty acres, are covered in lichen and 

dripping with Spanish Moss. Is it any wonder that our families, 

myself and three other brothers, enjoy 

coming to visit so much. There are so many outdoor

activities to occupy all the ages. 

It is my favorite place to visit. That year in 2007,

I took hundreds of pictures and have 

been painting ever since.

A breath of fresh air

In a forest primeval

Can set a mind free

I am linking this post to Helen's Hump Day Haiku

Go Fish Cafe (WOW)

This is the wall of a restaurant on the Eureka waterfront. My brother Layne

and I drove around the Eureka area one day and just took pictures. If you ever

make it to the Eureka area it is a must see if you love fun art!!

I am linking this to Cheryl's Writing on the Wall meme.

Tea For Two

Hello. My great-grandmother is comparing her computer skills

to my tea serving skills.

I am linking this post to Cheryl's Writing On the Wall meme.

Hi Cheryl, this is for you!

About Writing on the Wall....

I would if I could

if I only remembered

Give me a minute.....

Favorite things...

Leeah is painting a "person" she made with polymer clay

Here she is painting a "callipiter" that Grama Lynn and she made.

Painting the "callipiter".

Painting another person

Leeah is doing her favorite thing...painting! 

And after the hard day of painting she gets into a good book.