Petal heart

Walking out to work in the garden a couple of days ago, I spied this petal on the step to the deck, near one of the little violets that are growing randomly around the yard.  It looks bit like a heart to me. Don't you think so too? 
Just a little reminder from the universe that I am loved, all is well. 

Sharing with Clytie at Guest Heart Thursday. 

HuMp DaY Haiku - Fairy Bells

I've always wondered...

Why call this flower fox glove 

when they're fairy bells?

With the recent mostly-warm weather, the fox glove are coming into bloom. They grow taller and the blossoms open almost as we're watching. I love this time of year! 

I started doing Hump Day Haiku with Carla Sonheim's Silly classes...  and decided as a challenge for myself, I'd continue.  In this process, I have found that creating a haiku (non rhyming poem with 5 - 7 - 5 syllables per line) feeds my soul. 

I especially like creating them to go with my photos and art. 


Would you like to share a haiku you have written? 


You may include a haiku in the comments, OR you may copy your blog post url (featuring a haiku) and add a link to your blog using Mr. Linky. And consider visiting other contributors blogs to see what they've created and say hello.

Ski to Sea Success!

Today I'm promoting an artist friend of mine, Pam Holladay. 

Her interpretation of our Ski to Sea race, which is happening here in Bellingham this weekend, will be on display at the Whatcom Art Guild's, Art by the Lake. I plan to be there tomorrow at the grand opening event to cheer her on.

Pam Holladay © 2012

She also had her painting featured on the front page of today's Bellingham Herald's Take Five Magazine! How cool is that?

I'm so very proud of her, and especially proud to call her my friend! 

Way to go, Pam! 

I have not completed a painting this week, but wanted to share Pam's success with the fabulous artists at Paint Party Friday, hosted by Eva and Kristin. Do check in with the other artists to see what creativeness they've been doing this week.  I hope you all forgive my showing off my friend's fabulous art. :)

HuMp DaY Haiku - Ladybug

Fluffs of white in bloom 

Late spring bounty - snowball tree!

Lady bug enjoys

I couldn't resist this little ladybug as I was trying to get a good picture of the snowball tree blossoms. 

HaPpy HuMp DaY! 

I started doing Hump Day Haiku with Carla Sonheim's Silly classes...  and decided as a challenge for myself, I'd continue.  In this process, I have found that creating a haiku (non rhyming poem with 5 - 7 - 5 syllables per line) feeds my soul. 

I especially like creating them to go with my photos and art. 


Would you like to share a haiku you have written? 


You may include a haiku in the comments, OR you may copy your blog post url (featuring a haiku) and add a link to your blog using Mr. Linky. And consider visiting other contributors blogs to see what they've created and say hello.

Garden Magic

A poppy just beginning to open, taken during my morning walk around the garden.

Late afternoon that same day. So close, yet still not open as darkness fell. 

We woke to this beauty happily enjoying the early morning. 

Joining in with Carol at A Creative Harbor for Magical Monday
Also linking to Ruby Tuesday2

PS to Cheryl... Happy Birthday! 

Movement

I've been working on an altered book spread off and on the past few weeks. The theme for this book is "Movement", and it's the first one I'm working on in our local art group's altered book exchange.

I knew what I wanted to do, but my first attempts did not translate as I wished. So... painting over the water area with lumiere paints, I added my original haiku to the page, along with a bit of glitter for the sparkling.

Sunlight peeking through

Rivers sparkling reflection

Swallow soars with joy

While it's still not quite what I had in mind, I like it. And since it's for someone else, I hope they like it too!

I'm playing with Paint Party Friday today, hosted by Eva and Kristin. Check in with the other artists to see what creativeness they've been doing this week.

Also checking in with Artists in Blogland Show and Tell Saturday

HuMp DaY Haiku - Blow a Wish

Blowing hopeful wish

Love, joy, peace, and contentment

Happiness doubled

I'm focusing on this hopeful wish. 

I started doing Hump Day Haiku with Carla Sonheim's Silly classes...  and decided as a challenge for myself, I'd continue.  In this process, I have found that creating a haiku (non rhyming poem with 5 - 7 - 5 syllables per line) feeds my soul. 

I especially like creating them to go with my photos and art. 


Would you like to share a haiku you have written? 


You may include a haiku in the comments, OR you may copy your blog post url (featuring a haiku) and add a link to your blog using Mr. Linky. And consider visiting other contributors blogs to see what they've created and say hello.

Landscapes in progress

I've had a busy week. Appointments with son and doctors, training on my new part time job, meeting with art friends. And I'm proud that almost every morning, I worked on painting something. Yay for me! *laughing*

This is the third (yes third) rendition of this sunset mountain landscape, still a work in progress. In my first two versions, my mountain was too dark, and my foreground trees did not show up as I wished. So I've painted my mountain again a bit lighter and still have the trees add. 

I see in the photo that I'll need to touch up the sky... paint splatters. How did I do THAT, I wonder? Perhaps I should just start over from scratch. :)

I also worked on this little canvas, which I'd started a bit ago. It still needs a lot of work, and will have more textural bits incorporated into it. 

There are a few others in progress but photos did not work out, so this is all I'm sharing today.  

Thanks for stopping by! 

I'm playing along with Paint Party Friday, hosted by Eva and Kristin. You must check out what the other artists have created this week. It's sure to inspire you! 

Garden Steps

On the garden steps

volunteers are encouraged.

Blossoms cheer the way.

Wild strawberries and grape hyacinth 

More wild strawberries... 

Self sowing red poppies and grape hyacinth back-dropped by the herb garden.

A few weeds (to be pulled) and a mossy heart. 

Sharing with Clytie at Guest Heart Thursday. 

HuMp DaY Haiku - Blossoms

Ah, delightful spring!

Colorful emerging leaves

Blossom scented air

Top picture is from my garden, "sand cherry" in red back-dropped by the honeysuckle. Bottom is apple blossoms from Christiansons Nursery in Skagit Valley.

I started doing Hump Day Haiku with Carla Sonheim's Silly classes...  and decided as a challenge for myself, I'd continue.  In this process, I have found that creating a haiku (non rhyming poem with 5 - 7 - 5 syllables per line) feeds my soul. 

I especially like creating them to go with my photos and art. 


Would you like to share a haiku you have written? 


You may include a haiku in the comments, OR you may copy your blog post url (featuring a haiku) and add a link to your blog using Mr. Linky. And consider visiting other contributors blogs to see what they've created and say hello.

Weekday Walk

This week we had a mini adventure with my son, mapping out the way to his Greenhouse Gardening class. My artists eye found lovely treasures along the way. 

White mushrooms/toadstools in the grass behind the bus stop shelter where we changed buses. I think the faeries were hiding.

Other than the watermark, this is SOOC 

Walking home through the neighborhoods as we walked back from the greenhouse, we saw a gorgeous Pacific Dogwood, a native tree of our area. Isn't it beautiful?

And as we walked the final stretch toward home, we noticed some graffiti on a fence. I kind of reminded me of pacman... with an attitude. :)




I'm sharing today with Cheryl at mysticmissive for Writing on the Wall, Straight Out of the Camera  and Macro Monday. 

Dancing with light

It amazes me the way a heart can take the worst losses and still survive. This week marked a sad anniversary, and we worked hard to make it a day of happy memories.

Joyful expression

Swirling flowing bright colors

Dancing with the light

Dancing with Light

I want to create a "dancing with light" image that I see in my head. This watercolor sketch from my journal is a start. (The yellow in the photo did not come through well at all, it is more intense.) I plan to rework this more intuitively (and larger) to see if I can get the flow more as I see it. 

Two hearts

Another page from my journal this past week... two hearts. 

Thanks for stopping by! 

If you have time, I'd love you to check out my newest Etsy Treasury. :)

Sharing with Clytie at Guest Heart Thursday

Joining with Rebecca at Haiku my Heart.

And also joining in with Paint Party Friday, a fun weekly event held by Kristin and Eva. 

HuMp DaY Haiku - Purple Tulips

A splash of purple.

Happy memories in bloom

eases grieving heart

I wonder if others have memories growing in their gardens? 

These tulips were bought as a potted plant when we visited the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival the year my daughter turned 30. She visited for her birthday week, and we had a rainy tour of the tulip fields. We both loved the color and just had to have them. 

Someone mentioned at the time that forced potted tulips rarely bloomed when planted in the garden. I beg to differ. These tulips have bloomed every year since. :)