Hope

OK, this is the last one. I'm tired anyway and need to actually do something other than watch movies and do art. It has been a fantastic day and I have enjoyed myself immensely. As you can see, I have a little Hope in my heart. Gotta leave on a high note. I even threw in a daisy for good measure. I hope that you have been inspired to go and make your own art. Don't worry if you think you're not good enough. Having fun and enjoying yourself is the name of the game. Expressing who you are through paper, pen and paint or whatever medium you choose brings joy into the world. All art is precious to someone. It is just a matter of connecting the right people up to the right art. I'm saying this to myself as much as anyone. A perfect ending to a perfect day! God Bless

Hat Chick

I guess it's a girls weekend. I am limiting myself to just the crayons, colored pencils and pens and I'm having such a great time seeing what appears on the page. I am so fortunate to have this time to play. But both the girls are not happy. The last one looked sad and this one just looks perturbed. What is that all about. The saying, "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" came to mind. I am going to have to lighten the mood a bit. Maybe I will try to draw hearts or daises next. Daisies are such happy flowers.

Girly Style

With some time to myself this weekend I decided to try out some new supplies. I just love getting new art supplies. Watercolor crayons are amazing. You can color like you would with regular crayons but when you brush some water over the top it becomes like paint. I also used my new woodless colored pencils and souffle pens. I feel inspired to be creative. I think I will spend some more time seeing what I can come up with tomorrow. Girly ended up looking a little more sad than I expected but that is what happens with art. It becomes what it is. You put the pen to the paper and let the art create itself. I like her and I wonder what she is so sad about. Maybe she's not sad at all and just has sad puppy dog eyes. I knew someone like that once. She always look sad even when she was happy.

Snow in March?

As I woke this morning I was greeted by a dusting of snow that continues to grow by the hour. I don't remember it ever snowing here in March. This is crazy. I was just out taking pictures of Spring flowers and suddenly I feel time warped back to winter. Watching the snow fall reminded me of God talking to Job about the treasuries of snow. The door got opened today for sure and it is falling on my part of the world.

A Touch of Spring

Driving home today I spotted these beautiful trees and had to capture them on the page. I especially like it when they are in rows. How marvelous, how wonderful, makes me want to break out in song. Your fortunate because I have not figured out how to do video yet but the day is coming my friends, the day is coming. I hope you enjoy this scrapbook page I put together and it causes you to stop and take a deep breath and feel serene if only for a moment.

Happy Easter

Easter is such a cheerful time. A time to celebrate new life and hope and the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Going to church and singing songs you sing every year that bring comfort and peace and a promise of a better way. Little girls in white patten leather Mary Janes. (I wish every year that I was a little girl again and could where the crisp flowery dress and sweater that matches with white tights and shiny shoes that click when you walk.) The Easter eggs hidden in corners waiting to be discovered and family dinners with too many choices of things you probably shouldn't eat but you do anyway. Driving around this week I have marveled at the beautiful cherry trees in bloom. Daffodils and violets are popping up all over. I especially like the fresh smell when it has just rained and the sun comes out showing off the beautiful colors of spring. I will spend the day with family and, except for my daughter who lives too far away to be here, it will be a blessed day. Happy Easter everyone!

PS. I really wanted to get a picture of those beautiful trees to put in here. Maybe I will put it in later in the week.

Good Friday

I was thinking about the day Christ was crucified and how sad and heart breaking it would have been to those not knowing that Easter was coming. Watching the person you thought was going to save you and be your king hanging there and you could do nothing about it.

Here is what the writing says on the picture below the crosses.

Dark with death pain and betrayal waiting for the ones who would hang there that day.

Blood was shed anguish and crying did it really have to end up this way?

God, God why have you forsaken your son on the cross

Beaten and broken all hope seemed lost