go with the ebb

02Oct08

This watercolor had exciting moments along the way but I managed to cover most of them up by the time it was “finished”. But it helped me figure out some of the visual problems that come when trying to depict something that looks so unreal to begin with — the landscape in Abiquiu, NM. This is the first time I made a watercolor without brushes! All you need are watercolor pencils, some drinking water, and a finger for puddling the two together.

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Tags: Abiquiu, art, darkness, introspection, Landscape, New Mexico, rest, spirituality, struggle, watercolor pencil

Mindswings

05Aug08

How we see and hold the full range of our experiences in our minds and in our hearts makes an enormous difference in the quality of this journey we are on and what it means to us. It can influence where we go, what happens, what we learn, and how we feel along the way.
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Tags: art, drawing, Jon Kabat-Zinn, journey, mindfulness, serenity, spirituality, struggle