Finding my shiny…

It has been snowy and very grey since Sunday.

Not the most cheerful weather for me.

I definitely feel the lack of light and how it effects my mood.

I am trying hard to use some of the tricks I know to keep me from sinking.

One is painting with bright colors.

I am so in love with my new “Fruits of my Labor” piece.

(11X14” acrylic on canvas)

I have to say that Golden Acrylics are such a joy to paint with when you need that vibrancy and saturation of color. Expensive yes, but they really are worth the money !

I haven’t done any Christmas decorating yet.

David and I always travel for Christmas,

and sometimes,

the decorating seems like more work than pleasure.

Maybe my Christmasy mood will increase this weekend.

But I have started lighting my sweet twinkle lights in the living room, my studio and our bedroom every day.

That is a light that makes me smile.

Another thing that is really good for me is to focus on giving.

Getting out of my own head and sharing my gifts with others in a genuine, no expectations way.

I did that at meditation class this week.

I brought my rocks with me and offered each of the 10 or so people in the class

to reach into my bag and choose three or four rocks for themselves.

The magic happened as always !

A couple of women were amazed,

and received just the message from the Universe that they needed

and I received loving hugs in return.

I am so grateful for those rocks and my Rock Fairy job.

I am working on other little gifties to bring smiles to some others in my life as well.

All so good for keeping Kimbo in a shiny place.

Today is sunshiny, even if it is cold.

I promise myself to get this head out into the sun and soak in some of those rays.

I hope you find your shinies today too, Beautiful Ones !

Big winter time love !

Wintering in the Studio…

Monday Morning…

Again, it snows…

I put on some happy colors, paste on a smile,

(fake it 'til you make it , right ? )

I paint.

“O Chem 101” – acrylic on 12X12 canvas

 

The color of springtime is in the flowers; the color of winter is in the imagination. ~Terri Guillemets

 

Happy Monday, Beautiful Ones !

My Joy of Many Colors

From my Joy List this week…

Maple orange in my back yard.

My last orange rose and some yellow orange friends (which may or may not be from my neighbor’s garden), saved from the hard frost and placed in my favorite turquoise vase.

This kooky but cute doll who is a new little happy in my studio.

She is a creation of artist Linda Willis, who taught and sold her colorful, whimsical and perfectly off the wall art at Art is You. I had to have this Mini-Zombie doll. She called to me. My mom had given me $$ to get myself a treat at the Art Trunk show for my birthday,

and this little one, now named Little Heart Walking,

and her beautiful treasure keeper bag were my little happies of choice !!!

Thanks, Linda, and thanks so much, Mommy !

There is some other colorful joy in the studio this week.

I created this painting on a 9 X12 piece of watercolor paper using the techniques I learned in Tracy Verdugo’s “Sacred Marks” class.

It is kind of crazy and frenetic in some ways, but then again, so is my brain some days !

There are many sweet spots that grab me though…

Like this “Cat Creature”.

Or this “Bird Nose Beast”.

It even has little landscapes in it, I think…

“trees against a red sky”

“throw a rock in the pond”

I really like this piece and I love this style of intuitive painting, using symbols that mean something to me, that are my artistic language of sorts, and building layers upon layers by defining sweet spots.

I am excited to do more work in this style! I think my creative soul has some things to express this way !

I have a few have-to’s to work on as well. Momma’s gotta keep her art supply fund liquid !

But these have-to’s are colorful joys too.

I am making these “Moment of Quiet” boxes as holiday gifts for my mom’s office employees from the big boss’s wife.

Open the tiny decorated box and…

have a moment of quiet breath…

ahhhh…

Sweet gifties, no ?

I hope your week is full of colorful little happies and strong, solid joys, Beautiful Ones.

Love and light to you !

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