“We begin to find and become ourselves when we notice how we are already found, already truly, entirely, wildly, messily, marvelously who we were born to be.”
— Anne Lamott

Saturday, April 27, 2013




I'm trying to move my body more by doing things outside. I was raking and bagging all the browns from Autumn and Winter to make room for the greens of Spring and Summer. I saw this beautiful Mourning Dove on the leaves, obviously not dead for long. I cradled her and admired her beauty and then set her down in front of the cherub statue who is already caring for a bird.
I made a card with the photo and used this quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
"It's not the length of life, but the depth of life."

Yes indeed.
xoxo
lo

Friday, March 29, 2013

When you think you have nothing...











So, when you think you have nothing, GO OUTSIDE.

Money can't buy this.

It's there for us all to enjoy.

All photos taken down the street from me Friday evening at 7:15 pm. Emma waited in the car while I snapped away.

Thank you, Universe

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Illustration Friday : Swim



If only I knew how to swim.
If I could, I'd transport myself here.



for illustrationfriday.com
acrylic on canvas

Friday, March 15, 2013

Illustration Friday: Eyeglasses



How could I not use this illustration for this week's word?
Here is my myopic chihuahua!

ink and watercolor atc for illustrationfriday.com

Monday, March 11, 2013

Illustration Friday: Yesterday



WINTER is so YESTERDAY.

Bring on SPRING!!


an encore from one of my sassier bag ladies :)

pencil, colored pencil on a shopping bag

Monday, March 04, 2013

Illustration Friday: Talent


There's no end to Emma's talent.

Hee-hee!

From my Sketchbook Project for the Brooklyn Library
for Illustration Friday: talent

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Illustration Friday : Whisper




"Quiet Conversation"


I wish I had taken a better picture of this painting because it is sold and far away. If enlarged, it becomes blurry and too pixelated. 
Perhaps I'll paint a similar version one day.

For Illustration Friday this week, "Whisper."