dancing, doodles, and the boogie man... ;-)

And those who were seen dancing

were thought to be insane 

by those who could not hear the music.

- Friedrich Nietzsche

a bit of drawing from last night...
dry pastel on paper.

pastels are messy, but fun.
i love adding white to the tinted paper...

 Then a bit of journaling in cooler colors...

Found the image in a magazine,
painted & wrote the rest.

then a bit of doodling
with micron pens and Sharpies.
(this girls' all over the place!)

Mark Twain was a wise man,

with sage advice.

I also believe our brains need trampling on now & then.

Some of the ways i trample on mine:

- reading books for more than just entertainment

- writing whatever comes to mind without thinking too much about it

- crossword puzzles or sudoku

- doodling or painting with no particular goal in mind

- meditating

- avoiding TV, facebook, twitter - basically, bubble gum for the brain.

- going out in nature & pondering a leaf. (yes, a leaf)

- watching TED talks

- learning what i can and sharing with others

And here's a little creature...

in the name of Halloween

and Illustrated Friday. ;-)

Wishing everyone a great weekend!

xox

shy, mini painting and power. Yes, power.

Scientists have found the gene for shyness.

They would have found it years ago,

but it was hiding behind a couple of other genes.

Jonathan Katz

I'm linking this to Illustration Friday.

Word of the week: shy

Check out some of the other fabulous illustrations there.

So much talent in this big ol' world...

Another mini acrylic painting on paper,

3" x 3"

From SHY to SKY...

(welcome to Sesame Street!) :-)

Wishing you all nothing but blue skies...

Especially those of you in the eastern U.S.

Sending warm thoughts your way

and hoping you're all reconnected

sooner than later.

xox

Martin Luther King Jr.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

-Martin Luther King, Jr.

monet

I just came from a morning walk on the beach and while there, I was reminded of this quote i love by Claude Monet. There's nothing like a solitary walk at the ocean to give one perspective. It gives me this, and far more.

I think it's fair to say that I am precisely the woman of isolated sand dunes and wide oceans. :o)