small art is still better than no art

i read this quote in my SOUL PANCAKE book.

Savage and beautiful life...

yes, that's exactly what it is.

It is both,

and anytime we expect it to be ALL beautiful -

we get derailed, don't we?

(pencil on paper)

It is not all beautiful,

but nor is it all savage.

Living my life in a way that i see both

really matters to me.

I don't want to stay stuck in happiness

anymore than i want to stay stuck in pain

because neither would be an honest life.

So as hard as it is sometimes

to understand why some lives are cut so short,

like the four young men near here a few days ago...

that's all part of the mystery, isn't it?

My mother would say

some things just happen

and aren't meant to be understood.

(watercolor on paper)

Whenever my heart feels heavy,
i usually end up making small art.

it's like i don't want to commit to anything too big,
just in case i throw in the towel halfway through.
i guess maybe that explains
why i'm not married either. ;-)

i have some old business cards

that i no longer use

so i use the back of the cards for doodling.

I started this one with a scribble in red marker
and then added color & detail
when i thought a saw a woman...
ok, she's a Picasso-like woman,
but still - a woman. (wink wink)

thanks for being here.
Here's a video of one of my favorite songs of the season,
by the beautiful Sarah McLaughlin...
another proud Canadian girl. I hope you like it.
xox