Once upon a time, there were four little Rabbits, and their names were — Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter. They lived with their Mother in a sand-bank, underneath the root of a very big tree. Oh Ms. Beatrix Potter. So talented, yet she was quoted as saying, “I must draw, however poor the result….I will do something sooner or later.” Can…
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Once upon a time…
Cultivating inspiration….
Where do you find inspiration? And when you do, do you water it until it blooms? Does it have your own finger-prints? Does it scream out your name? Inspiration for me is all around. It’s in the warm streams of sunshine through my window; the little dimples on my daughters cheeks; it’s on the tender good-byes of my oldest son as…
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itsi, bitsi, tini, wini yellow polka dot Easter basket…
As a little girl, I used to pretend I could shrink and fit in the tiniest of places. Imagining that mossy rocks were giant mountains and I could slowly reach the top. Using match boxes, I would make myself a little bed to sleep in and flower petals would serve as my blankets. I would look into a bottle through its spout and picture myself…
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Paper Magnolia Tutorial….
I adore painting on book pages and especially love the transparency of water colour and the manner in which the letters peek through the picture. I often paint on book pages and then glue them onto my sketch book. Perhaps in the near futiure I will share some more of my book with you. But for now, as promised, here is the paper Magnolia…
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White Magnolia….
Dear Heaven, I give thanks to thee For things I did not know before, For the wisdom of maturity, For bread, and a roof, and for one thing more… Thanks because I still can see The bloom on the white magnolia tree! Helen Deutsch I have always admired the beauty of the Magnolia tree… …with its large, yet delicate flowers. The…
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