Earth Day ...

Beauty

of whatever kind,

in its supreme development

invariably excites

the sensitive soul

to tears

~Edgar Allan Poe~

♥

Thankful {things I love} Thursday ...

I have been watching in pure delight and awe, a Robin creating her nest from scratch.

She has been diligently flying back and forth with just the right material as she weaves a home to place her precious eggs.  A spot to house, protect and nurture with found treasures.

It has been quite windy lately, and her poor nest was a bit disheveled this morning. Robin was quite comical as she wiggled about getting things back in order.

Thankful {things I love}Thursday ... inspiration for paintings at my own back door ♥

I hope I have done you justice sweet Robin.

Feather and Found Treasures is now in the shop

Vintage Sparrow Studio

just in time for Mother's Day

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Bird Watching ...

So often on our Woodland Walks

we can hear the birds but can not spot them,

so time to bring out the binoculars.

I have a little birding journal

small enough to fit in my coat pocket or camera bag

to bring along too and jot down the birds we see.

The Red Winged Blackbirds have been one of the most spotted birds thus far.

And of course ... picking up treasures along the way is a walking must too :-)

twigs for weaving and heart shaped stones ... pretty leaves for pressing and feather messages ~ ♥

Spring

would not be Spring

without bird songs

~Francis M Chapman~

The Mindful Artist ...

The Mindful Artist

 

The way we look at things

has a huge influence

on what becomes

visible

for us

~John O'Donohue~

 

I love this quote.  In fact I adore all the writings of John O'Donohue. His words have found their way into many of my Quote journals.

Ironically, so many of my paintings that include people, have them in a sort of contemplative mode ... peaceful facial expressions, eyes often closed or letting in a slight crack of light, being present in the moment ... in a mindful manner.

I painted The Mindful Artist a while ago.

She sat off to one side of my Art table for a bit.  I knew she was not finished but in a Mindful manner, did not want to rush that moment when you are able to lean back and know that what you are looking at is how it was meant to be.

These past few weeks have been filled with chronic pain flair ups and time in my Studio has been limited (and normally the reason why I have not posted as frequently) . 

 The Mindful Artist was finished sitting quietly in a favourite spot in my home, with my hand made Art board, my beloved white pen in hand letting it flow as it wished.

Now available for sale at my Etsy shop. 

I'm going to frame a print for my Studio too :-)

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Spring song ...

Your true home

is in the

here

and

now

~Thich Nhat Hanh~

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Always happy to see the return of the Robin & their happy song ♥

We even found a Ladybug on our kitchen window ... now it feels like Spring :-)