Rose's Garden Journal

This journal cover was inspired by 

a mini-assignment

for painting roses,

my 100-Day Project painting

"things that fly,"

and one of the first known

women landscape designers.

Artist and agent Lilla Rogers introduced us

to Gertrude Jekyll, one of the first 

women landscape designers, as part of

her Make Art That Sells Bootcamp class.

The quote on my cover comes from Gertrude,

(although the woman image is not her).

I enjoyed painting the

combination of wild and cultivated roses,

But I loved painting the woman

and the Prairie Warbler birds!

The birds are part of my 100-Day Project,

which you can view on Instagram.

Prairie Warblers in Gouache

I was nervous about making the
100-Day Project commitment.
With my busy schedule, 
would I be able to keep up?
Not one to set aside a commitment,
would it be fair to myself to take this on?
How will I manage when I'm crunched for time
or feeling stressed, and
what will the results look like?


It's easy to see from the above montage
that time and one's mind frame make a difference.
The top bird is quite wonky...
I had less than my 30-minute practice window 
to devote to it.
But still, she's kinda cute in my eyes! 

The idea is to do it for the process!

Enjoy the moment Anyway.

Not every day is perfect: some days
you're wonky and some days you soar.
And interestingly enough, 
that ends up being its own kind of perfect.

These Prairie Warbler birds are part of 
my 100-Day Project,
"100 Days of Things That Fly,"

which you can view on Instagram.

Hummingbird

Here's a joyful little messenger

of Spring!

This tiny little colorful hummingbird

is part of my 100 Days Project.

I'm doing 100 Days of Things That Fly.

A bit of hand lettering with my
paintbrush made for some additional practice.
The fun part is not planning,
just doing!

Do it for the process!

Here's a quick recap of my early

posts to the project:

There is more to see
than these first nine days...

Thank you to everyone
who has been cheering me on!
You can join me HERE.

Science Matters

I love the intersection of Science and Creativity.

Amazing things can happen

when curiosity meets with 

the discipline of observation

and mingles with imagination and love

for humanity and the natural world.

Let's insist on using science to further our

loftiest goals, enact our most cherished values

and uplift humanity through

innovation that

supports a flourishing

and diverse planet.

Here's cheers to our Scientists 

and the work they are doing today

to bring light to the value

of this discipline.

Hungry Chickadee

Just a little update

on my progress with

the 100 Days Project.

I'm having so much fun

painting butterflies, moths and birds.

I will have a few surprises

in the theme, too.

Fly on over to my Instagram feed

and cheer me on.

The support and encouragement

is so helpful to the

process, and I thank

everyone who is heart-ing and commenting!

100 Days Project

This year I'm taking a deep breath

and diving into the 100 days project.

It sounds simple.

Choose an action and stick with it

for 100 days.

But as anyone with a busy job and life knows,
that is not always as simple
as it sounds.

So, I invite you to pull up a chair 
cheer me on, and watch

my 100 Days project over on Instagram.

I chose 100 Days of Things that Fly.

I will be making some kind of art

related to that theme

every. single. day.

Some days might get fancy, 
some days super simple.

But I will strive to post something

related to my theme every day.

The idea is to

"do it for the process."

Show up every day and see what you learn.

And that is always worthwhile....

Happy 2017!

Hope you're ringing in the

New Year

with the people you love,

and that your

resolutions

help make this world

a more beautiful

and harmonious

place to live, love, play and work!