Doctor’s appt today to circle back on how I’m doing. I’m both looking forward to this and dreading it, all at the same time. So much to review about options. If they ask me what’s my number, I must NOT blow up at them! Argh….pet peeve when you have a chronic illness! Okay, find my [...]
Posts Tagged ‘personal journal’
Rheumatologist meeting today…
Posted in pain management, personal journal (not art-focused), tagged anxiety, doodling, health management, mindfulness, personal journal, zen art therapy on November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Footnote on Where I Took the Journey: This Hole Is Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts
Posted in art blog, art journal, art therapy, tagged art journals, artistic process, non-duality, personal art, personal journal, sketching on November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Well, today I did feel better, and I did go back and finish this image, as I saw it in my mind’s eye. I like this picture very much, as well, it tells a story. But the other picture, well, it IS a story, and they are both wonderful parts of the (w)hole that [...]
Water World: New Work in Progress
Posted in art blog, art journal, art therapy, tagged art blog, art journal, art therapy, mixed media, personal journal on October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ok, this is not the first phase of this new piece, just because I failed to scan the earliest step, but this will have to stand as Stage 1 (b). Stage 1(a) was the background, which was drawn in graphite, then shaded to get values, then light colored pencils, followed by watercolor, and it isn’t [...]
Angel of Mine revisited
Posted in art blog, art journal, art therapy, tagged mixed media, personal journal on October 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I wanted to take another stab at this piece at an earlier revision, as I really liked it, even if I didn’t like the background, but once I got the background/context, I had problems with the media at the time. I have reworked the wings and coloring and light on this version, and I am [...]