A Mindful Life

I’ve got a child who wants to get out of her crib! But I am selfish and am stealing a few minutes to post this. Have a great day! “Let the Sun Shine” / 7×10″ sketch paper with ink and watercolor

Contentment costs little these days. I wish I had the time and energy to begin more ambitious projects (I drool over Leah’s daily output), but I’m also really pleased with what I’m doing this year. Some day, soon enough, I’ll make big messes again. “Seashells” / 7×10″ sketch paper with ink and watercolor

This is how I sometimes amuse my Little Eclaire in the late afternoon before daddy comes home. She knows and can say the names of all these things except the purple fuzzy creature. “Doodles To Amuse My Daughter” / 8×10″ sketch paper with crayon

“Happiness” / 7×10″ sketch paper with colored marker

I played with watercolor pencils and watercolor paper today. “Window Cat” / 6×6″ watercolor paper with watercolor pencil

More circles in my sketch book.

Today’s effort was a random (and ineffective) experiment with watercolor (I so don’t know how to work with watercolor paint). I didn’t have time to really get into something and wasn’t coming up with ideas. This is the kind of creation that may someday be reincarnated into another work, like this one, which also started [...]