Sunday Sketches, Post Cards from Paradise, Haiku Heights

Sunday Sketches ~ My Asian style Sketch




Welcome to our blog where we view life from an artist's soul and explore what creativity can do to enhance the inner spirit.


Today we are exploring the process of sketching which can be done using many mediums. You will find many different styles at Sophie's Sunday Sketches. We are also viewing photos with a photography link at Rebecca's Post Cards from Paradise. The photo below is where my true paradise lies currently ~ in our 'inner sanctum'. As the saying goes, 'there is no place like home.' You are viewing it from the 'Queen's perspective as her eyes are on me in the kitchen.

Our Inner Sanctum

Last, but not least is words for the soul, haiku at Haiku Heights. Check out the talented poets here. Below are my haiku which actually got posted on my Saturday post as I misunderstood the new schedule. (my excuse is I just had a very dear friend and colleague past on)  For the whole month of April poets will be posting a haiku a day.  Am not sure how many days I will do so. 
Wish me luck.




haiku




Below are my three haiku: (prompt word was 'eager')


I.

eager to live, dance
best enjoy life at its best
moments well spent, joy.


II.

trees, flowers eager
Mother nature is playing
go slow child, enjoy.


III.

hawk eager, yet waits
exact moment to catch prey
lessons learned, see, be.
Hope you will enjoy all of the above blogs.
(carol l mckenna)




Hugs and namaste,

and

We love to have you post your comments, thoughts, or questions to delight us all in the day ~ especially,  ArtMuse Dog ^_^

Every Monday we have our own blog hop ~ Magical Monday Meme and would love to have you join with us with your magical poems, haiku, photos, sketches, paintings, living each day, creative ways you work, crafts and more. It is all magical. Can you see and feel the 'magic of life?' It is there.

QUOTE FOR THE DAY: ' I don't believe, I know.' (Carl Jung)

Sweet Saturdays, Haiku Heights, Writing on Wall

'SOMETHING SWEET'




Welcome to our blog where we view life from the eyes of an artist soul and explore what creativity can do to enhance the inner spirit.


Today we are exploring creativity through two blogs, Sweet Saturdays which promotes all types of creativity. The second blog is Haiku Heights and promotes poetic creativity.Also Writing on the Wall (click on either blog to go there)

Above is a photo of a Grandmother doll created by a Native American Indian that I bought at local Museum. Unfortunately it does not have the creator's name on the card. Look closely and you will see the baby's face is looking up into the Grandmother's face. I thought this was too endearing and sweet not to purchase. Hope you think so too.


Below is a special rock wall at one of our favorite beaches for Writing on the Wall.

Rock Wall with Ice and Digitally Altered

Below are my three haiku: (prompt word was 'eager')


I.

eager to live, dance
best enjoy life at its best
moments well spent, joy.


II.

trees, flowers eager
Mother nature is playing
go slow child, enjoy.


III.

hawk eager, yet waits
exact moment to catch prey
lessons learned, see, be.


Hope you are having a wonder filled weekend.



Hugs and namaste,


and




We love to have you post your comments to delight us all in the day ~ especially, ArtMuse Dog ^_^

Our blog hop is every Monday, Magical Monday Meme ~ Come join us with your magical creations. We would love to have you join and meet new bloggers.
QUOTE FOR THE DAY: ' Let us imagine care of the soul, then, as an application of poetics to everyday life.' (Thomas Moor)

PAINT PARTY FRIDAY and HAIKU MY HEART

Kitty at Play




Welcome to our blog where we view life from the eyes of an artist's soul and explore what creativity can do to enhance the inner spirit.


Today is Friday and two wonderful creative blogs are linked with us. Paint Party Friday is hosted by Eva and Kristin and have excellent artists linked in with a wealth of creativity. We are also linked with Haiku My Heart hosted by Rebecca and having an array of haiku poets to enjoy.  Poetry is rhythmical and pleasing to hear and read and so good for the spirit. (Click on the colored link to go there) Before you go hopping over to these wonderful blogs, please read my haiku below and view and contemplate my Asian brush painting of 'Kitty at Play'.



(These 'buttons' are for beauty ~ Please click the highlighted links above.)



haiku

I.

walked dog at beach
winds whirling sand in eyes, hair
no time to be peace.

II.

summer came last week
today, winter winds howling
short walk at park, chill.

III.

buds, jonquils blooming
yet, wind, cold swirling round us
spinning mind around.


Wishing you a healthy and fun weekend. Come back and visit again. We thoroughly enjoy your company.


Hugs and namaste,

and







We love to have you post your comments, thoughts or questions to delight us all in the day ~ especially ArtMuse Dog ^_^

Every Monday we have our very own blog hop, Magical Monday Meme. The purpose of this meme is to provide a link for bloggers of all kinds that find magic in their creative style, whether it is in decision making, creating a painting, a craft, poem, photo, needlework, jewel smith, being a parent and how creative one has to be and other ways of finding magic in your day. It is there; sometimes you just need a reminder. It is all magical and miraculous. Come join us and meet some new bloggers and let 'your light shine.' 


QUOTE FOR THE DAY: 'Out of clutter, find simplicity.' (Albert Einstein)

Waters ~ Nature

Cape Ann MA Beach




Welcome to our blog where we view life from the eyes of an artist's soul and explore what creativity can do to enhance the inner spirit.


Today we are exploring the impact of water on all of us. The blog we are linked to is Nature Footstep ~ 'Waters' is the theme and being hosted from Stockholm. Whether it is the ocean, lake or a pond, most humans are drawn to it, little children love it and can even find a puddle anywhere ~ especially if you say 'don't. So the spirit is calmed, renewed, healed by water. Our bodies are composed of ninety odd percent of water ~ we spend 9 months surrounded by amniotic fluid. Who wouldn't be drawn to a familiar feeling and space. Who knows maybe we evolved from the the ocean many centuries ago. Enjoy the link above, Nature Footstep ~ no carbon print there.

Use highlighted link in 2nd paragraph to go there.

The photo above is of a local beach that I have walked on many times. More recently it is one of the chosen places for walks with my little Yorkie. We are always walking near water or even in it. She is very tiny but has been taking long walks since she was a puppy. Now she is 5 years old and still walks along at a very speedy clip. We are blessed with many such locations to walk and all very close to home. 

ArtMuse Dog is my assistant and here she is resting after her daily constitutional. Rather wintry, windy and cold here. So we are both rather 'spent'.

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and

We love to have you post your comments, thoughts or ideas to delight us all in the day ~ especially ArtMuse Dog ^_^

On Mondays we have our very own blog hop Magical Monday Meme and it is very inclusive ~ artists, photographers, crafters, poets, moms, dads, knitter, crocheters, bakers ~ It is all magic in the day ~ if you can see it. Come join us and 'let your light shine'. We would love to have you.

QUOTE FOR THE DAY: ' Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life.' (Anne Lamott)

Haiku, Watery Wordless Wednesday and Giggles

52 Photos Project (prompt was 'what makes me laugh') ~Son's Xmas Decoration does!




Welcome to our blog where we view life from the  eyes of an artist's soul and explore what creativity can do to enhance the inner spirit.


Today we are exploring what photography, haiku, silence and laughter adds to living a more balanced and creative life. Our exploring is done by linking up with various blogs with a variety of creative styles. Those blogs are 52 Photos Project which is what the first photo above is about as the 'prompt word was laughter). It just makes me giggle when I see it. It is a Christmas decoration with some humor. The other photo is for Outdoor Wednesday and Watery Wednesday taken shortly after a hurricane. Then we have Sensational Haiku and my three haiku are below for the word prompt (fiction). Because it is Wednesday, we are also linked to three Wordless Wednesdays as silence is always good for the soul. They are Aquariann's, Dave's and In Him. Click on any of the colored links to see these blogs.

haiku




I.


it is all fiction
told to the young and restless
live the
 fantasy.


II.


stranger than fiction
we are told by 'they' power 
you know who 'they' are.


III.


ocean waves tell tall tales
ebbing in and out with time
don't go near the water.
(carol l mckenna)




Hugs and namaste,

and

We love to have you post your comments, thoughts or questions to delight us all in the day ~ especially, ArtMuse Dog. ^_^

Join us in our very own blog hop ~ Magical Monday Meme which will continue for a few days. Love to have you join us with your style of creativity, photo, craft, art, family, poetry and more. Everyone is creative in some way.

QUOTE FOR THE DAY: 'Smells are surer than sounds and sights to make heartstrings crack.' ( Rudyard Kipling)

MAGICAL MONDAY MEME,MACRO MON, CREATIVE EVERYDAY

ATC CARDS 




Welcome to our blog where we view life through the eyes of an artist soul and explore what creativity can do to enhance the inner spirit.


Today and every Monday we are hosting MAGICAL MONDAY MEME to explore a variety of modes of creative expression. We believe that everyone is creative in their own way, that creativity, in fact, is spiritual and can be a very healing medium to strengthen the inner spirit or soul. Whether you are being creative with your hands, mind, heart, (more likely with all of them,) you are creative. How you manifest your creativity comes through a strong belief in your self. Being a parent, a worker, a wife, husband, mother, father, daughter, child, grand parent, single person, you are filled with magic each day to decide how you want to utilize your time. 

Come share with us the magic in your life, the silly, the major or minor ways you see magic bringing creative thinking into your life. It could be how you parent, how you solve problems, how you cook, photograph, sketch, paint, play, knit, or write and more. These are just a few suggestions. The above  photo is a piece of 'magic' in my day. Why? I had forgotten about these little creations only to discover them when I was trying to declutter my studio. It was such a delightful find as it reminded me of how detailed I could be in sketching and how atcs actually improved my art ability. Even magic or magical living takes practice, practice, practice and then voila! It seems like Magic!

To link up with Magical Monday Meme, go to the bottom of this post and click 'enter' then fill in your url to your Magical Monday Meme. Please make sure it is a direct link to that post and please leave a link to us on your blog. You can copy the 'button on the side bar' or just use a link that is above on your blog dashboard. Keep it simple; you know how to do it. Looking forward to all the wonderful ways bloggers are creative. 

We are also linked to Macro Monday and Creative Everyday

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and





We love to have you post your comments, thoughts or questions to delight us all in the day ~ especially, ArtMuse Dog ^_^


QUOTE FOR THE DAY: 'Hope is the thing with feathers ~ that perches in the soul...' (Emily Dickinson)

SUNDAY SKETCHES and POST CARDS from PARADISE

ASIAN BRUSH PAINTING from MY SKETCHBOOK


Welcome to our blog where we view life from the eyes of the artist's soul and explore what creativity can do to enhance the inner spirit.


Come join us today in exploring sketches from various artists at Sophie's BlueChairDiary Illustrations and photography at Rebecca's Post Cards from Paradise.    

SUNDAY SKETCHES

The above sketch is another one of my Asian brush paintings and was done in my sketchbook. It is a type of duck called a 'rosybill.' I found a photo in one of the wild life publications that I receive and had no copyright. The color red, of course, caught my eye and it is for Sunday Sketches.

 

POST CARDS from PARADISE




The photo below is for Post Cards from Paradise and was taken recently at a local beach. It is one of our many places to go for our 'daily walks and commune with nature.' We are grateful to live in such a wonderful 'paradise'.




We hope you have enjoyed our sketch and our photo and will visit the other wonderful artists and photographers and feed your soul with the wonderful creations.

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend.



Hugs and namaste,

and


We love to have you post your comments, thoughts or questions to delight us all in the day ~ especially, ArtMuse Dog ^_^

Join our very own blog hop every Monday here called Magical Monday Meme and post your magical creations, painting, craft, poem, photo, or whatever is magic in your life on your blog and link up with us. Thanks, Carol

QUOTE FOR THE DAY: 'I celebrate myself, and sing myself
I loafe and invite my soul... ~ Walt Whitman

SWEET SATURDAYS and HAIKU HEIGHTS

SWEET SATURDAYS ~ GOT GIRL SCOUT COOKIES!






Welcome to our blog where we view life from the eyes of an artist's soul and explore what creativity can do to enhance the inner spirit.



Today we are exploring what can be 'sweet in your life' at Sweet Saturdays and what spark poetry and poets at Haiku Heights add to your life. (click on the blog titles to go there)

    




We need food for the body and sweets in moderation. We also need spiritual food and haiku with its succinct approach, its three lines and seventeen syllables does just that. The word prompt for the haiku was 'endurance.'

My three haiku are below:


haiku

I.


self talk, endurance
head like someone taps, tapping, 
on and on, no end.

II.

meditate, peaceful
talk off now head rests at last
endurance pays off.

III.

ship sails the seas far
endurance weather fair, foul
to seek each port, home.

Hope you are enjoying the weekend and enjoyed our sweets and haiku ~ 




Hugs and namaste,



and

We love to have you post your comments, thoughts or questions to delight us all in the day ~ especially, ArtMuseDog ^_^

Join us on Mondays with our own blog hop, Magical Monday Meme to post whatever is magical feeling in your life, a creation, painting, sketch, poems, photography, a craft, your family. Each day holds some magic if you see it.

QUOTE FOR THE DAY: 'There are years that ask questions and years that answer.' (Zora Neale Hurston)

PAINT PARTY FRIDAY and HAIKU MY HEART

Welcome to our blog where we view life through the eyes of an artist's soul and explore what creativity can do to enhance the inner spirit.

Today's post is for Friday and that means we are exploring artists and the many different mediums for artistic expression at Paint Party Friday with Kristin and Eva and exploring poetry, more specifically, Japanese haiku at Rebecca's Haiku My Heart.

(click on the above links to go there.)

My painting above is yet another of the 'asian brush paintings' that I seem to have a strong desire to do. There is something about the simplicity of the technique that appeals to me. The same can be said for haiku ~ much gets expressed with 3 lines, 17 syllables in haiku. Here are 3 of my haiku below:

haiku

I.

temps rise up, come down

weather rather weird, March strange

summer next or spring.

II.

time flies by my eyes 

each moment precious, wonderful

life, live well today.

III.

a gift, time, living

as self, like no other self

be true to me you.

Hope you enjoy exploring the artists and poets as much as we do. Happy Weekend.

Hugs and namaste,

and

We love to have you post your comments, thoughts or questions to delight us all in the day ~ especially, ArtMuseDog ^_^

Check out our own blog hop, Magical Monday Meme where you can post photography, painting, sketches, crafts or anything that feels magical in your life.

QUOTE FOR THE DAY: ' The eyes of my eyes are opened.' 

(E.E. Cummings)

Haiku Watery Wordless Wednesday and Love

Watery Whirl ~ Can you guess the water source?




Welcome to our blog where we view life from the eyes of an artist soul and explore what creativity can do to enhance the inner spirit.


Today we are exploring it all from Haiku, Watery and Wordless.
When you stop and think about it, we need all of these concepts in our day. We need words, water and silence to urge us on through the moments in time. Share with us the poets, the photographers and the other creative bloggers by clicking on the highlighted links to go there. Hope you will take some time and ponder my photo above and my haiku below. There is an Asian saying, 'As above so below.' Something else to contemplate.






52 Photos Project Prompt was for What do we really love. You guessed it ~ I love my Yorkie!

ArtMuse Dog  ^_^

We are linked today to  Sensational Haiku, Watery Wednesday 52 Photos Project and a few Wordless Wednesdays ~ Aquariann's, Dave's and In Him ~ Hope you enjoy each one for their creative and unique presentations.

    





(links are above and highlighted ~ buttons are just for beauty)



haiku
(prompt was the word 'battle')

I.

tai chi no battle
learn to fight, not to have to fight
peace within your self.

II.

no win when fight rages
dead ones silent, living trauma
wasteland of life time.

III.

on and on and on
when will we learn no win fight
losing battle dead.


(carol l mckenna)


Enjoy the week now that you have been fed by poetic words, had some water and enjoyed some silent time and saw love in a little dogs eyes. Thanks for coming by.




Hugs and namaste,

and

We love to have you post your comments, thoughts or questions to delight us all in the day ~ especially, ArtMuse Dog ^_^

Please check out our own blog hop ~ 'Magical Monday Meme' which is open all week ~ Join the fun and meet some new bloggers and feast on all the creativity.

QUOTE FOR THE DAY: 'Within your heart, keep one still, secret spot where dreams may go.' (Louise Driscoll)

Macro Monday, Creative EveryDay and Magical Monday Meme

Red Seaweed




Welcome to our blog where we view life through the eyes of an artist soul and explore what creativity can do to enhance the inner spirit.


Today we exploring magic in our creativity with our own blog hop, Magical Monday Meme. Link up below and join us in meeting new and not so new creative bloggers. We are also exploring more artists at Creative Everyday and photographers at Macro Monday.
 

         

The photo above of the Red Seaweed was photographed on one of my walks on the beach with ArtMuse Dog. I had never seen red seaweed until last week on a blog. It was a magical feeling when I arrived on the beach to see this 'red seaweed' right in front of my nose. What was happening? Suddenly, my perception was seeing through a different filter and providing evidence of just what daily creativity can do to enhance the inner spirit. What was even more magical was the final photo and the very delicate and lacy look that appeared in the macro photo. 

I wonder what magic you have found in your daily creating? Also, hoping that you will share it with us by linking up to our Magical Monday Meme below. 

Enjoy the week and may you see the magic in your days.

Hugs and namaste,

and

We love to have you post your comments, thoughts or questions to delight us all in the day ~ especially, ArtMuse Dog ~ thanks. ^_^

Join us in our fun Magical Monday Meme ~ the link is below. Keep it Simple and have some fun. Let your light shine today.

QUOTE FOR THE DAY: ' Procrastination is the thief of time.' ~ Edward Young