Sky in transition
clouds expand in all directions
blank spaces filled in grey and blue
comforted by the difference
nature is observed
I am grounded
Creating something everyday
Try to create on piece of art every day.
The guide
Winged beauty
Stands tall high above all
Out stretched hands grasping
nothing returned
High on her feet the cold hard surface pressing
One step forward
guided by the future
Still standing tall high above all
Sometimes we are given words and ideas and we just need to get it out of the head and write them down or draw it out. It so happened that the words came to me first. Years later thought the sketch was appropriate for this.
#ced2014
Adventures of the young professional
And so the story goes… There is a time during the younger years that we are so full of life, bright eyed with possibilities and hope for the future. But as the years carry on we get set in our ways and sometimes that twinkle in our eye fades. The flame has not gone out completely we just have to find ways to spark that light once again.
When I created this sketch for someone who was at the moment moving on with her career and living life fearlessly, I had a flash of insight….Why not conduct ourselves as if we are still that young professional, by listening to our instincts, having fun, be open to endless possibilities, with a can do attitude. Moral to this story enjoy every moment, don’t take yourself and life so seriously, be open and aware of opportunities, and infuse a little humor in your day. Go ahead live fearlessly and follow your heart where ever it may take you.
Favorite quotes:
“Leap, & the net will appear”– but this is the sticky part: our net is invisible. It is there but we must believe in it to see it. – Julia Cameron
“The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind. -Maya Angelou
#CED2014
#gratitude
Inspiration
Inspiration comes in all forms, from anywhere and anyone we meet. Be open to receive and wonderful things will blossom. Dedicated to all those that have inspired me and kept life interesting and hope I do the same.. Go create… #CED2014
In the light of darkness
Originally I was not excited about my drawing, I worked on in but eventually put it aside unfinished. Recently, I revisited the drawing, and realized I had to finish the piece. The image coincides with my my daily ritual of writing my Morning Pages, (Julia Cameron, Artist Way), the daily practice of writing 3 pages of long hand notes about anything. Morning pages is a great tool for creative recovery and self discoveries.
“An emotional rubble of self doubt, negativity and fear… stumbling, searching, waiting for that switch to be turned on within, to see clearly in the light of darkness.”
-Watercolor & watercolor pencil with pen on heavy paper.
#CED2014
Not keeping up with the times
So I wrote a letter… not a text message, or an email but a hand written note using paper and a pen.
I have a friend who enjoys writing letters, occasionally she will write to me. Feeling a spark of creativity on Sunday, I decided to finally reply to one of her letters, I included this sketch to adorn the front of my letter.
Marker & color pencil
#CED2014 #Marchtransition
The dreaded white blank canvas
I have all good intentions to create, to draw out the ideas swimming in my mind. Over the course of the day life happens and I slowly dismiss all my creative nudges. At the end of the day when I didn’t make the time to do what I love, I am grumpy and irritable. And this brings me to the dreaded blank canvas, the one I stare at on a daily basis. My goal is to allow myself one minute, one stroke of the brush one line of the pencil at a time to make my art. Some days a few minutes is all I have, and by allowing myself to enjoy the process of beginning maybe that is all I need.
-where the white blank canvas lives…..
Inspiration comes in many forms, the following is a list of recent books I found helpful and thought provoking:
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
The Sound of Paper, by Julia Cameron
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” -H. Jackson Brown Jr.
Wandering inspiration
A weekend spent wandering around Lancaster, Pennsylvania. My husband and I spent time driving around Pennsylvania Dutch Country with a map in hand and no particular place to go. I was inspired by the historic towns, unique shops and sprawling farm land. Along the way I captured some images that caught my eye.
Hope you enjoy the ride….
Lancaster has many covered bridges, 25 to be exact unfortunately we only found one.
Driving through Terre Hill, the delicate iron work at this cemetery caught my eye, had to stop and take a picture – the clouds rolled in, in time for a dramatic shot.
A stop in Litiz. Chocolate! Enough said…….
Fancy teapot display at Wilbur Chocolate Factory. 
Couldn’t pass this up, had to check out the store. 
More information on Lancaster PA:
Doodling up the last day of November
Day 30 last day of November and for Art Every Day Month . Thanks to Leah Piken Kolidas for creating this challenge. It has been fun, and challenging to create something everyday, some days felt like an effort to pick up the pencil to draw. But I happily made it to the end, my last post of November: Doodling with inspiration on the mind…
Until next time… #aedm2012
jennifer barrile 