Feeling Blue

feeling the moment
brushed softly into water
alone in the blue

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Happy Halloween

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The Gathering

gathered in beauty
dancing together in bliss
breaking away pain

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Tickled Pink

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Tranquil Space

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Digital Painting Tutorial Begins

Whew! My fingers have been typing, typing, typing and my brain has been thinking, thinking, thinking! I wanted to have the first day of the 30 day tutorial up by this morning. Ha! It’s taken me until 4 pm CDT to get Day One completed. I tried making the document as clear to read as [...]

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Painting Space

To see an enlarged view and to read the poem, http://www.shibuistudio.com/paintingspace.html
I had a successful art show! On Saturday, I did a live demonstation and even allowed others to sit at my laptop and Wacom tablet to paint a few brush strokes here and there. Per the request of a guest, I sketched a chameleon and a couple [...]

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In Preparation

Amazingly, I’ve been fairly centered this week in preparation for an art showing this weekend. Each day, I’ve remained relaxed and calm instead of anxious and worried. It’s now time to pack up all the paintings and fine art prints in order to take them to the place my art is showing. Fortunately, I’ll be [...]

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Time Out

where water begins
and land touches the sorrow
of a single boat
held back by anchor
along a cold lazy lake
mirroring shadows
perplexed by time out
from the distant shore it sits
yearning its freedom

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Cold and Windy

It’s cold, windy and I would rather be nesting than working. I don’t feel much like writing, painting or cleaning. However, of the three–cleaning is always an ongoing task as I prepare for my upcoming art show.
Last night I pulled out the acrylics to do some hand embellishments on several canvas pieces showing this weekend. [...]

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