In The Works... (or Life is Full)

So. Many. Exciting things in the works...

• painting, painting, painting, stretching out of my comfort zone, trying new things

 

a step outside of my creative comfort zone that's leaving

me both perplexed and exhilarated

• working on new items to put in the shop
• 100 iPad Faces project (54 and counting!)
• agreeing to be the subject of a mini-documentary/artist profile for a local film student's class assignment
• a new Website, learning how to build it using Wordpress
• "springifying" my home, tidying up the studio, renewing my physical spaces
• exploring poetry and reporting back via Weekend Poetry Dates here, in honour of National Poetry Month
• spring hikes with D., playing with my camera

baby pine cones, all in a row - Mud Lake, Ottawa

• working with a consultation client to help her fulfill her calling, witnessing how her eyes light up with inspiration when the a-ha moment hits
• new juicy service offerings to help YOU fulfill your calling

Oh my, such goodness and such creative energy! It must be spring.

Photo Pause: Easter Hike at Mud Lake

A pause of images in order for words to reappear. These are a few snapshots from a weekend hike to Mud Lake, a favourite spot of mine right here in the city.

Cool wildlife spotted: hawk, wood duck, muskrat, a prehistoric-looking snapping turtle and dozens of painted turtles soaking up some sun.

 

Wood Duck

trees, foliage in waiting

spring delight

reflections

spring carpet

Scenes from Marble Rock Conservation Area

Here are a few favourite photos from our Thanksgiving weekend hike to the Marble Rock Conservation Area; it had been a while since I'd been on a "real" hike. It was good.

it was a gorgeous, sunny day

there were purple flowers

and white berries

and birch bark draped in sunlight

dining accommodations with a view

sun-dappled rocks to scramble up, down and around,

giving my body a long overdue workout

Nature Fix @ Mud Lake

A morning outing to Ottawa's Mud Lake is balm for the soul...

"Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher."

~ William Wordsworth

Scenes from a Long Weekend: Part II

As promised, Scenes from a Long Weekend: Part II, bringing you my obsession with the gorgeous evening light we witnessed this past weekend...

D. in the evening light, pre-stroll

beach fort

thorn sunset

sunset goddess blur

river tree reflections

Bare tree branches at this time of year offer great opportunity for silhouettes or line composition,

perfect fodder for abstract art!

slanted tree blur

Can you tell I like blur?