Ah! Gretchen’s narrative statement on this sweet painting puts me in mind of this week’s Wednesday Writing Prompt .. .
watercolor 2/2020
‘She lost herself in the trees among the ever-changing leaves. She wept beneath the wild sky as stars told stories of ancient times. The flowers grew towards her light, the river called her name at night. She could not live an ordinary life with the mysteries of the universe hidden in her eyes.’
…..Martine
Well, here is Gretchen getting us ready for the holiday season. 🙂 Peace, joy, and big smiles.
watercolor 11/2019
Blessings for the holiday season. May you all experience the joy and peace of this season.
The joy of Gretchen’s art blog is the peace and Spirit in her watercolor paintings and also in the quotations or other narratives she shares.
watercolor 10/2019
One thing to remember is to talk to the animals. If you do, they will talk back to you. But if you don’t talk to the animals, they won’t talk back to you, then you won’t understand, and when you don’t understand you will fear, and when you fear you will destroy the animals, and if you destroy the animals, you will destroy yourself.
……chief dan george
Our condolences go out to Gretchen Del Rio on the loss of precious Buddha. We all do know that mix of pain and gratitude when we lose our younger cousins in this earthy kingdom. What a lovely artistic homage!
watercolor 7 x 10 9/2019
This painting is my good bye to my beautiful dog ‘Buddha.’ He was on this earth for 15 years leaving us a month ago still a happy and peaceful dog despite his aged disabilities. ‘Buddha’ brought joy to everyone he touched. I miss him terribly and will never forget his paw print in my life. Everyone who has lived with a beloved dog knows the story.
I have so many drawings of him. Especially during his last year I sketched him many times not wanting to let go but knowing that my time with him was winding down.
Everything in the painting was free form except for both Buddhas and the lotus. I just let it flow. And I cried much of the time.
I captured this one a few years ago midst a nap with his namesake. Strange name for a dog I…
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