A Journey Into JoyStep 6 — Week 4: Uncharted Territory Step 6 is about facing new-to-us experiences as we move … More
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24-22 The First Step #4
A Journey Into JoyStep 5 — Week 4: The First Step Step 5 encourages us to “cross the threshold”, in … More
22-18 Compliments
“I just think it’s sillyto be stingy with compliments.If you see someone and they strike youas beautiful in any way,why … More
22-01 Play
This year the Mandalas of the Week will take on a more abstract, loose, free-form, look; more like spontaneous paintings. … More
17-37: Triple Mandalas
These three mandalas patiently waited in the wings for their final framing. I recently updated, painted, and drew on them … More
17-33: Primrose Mandala – Version #2
In 2006 I created my second version of the Primrose Mandala, the first being created in 2002. With this version, … More
17-30: Night Crawlers Mandala
“Night Crawlers” may seem like an unusual title for a mandala and yet that’s what this mandala wanted to be … More
16-17: The Color Purple
Download this Week’s Mandala of the Week As I contemplated this week’s MotW, based on this week’s MotD theme, The … More
Week 30: Council of Twelve
“Council of Twelve” “Whenever two or more are gathered as one, the possibilities are endless.” I created two full-color versions … More
Week 29: Stars N Stripes
“Stars N Stripes” For this mandala design, I created one full-color version using color pencils: Stars N Stripes started with … More
Week 24: Flare
“Flare” “In my stillness, comes my peace and joy” I created one full-color version using markers: While meditating and thinking … More
Week 14: Butterfly
While walking one day I came across a dead, fully-intact, butterfly on the ground. I carefully picked it up and brought it home with the intention of creating a butterfly mandala based on its markings.
Week 13: Fiesta
The Fiesta mandala is one of a series of 21 asymmetry mandalas created over a 3 week period in autumn 2007. It consists of …. My asymmetry mandalas come about by drawing in-the-moment inspired doodles.
Week 11: Hidden in Plain View
On occasion I participate in EBSQ’s monthly online art shows (of which I’m a juried member). The theme for the February 2009 show was: “One Word Concept: Hidden”. The idea “hidden in plain view” came to mind. I love playing around with words. I outlined the “hidden” word and then randomly doodled large wavy lines around and through it.
Week 7: Garden Delight
This hyperbolic tessellation mandala features turquoise flowers and orange butterflies, with purple bodies and blue orbs on their wings; all of which help to make a garden delightful…hence the name “Garden Delight”. I used fine-point markers to color this version of Garden Delight.
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