Art Lessons: Barking Dogs and Bathtubs

Art Lessons: Barking Dogs and Bathtubs

      I wish my calligraphic swoops meant something Instead it’s like when I bark back to the dog       Yesterday I painted over a painting done before and kind of liked the look of it Today I did it again It’s the book...
Delights – Art Every Day

Delights – Art Every Day

Each day I watch for moments that inspire a strong feeling of gratitude and  joy within me.   I mentally label the strongest such moment The Delight of the Day.  The practice encourages what psychologists call “positive scanning.”  I’m waiting for good things to...
>Surrender: Lessons from Water

>Surrender: Lessons from Water

>I have been learning about surrender by watching water. Watch this: Smooth, unruffled water drop comes from above Surface caves in… wounded? Surface shoots into air… celebrating? Hills and valleys of reaction travel outward Underneath all is disruption...