Pink Floral Heart Original Watercolor by Jodi McKinney 11×14
Let Your Dreams Blossom!
Sprinkling a little pink love after a weekend of splashing in the art room.
Just what this heart and soul needed for some January nesting time.
Embracing the muse.
Going with the vibe.
Happy Monday friends! Let’s make some magic this week! Let’s create some beauty!
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Original watercolor, as well as prints in all sizes and cards, available at McKinneyX2Designs and Berry Vine Gifts.
Live intentionally.
Look with your heart
instead of your eyes.
Listen with your soul
instead of your ears.
Feel with kindness
instead of your hands.
Give unconditionally
without expectation.
Trust completely
without hesitancy.
Love incessantly
without inhibition.
Live intentionally.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
My To Be List.
Instead of a “To Do” List,
I want to focus on a “To Be” List.
I want To Be:
What would be on your “To Be” List?
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Orange Gladiolus Original Watercolor 11×14 by Jodi McKinney
Orange you Glad-iolus?
My Dad recently texted me an image of an orange gladiolus stem in a vase a neighbor had placed on their porch.
He thought it might make a good painting subject.
So I painted it.
And this is my loose “impressionistic” version.
I hope it makes him and Mom II smile.
Hey Dad, “Orange you Glad-iolus I did?” 🙂
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Happy #WorldWatercolorMonth
A Peony for Your Thoughts…
My thought for the day:
Sometimes saying nothing
says so much more.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Fuschia, Mars, PA – June, 2019
This is your Time.
It is your life,
your decade,
your year,
your month.
It is your week,
your day,
your hour,
your moment.
Unfurl your beauty,
stretch your limits,
reach for greatness,
Blossom and bloom boldy!
This is your time.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
The Simple Scent.
You stop me
in my tracks,
and I realize the sight of you
is only a small part of your beauty.
I close my eyes,
and I inhale slowly… deeply.
I let your scent
completely fill me.
It is full of hope
and new beginnings.
It is fresh
and brimming with life.
Happy memories
fill my soul.
Appreciation of the present
warms my heart.
All from the simple scent…
the sweet sniff
of the Lilac.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
#mbpreset
Bleeding Heart.
Every Spring
you show up
and you remind me
of Grandma’s love.
You remind me of her presence
and influence on my life.
Thank you
Bleeding Heart!
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Many years ago, my Grandma gave me this bleeding heart plant. I have transplanted and moved it. It will always be where I am. Grandma will always be a part of me. There is likely not a day that passes where something doesn’t remind me of her or make me think of her, but this plant is an extra special reminder. It makes my heart soar and swell each Spring when it blooms. Just like her love for me did and still does. With Mother’s Day approaching, I remember Grandma with love and the deepest admiration. May I be even half the Grandma to my grandchildren that you were to me. ❤
PS – I will be taking a blogging break for a week or so. See you when I return.
Blue Irises Watercolor 11×14
Watercolor Blues.
I had the watercolor “blues” this past weekend.
Not the sad blues, but the HAPPY French Ultramarine and Cerulean and Cobalt Teal blues with a punch of Crimson and Quinacridone Gold for more fun!
The flowers and trees are just bursting right now during the Spring rains and sunshine creating such inspiration.
It was so wonderful to spend a few hours painting and printing and framing and organizing supplies in my art room. Treasured, cherished, creative time…. at life in between.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Essence of Daffodil in Watercolor – 11×14
Essence of Daffodil in Watercolor.
The daffodils in my yard are shooting up and on the verge of bursting open.
Spring is such an exciting time! It seems there is something new to see every day. Bright yellow daffodils will soon be the star of the show in our front yard leading the way for the forsythia and maple tree buds and leaves and the grass turning green.
Charlie is enjoying napping in the warm sunshine on the deck or in the grass instead of curling up in bed.
The birds are singing and the turkeys are gobbling.
What could be more enchanting and welcoming than the beginning of Spring?
Besides the turning of leaves in Autumn….
or the first snowfall in Winter….
or the first bare feet in the grass in Summer?
In honor of the daffodils, I painted this very loose and dreamy watercolor I call, “Essence of Daffodils.”
If you like it, the original, as well as prints and cards are available in our McKinneyX2Designs Etsy shop, and I’ve added it to our Society6 shop on pillows and other fun decor and accessories. If you are local, you can find our work at Berry Vine Gifts in BradfordWoods, PA.
Happy Daffodil Days!
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
the creative life in between 