Pink Rosebuds Watercolor 5×7 140 lb Cold Press Saunders
Be Bold.
Be bold…
in doing what you love,
in doing what feels good,
in doing what makes you happy.
Be bold…
in making your own kind of beauty,
in being your own kind of beauty,
in seeing the beauty in others.
Be Bold!
Be You!
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Quick, loose painting done on Saunders 140lb cold press watercolor paper using Daniel Smith Rhodonite Genuine and Sap Green watercolor paint.
Even the rockiest, roughest of roads
often have patches of beauty.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
The Old Dogwood Trees’ Blossoms
A Brief Visit.
Your visit is so brief….
but your memory lingers,
and it is ceremoniously revived
each Spring when you surprise me yet again.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Stargazer Oriental Lily (from my 35th Anniversary bouquet) 4/3/17
Star Gazer
A philosopher once asked, ‘Are we human because we gaze at the stars, or do we gaze at them because we are human?’
Pointless, really…
‘Do the stars gaze back?’
Now, that’s a question.
-Neil Gaiman
Something to think about – eh?
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Reach…
Reach for those who love you
to support you when you are sad.
Reach for those who you love
to share the joy when you are glad.
Reach into the darkness
and find a way to glow.
Read as high as you can…
and then reach a little higher.
Reach…
that is where the magic happens.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Abstract Gold Flower 8×10 Arches 140lb Hot Press
The Best Things in Life…
aren’t things.
The Best Things in Life are..
Hugs -real, authentic, tight bear hugs,
Family – and friends who are our chosen family,
Smiles – the kind where your eyes and cheeks and whole face smiles,
Laughter – from the belly that can’t be contained,
Happy memories – of cherished moments,
Love – the verb, the action, the undeniable, overwhelming choice and joy.
The Best Things in Life
aren’t things.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Daniel Smith Watercolors: Quinacridone Gold, Perylene Green
Lesson from a Cardinal.
You stand out so bright and beautiful and bold.
Do you realize the joy you bring to the cold?
You teach us life lessons without even trying.
May we be bright lights without even trying.
Help us to see
how easy it can be.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Almost
everything
will work again
if you
Unplug it
for a few minutes…
Including you.
– Ann Lamott
Unplug….
even if only
for a few minutes.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
This’ll be the Day.
This’ll be the day
I will seek and find
beautiful things
in humble places….
Things that have been there
all along,
but I didn’t take the time
to notice.
This’ll be the day
I will look in the mirror when I rise
and say, “Hello Beautiful”
instead of “Ugggghhhh!”
I will focus
on the things
I like about myself
instead of the things I don’t.
This’ll be the day
I consciously decide
to seek
simple moments to cherish.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
It was all a blur…
until I looked closely.
I stopped and closed my eyes,
and I took a deep breath.
I exhaled slowly,
and then I opened my eyes.
And there it was…
I saw the beauty.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
the creative life in between 