Finding My Old Self

I've decided to get back to things that let me escape the angst of my teenage years in preparation for the angst of aging. 

When I was't playing really bad guitar and singing out of key as a teenager, I was drawing horses. Drawing horses has always been an escape and I want to find that again. So let the journey begin...

My new chalk arrived the other day! Must try out!

I started with the colored pencils and drew life into flowers, grasses and a flowing mane. 

And then came the chalk. I like it much better for the larger parts of the drawing. Doesn't leave the lines that the pencils do.

Then I dug out the sketch pencils that I've had for years and never used because I've been so intimidated. Need to learn how to draw an eye and work on proportions, but I like the jawline and throat. 

Maybe someday I can draw the horse and color it in and take the coloring book out of the loop. In the meantime I'm enjoying the process:-) 

My Parachute

“I’m just a traveler on this Earth

Sure as my heart’s behind the pocket of my shirt

I’ll just keep rolling till I’m in the dirt

‘Cause I’m a traveler, oh, I’m a traveler

I couldn’t tell you honey, I don’t know

Where I’m going but I’ve got to go

‘Cause every turn reveals some other road

And I’m a traveler, oh. I’m a traveler”

...Chris Stapleton

It's been a long time since I've found an album I can put on repeat and not change it like for ever & ever.

Thank you Chris!

Fire Away!

Gotta get back to dancing and singing around the kitchen now:-)

Colors Are Life

Colors...

Colors hold a special place in my heart. I love being surrounded by colors. Sometimes I try to pick a favorite. But seriously, how can anyone have one favorite color? Some days my favorite color is blue. Some days it's brown. Other days I couldn't tell you because it's just too much to think about. 

I love putting colors together.

I love watching light play with colors.

Of course there's the colors of the nature...

And now colors can help me idle away the long, hot days of summer. I finally decided to take up coloring again. I found myself staring at a blank canvas, just waiting for me to pick the perfect Arabian costume.

This is kinda fun.

And... Ta Da!!

It's nice to find something to do that allows me to sink into colors and get lost in the process. Be it planting in brightly colored pots or mindless coloring in a book. Colors provide a theraputic surge of happy!