One day at a time.

"Each day means a new twenty-four hours, each day means everything is possible again. You live in the moment, you die in the moment. You live in the light, you die in the light. You take it all one day at a time." Unknown author.

I am so intoxicated with ideas floating around in my head...daydreams... dreams...goals...letting myself wander a bit. Trying to do away with all the what ifs, the when's the why's and the but's. Trying not to get ahead of myself...but you know the story...It is hard to not think about the things for next week, next month, or next year!

When I was sweet sixteen, my Mother(God love her) gave me this piece of advice along with a key ring engraved with the same words...

One day at a time!

After all of these years I still have my keys on that key ring, and every time I look at it or pick it up it reminds me of her and that great advice. Live for today.

yesterday is gone...tomorrow has not arrived...Yes I have today!

I had better get busy...

Playing with oil

I decided to paint this little girl, looking around a tree in amazement, and I have played around with the oils and the canvas not knowing where it would lead me.

Then I added this...It is so much fun to create! 

I decided to stop with this layer, and I am calling it...ooh I do believe.

Got to head off to bed now, work tomorrow!

No Child but must remember laying his head in the grass, staring into the infintesimal forest and seeing it grow  populous with fairy armies....Robert Louis Stevenson.

Dream Waking

Dream Waking!

Imagine..waking from a dream...sitting on the edge of your bed and thinking about what your dream was about or trying to remember.

I call this "Dream waking."

This painting was inspired by just that very thing!

Dream Waking

16x20

Oil on archival canvas paper

Without leaps of imagination or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities.

Dreaming after all is a form of planning.....Gloria Steinem