words from my lips

words and pictures

Begin It!

Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it -- for action has magic, grace, and power in it.  -- Goethe

Works in Progress

We are all works in progress.  We are all rough drafts.  None of us is finished, final, "done."--Julia Cameron

Life Is Like

Life is like getting into a boat that's just about to sail out to sea and sink.  --Shungyu Suzuki Roshi

Men

Women

Viking 1

Relationship

Bird in the Hand

Nine Dogs

POV

Portrait of the Poet as a Wild Hare

One Handy Elephant

I brushed my right hand with black acrylic paint and placed it on a sheet of watercolor paper.  Next I crooked my pinking finger, brushed with black paint and finished the trunk. Next came the ear made by dipping my thumb in the paint and rolling the print.  Finally, using red and white Conte and a pen I finished up the details.  I licked my finger and touched the ink to form the tail and to highlight the tusks.

The insult

Here Comes The Sun