Art Therapy
Post 5
I'm
a little behind the curve right now. As I said to Ed last night, my
daily life is really the same as it was before. He started mentioning
dolphins in Italian canals, a civet wandering the street in Asia and
much more. I hadn't heard any of this. My first thought was amazement at
how rapidly Nature reclaims her domain. This quickly turned to horror
at how palpable human impact is, but also how maybe smaller changes
could have immediate impacts not just on the environment, but ourselves.
I'm a realist. I know the issues are complicated and people have to
make a living, but I hope lessons we are learning right now have a
lasting impact. Companies who wouldn't let employees work from home are
learning that in many cases, it's more than possible. Families are
reconnecting. Neighbors are helping each other. I am watching all this
and realizing I need to allow myself more down time. Self-imposed stress
is just as bad. Painting is not down time when it's paying the bills.
My Zen is my garden. I'm going to work in the garden this weekend and
recapture some calm.
Enjoy these puffins. The trip Ed and I took to the wilds of Scotland is something I will never forget.
Lunga Puffins
20" x 16" | Acrylic on Panel
Cities
are not for me. I prefer to visit the wilder places on this planet and
the Isle of Lunga did not disappoint. It is 200 acres of unspoiled
native habitat for a variety of seabirds, but the puffin is what drew me
to the island. I've been enamored with this comical bird since
childhood and observing them in person was truly a childhood dream
realized. They had no fear of humans, so were mere feet from me busily
digging their burrows and lining them with grass to house eggs for the
next breeding cycle. Pausing only to dive from the cliffside to bring
back fish for last years nearly grown chicks.
PURCHASE INFORMATION
Purchase through The Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas, TX
If interested due to shelter-in-place please email Pam@dutchartgallery.net
For more information click here
To see all of Rebecca's available work, please visit her website at rebeccazook.com
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Commissions available
Purchase through The Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas, TX
If interested due to shelter-in-place please email Pam@dutchartgallery.net
For more information click here
To see all of Rebecca's available work, please visit her website at rebeccazook.com
Like Rebecca on Facebook
Follow Rebecca on Instagram
Commissions available
Getaway Cabin is done in oils and measures 16″x 20″. It is done from my photos and is signed.
