Being human....Rumi

the mini sketchbook is filling up fast and I'm left with the last 3 pages.

each sketch and painting came with an experience I would not trade for anything....

and at the end of each,

a renewed spirit..

and an insightful exploration of this

wonderful medium of making art....

 I am loving every bit of it.......

“This being human is a guest house. 
Every morning is a new arrival. 
A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor...
Welcome and entertain them all. 
Treat each guest honorably. 
The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in. 
Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.” 
― Rumi

Happy Friday!!!

steph

Courage

"You cannot be truthful if you are not courageous.

You cannot be loving if you are not courageous.

You cannot be trusting if you are not courageous.

You cannot enter into reality if you are not courageous.

Hence courage comes first... and everything else follows.”

Osho, 1931-1990

~steph~



Plein air sketching....

Happy friday everyone!!

here's a couple of sketches done onsite.....

Have a good weekend!!!

steph

 

Being You....

You suppose you are the trouble

But you are the cure

You suppose that you are the lock on the door

But you are the key that opens it

It's too bad that you want to be someone else

You don't see your own face, your own beauty

Yet, no face is more beautiful than yours.

Rumi

Happy PPF and a Happy 2012!!!

Steph

Love without limits...

The garden of


Love

is green without

limit

and yields many

fruits

other than sorrow

and joy.

Love is beyond either

condition:

without spring,

without autumn,

it is always fresh.

-- Jelaluddin Rumi


HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
steph

mini sketchbook completed...

and here's the cover..

and some unposted pages...

some were sketches from  photos..

and some were onsite sketches..

have a wonderful weekend!!

steph

Eat, Pray, Love

I've not read the book

neither have I seen the movie...

but we had a slice of our little paradise

when we visited the island of Bali again....

so, here's our little adventure....

Balinese fried noodles

Fried rice

Pancakes made with local produce

 breakfast with a view of the hills and the river right below

spicy dips , sauces and fresh vegetables..

  

deep fried crispy duck...a specialty in Bali...

and onwards to a spiritual journey.....

 Prayers offered at the century old temple

at Gunung Kawi

a ceremony or upacara (in Indonesian language)

as it was the eclipse of the moon..

Locals taking a bath in a pool with

continuos flow of mountain spring water said to be holy water...

Love the arts, the craft...
and...

Beautiful and hospitable local Balinese..

these moments are so precious..

..... at peace with myself and the beautiful countryside..

sunset from our room..

we were awaken by the sounds of birds, crickets and

livestock from the farms right below the hills.....

So, in the true spirit of 

Eat, Pray and Love...

"We must make good use of this life for the time

that we have left, This brief flash of light,

like the sun appearing through the clouds"

Kalu Rinpoche

Happy T Tuesday!!

Love always...

steph