Getting new #miniart pieces ready for the @solobarseattle show in February!! #fun times #inthestudio #igartist #painting #mixedmediaart #watercolor

Getting new #miniart pieces ready for the @solobarseattle show in February!! #fun times #inthestudio #igartist #painting #mixedmediaart #watercolor

IN MY PURLIEU I am short frame bent body grandfathers crooked fingers Grandma’s depression dark memories fathers hate I am water catcher breeze mover sky gazer Now my fingers are wet now I move stones here I find shapes Here in my purlieu here in silence now I am The smell of damp I hear rain small drops on skin I am small moments maker of life mother Grandmothers smile grandfathers skin mother’s frown I am shape shifter story maker bird watcher So I see movement So I have feeling here I touch ground Here in my purlieu here thoughts ensue so I am #puddles #poetsofig #puddlepoem #puddlepoems #nicolunddotcom #purlieu #poetry #igpoetry

IN MY PURLIEU I am short frame bent body grandfathers crooked fingers Grandma’s depression dark memories fathers hate I am water catcher breeze mover sky gazer Now my fingers are wet now I move stones here I find shapes Here in my purlieu here in silence now I am The smell of damp I hear rain small drops on skin I am small moments maker of life mother Grandmothers smile grandfathers skin mother’s frown I am shape shifter story maker bird watcher So I see movement So I have feeling here I touch ground Here in my purlieu here thoughts ensue so I am #puddles #poetsofig #puddlepoem #puddlepoems #nicolunddotcom #purlieu #poetry #igpoetry

I'm in love with this new painting! Can't wait to hang it at @solobarseattle in Feb! Still fine tuning it, and hope to have several other new pieces to hang as well. Thanks to @mysterlund I have working home studio again with an actual vent fan for those odorlessmineral spirits ! #safetyfirst #newwork #newcolors #painting #oilpaint #igart #artistofig #arting #artstudio #homestudio

I'm in love with this new painting! Can't wait to hang it at @solobarseattle in Feb! Still fine tuning it, and hope to have several other new pieces to hang as well. Thanks to @mysterlund I have working home studio again with an actual vent fan for those odorlessmineral spirits ! #safetyfirst #newwork #newcolors #painting #oilpaint #igart #artistofig #arting #artstudio #homestudio

Step Aside for the Birds ================= He declared “this is mine”, charging past. An insignificant speck in oversized puddle-stompers, on the attack, full speed. “This” (the sand, the surf, the land), “is” (the earth, the ground, the surface), “mine” (your blink of an eye existence). I look up to screams of victory amidst a scatter of black feathered flight, loud disgruntled caws, an unwelcome disturbance mid snack in the lo-tide. The father stands back I am not sure if he’s overwhelmed by the the explosively overt entitlement his young offspring announced or proud at the hostile take-over of this small patch of beach. I make light casual eye contact, trying hard not to judge but thinking hard on the matter. I look back over to the scattering crows, seagulls and migrating fowl. Their displeasure’s become an aural assault in the sky. I secretly wish for a downpour of bird shit to fall from the sky. I don’t even care if I am caught in the middle. I look back at my small patch of sand that I’ve been occupying. I’ve moved some shells and rocks here and there to make a shape. Who am I to say I don’t secretly claim my ground. That this small patch of time is mine, this thought, this lifetime. All Mine. But I’d gladly step aside for the birds. I like to think I would. #puddlepoems #igartist #puddlepoem #poetsofig #artistlife #poetry #beach #crows #birds #putabirdonit #nicolunddotcom #artofig #pacificnorthwest #seattle

Step Aside for the Birds ================= He declared “this is mine”, charging past. An insignificant speck in oversized puddle-stompers, on the attack, full speed. “This” (the sand, the surf, the land), “is” (the earth, the ground, the surface), “mine” (your blink of an eye existence). I look up to screams of victory amidst a scatter of black feathered flight, loud disgruntled caws, an unwelcome disturbance mid snack in the lo-tide. The father stands back I am not sure if he’s overwhelmed by the the explosively overt entitlement his young offspring announced or proud at the hostile take-over of this small patch of beach. I make light casual eye contact, trying hard not to judge but thinking hard on the matter. I look back over to the scattering crows, seagulls and migrating fowl. Their displeasure’s become an aural assault in the sky. I secretly wish for a downpour of bird shit to fall from the sky. I don’t even care if I am caught in the middle. I look back at my small patch of sand that I’ve been occupying. I’ve moved some shells and rocks here and there to make a shape. Who am I to say I don’t secretly claim my ground. That this small patch of time is mine, this thought, this lifetime. All Mine. But I’d gladly step aside for the birds. I like to think I would. #puddlepoems #igartist #puddlepoem #poetsofig #artistlife #poetry #beach #crows #birds #putabirdonit #nicolunddotcom #artofig #pacificnorthwest #seattle

That Perpetual Feeling ################# #paintingforlife #artoftheday #watercolor #feelings #nicolunddotcom #artofig #artislife #artistlife #igartist

That Perpetual Feeling ################# #paintingforlife #artoftheday #watercolor #feelings #nicolunddotcom #artofig #artislife #artistlife #igartist

One clear moment ############## One clear moment Is between footsteps or Breaths In the center of inside and Just before the outside begins A pure fresh sip Unfamiliar and New A spark that Came before now and then Is gone Arrived from nowhere I'm a puddle I have never looked this way Before I was lost in Murky and muddy stones to hold me down Time finds ease Washed away grime reveals Lines Criss-crossed like a map To somewhere secret That this clear moment Reveals #puddlepoems #nicolunddotcom #artistlife #artofig #poetry #poetsofig #face #rain #pebbles #puddles

One clear moment ############## One clear moment Is between footsteps or Breaths In the center of inside and Just before the outside begins A pure fresh sip Unfamiliar and New A spark that Came before now and then Is gone Arrived from nowhere I'm a puddle I have never looked this way Before I was lost in Murky and muddy stones to hold me down Time finds ease Washed away grime reveals Lines Criss-crossed like a map To somewhere secret That this clear moment Reveals #puddlepoems #nicolunddotcom #artistlife #artofig #poetry #poetsofig #face #rain #pebbles #puddles

We Were All Really Quite Amazed #artoftheday #artislife #artofig #colors_of_day #nicolunddotcom

We Were All Really Quite Amazed #artoftheday #artislife #artofig #colors_of_day #nicolunddotcom

A diversion from the original purpose

A diversion from the original purpose

Back in the saddle #arteveryday #newyearsday

Back in the saddle #arteveryday #newyearsday