Kim Klassen dot com (http://kimklassen.com/) is a website that has been my "go to" for inspiration.  Her ability to make images that generate emotions I like to revisit keep me coming back.  Currently I am trying to finish up a project I signed up for in December of 2014.  I planned to spend the year of 2015 learning new ways to play with images in post production and develop a style for "still life".  My plans were averted for personal and family priorities.  Again I sit on the couch 800 miles away from home, because my home is not the priority for the next few weeks.  I hope that this is the first of many posts over the next five days, as that is all the time left for my session with Kim Klassen and her "Be Still" class.  Her online class includes prompts, inspirational posts, informative videos, and lovely textures and presets.  She is still teaching and I encourage you to check out her style, that inspired mine.

Prompts: Laundry Time, Cuppa, Quiet Corner, Nature's Bounty

Laundry Day

Cuppa tea and honey - yes, please.

My quiet, creative corner of the world.

Pink eyed, Purple Hull peas - Nature's Bounty

Nature has a way of doing that encompases all of us, like it or not.  Again we hear the media tell us that the "El Nino" is the reason for the change in weather.  I'm hoping others are recognizing that what we are being told doesn't match what our picture window and inner self show us.  Nature is.  And I love to look at it in all its states of changes.  I can walk the same path repeatedly and notice differences all the time.  Many times I bring home various gatherings of objects from nature and manmade to create a new still life or adornment.  Precious stones?  Possibly not, but precious none the less to me.

Write On... the power of writing is still that...powerful!

Racing through the Merry Christmas and Happy New Year the write way: "a proven way to slow down is writing down your thoughts and feelings in longhand, on paper. The ritual is an effective way for you to analyze situations creatively and to stay centered during difficult times. 'The beauty of writing is that it allows you to capture your creative thoughts,' says Richard Quis, co-author of "Thinking Anew: Harnessing the Power of Belief." - Ted Spiker, AARP Dec. 2015/Jan 2016

Ride OnWrite On - every day