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Serenity Trilogy

This is a series of postcards that I did a few years ago on the long version of the Serenity Prayer.

At that time in my life I had pared my prayers down to simply saying one word at a time. This was especially nice walking to work, since it was simple and I could pace the word with my steps. I would take action words from prayers that I said often and say these words as my prayer.

Now, I love drawing birds and thought I might illustrate this prayer, or the primary words that I would pray, and find a bird to represent each word. Since I live in Illinois I used birds that are native to my home state. Then I wanted to find birds that would show humility and strength; not the birds that one would usually think of, like and eagle for courage. The first card, representing Serenity, is a Tufted Titmouse; small with muted colors I thought it looked very humble and at the same time has a strong presence. The second bird, Courage, is a Red Tailed Hawk; not as impressive as other raptures and very common, like all of us. The third, Wisdom, is a Barn Owl; again, very unassuming and delicate.

Each print was first made from a block print that was then scanned into a digital format and colorized on Photoshop. On the back of each card is a part of the Serenity Prayer, so they make a trilogy.

You can find them in my little Etsy shop.

Sweeper

My little Sweeper passed away last Friday morning.
She was a true friend, as most pets are and I miss her dearly.

Introducing...Squid Bird

Looks like a squid, but is really a bird!

New watercolors....

A few weeks ago I did a multitude of little (about 2x3 inch) watercolors of birds and flowers. Here is a sampling...

The originals are available for purchase, in my Etsy shop and I am thinking of using the images for note cards or other projects.
Enjoy!

Happy Birthday!!

I am powerless and in the face of this powerlessness there is prayer.

O Thou most glorious Lord! Make this little maidservant of Thine blessed and happy; cause her to be cherished at the threshold of Thy oneness, and let her drink deep from the cup of Thy love so that she may be filled with rapture and ecstasy and diffuse sweet-smelling fragrance. Thou art the Mighty and the Powerful, and Thou art the All-Knowing, the All-Seeing.

‘Abdu’l-Bahá

Eleanor, 1947
Harry Callahan

I miss you...

Happy Birthday!!