orange pots & pods Here you may notice that these fanciful pots full of abstract seed pods and blooms seem to defy gravity, leaping and hopping with sheer delight.  This is no ordinary still life.  Instead, this image is the expression of pure joy as the artist works in one of her favorite…

happy pots in a wild wood Deliciously mysterious, this original 8X8" watercolor with mixed media painting will imbue your space with a delightful sense of wonder and joy. With oversized vessels overflowing with magic and full of vivid green, yellow, and orange hues that suggest trees and other…

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this too–a prayer, d. ellis phelps Photo by Abdullah Fahad on Unsplash Once, my son-in-law, asked me "How do you pray?" All I could think to say was, "I breathe, mostly." That is still true today, but I would add: I sit. Especially in nature and as one Buddhist friend says, I listen for clues.…

blue owl

three vessels in a wood 6X6" watercolor with mm on paper, (c) d. ellis phelps, 2025 Own this original painting now... Woods, vessels, florals, and figures, especially faces, hands, and feet are recurring images in my paintings. Trees become dryads, vessels become bodies, bodies become spirit…

three vessels in a wood Woods, vessels, florals, and figures, especially faces, hands, and feet are recurring images in my paintings. Trees become dryads, vessels become bodies, bodies become spirit guides, floral impressions become bounty, fertility, and beauty. In this painting, vessels seem to…

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new work: light worker Own this original now... I have been practicing light work or energy work for decades. I began with Reiki Level 1 in the early 1990s (yes. I'm from the 1900s). I have continued my studies and practice of energy healing since then and have found it to be the singular most…

light worker Indigo is the color or light frequency associated with the third eye or spiritual insight often known as intuition. It is associated with the energy of clairvoyance and connection with the divine, the ability to see clearly from the highest vibrational frequency. When I paint, I often…

Writer’s Idea Box: writing horses Photo by Fabian Burghardt on Unsplash Writing warm ups can be of enormous value for developing fodder for future in-depth explorations. This month, I depart from the standard syllabus I usually offer to offer, instead, a rich writing warm-up exercise I call…

Please, delete this… Image courtesy of Dibakar Roy via Unsplash Whatever message is inside this being in its personal fragrance that is the root cause and maybe unrecognised cause of suffering within me, I pray ‘Please delete this message.’ ~Mooji I have been “attending “ satsang almost daily with…

beauty heals. find it here. Photo by Egor Myznik on Unsplash a thing of beauty is a joy forever ~John Keats Beauty heals. Here Keats explains how: A thing of beauty is a joy for ever:Its loveliness increases; it will neverPass into nothingness; but still will keepA bower quiet for us, and a…

Writer’s Idea Box: write about place Photo by Sam Jotham Sutharson on Unsplash I simply adore a good box, a unique box. I have four boxes in which I keep jewelry: three are music boxes, one is antique and belonged to my great-grandmother, one is mid-century gold and was given to me by my father. I…

Call for submissions: random beauty ii, deadline Dec. 31, 25 but submit now as work is being published upon acceptance. moonshadowsanctuarypress.submittable.com/submit/33434...

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"Golden Hour" Oil on Canvas, 18x24 Based on a photo I took while driving through New Mexico. Using impressionist brushwork and a vivid palette, I aimed to capture the fleeting warmth of light on open land. #OilPainting #art #artist #sunset #impressionism #NewMexico #ArtOnBluesky

blue forest Please note: this original watercolor is now showing at the San Antonio Ecumenical Center. Please contact art curator, Lejla Cenanovic with interest: 210.784.7653 Proceeds benefit the Ecumenical Center. This cool blue and green original watercolor seems to invite the viewer into the…

gleaning the journals: a meditation circular meditation for clarity, 2012 I'm delighted to have found this journal page from 2012 on which I've practiced a form of writing meditation, this time seeking clarity. I had forgotten all about this way of working. I remember it being very helpful, so I'm…

vessel with orbs ii This original watercolor on paper with mixed media  reads like an abstract floral full of life and color that speaks to the omnipresence of the essential being, bringing a sense of protection and well-being into the space it inhabits.

what she holds, a poetic memoir (c) d. ellis phelps 2020 what she holds is my poetic memoir. It is a transformative work of writing as the healing process and for me the work of reconciliation. Here is the first poem: uninvitedborn my breath my body( uninvited ) into this:she left youin your…

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Read my heart-warming story based on events I lived about learning what it means to love while caring for an aging parent. http://formidablewoman.org/2025/08/14/making-room-for-george-a-love-story/

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Ballet of the Abyss #Art #Painting #Expressionism #DreamlikeNaturalism #Floatingrhythm #Risingarrangement #Blockbrushstrokes #Localbrushing #

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Watercolor: the process Four videos: one painting. Enjoy! One (C) d. ellis phelps Two (c) d. ellis phelps Three (c) d. ellis phelps

Writer’s idea Box: bonus prompt! Cibolo Nature Center (c) d. ellis phelps If you have already subscribed to the Writer's Idea Box, THANK YOU! If you haven't subscribed to the Writer's Idea Box, now is the time! For a $10 annual subscription, you will receive a monthly workshop syllabus that…

Writer’s Idea Box: the epistolary form Photo by sue hughes on Unsplash Letter writing is fast becoming a lost art-form: the handwritten lengthy missive from far away for which one waits and waits to arrive in high anticipation of news from loved-ones. Once, the only way to receive news from far…

gleaning the journals: an artist purges collage #1 (c) d. ellis phelps 2013 I have a stack, several linear feet, of journals in which I have written, recorded life events, done dream-work, and processed emotional growth work for decades. Finally, I am ready to release them. And so, here is the…

Nature’s perfect palette. Summer in Maine. . . #maine #photography #onlybeautifulthings

“Joy in Spite of-“ 8” x 8” Cold wax and oil on panel “The greatest expression of #rebellion is joy.“ ~Joss Whedon #smartist #abstractart #painting #abstractlandscape #resist #resistanceart

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Stunning photography.

#watercolor #painting Learn the basics with me Sept 6th. All supplies provided. No experience necessary. www.craftyppl.com/service-page...

Silly #anole lives my spicy bird seed cake. #naturebabe

This is where all started... my first realistic animal portrait! This is an Indian rhino made in graphite and pastel pencils. I made it in 2020 during the lockdown and I haven't stopped drawing animals since then! #SciArt #WildlifeArt #Rhino #Graphite #AnimalLover #Art

“In Quaking Gold,” oil on linen, 12”x10” is my latest —and final— painting for my show at Coeur d’Alene Galleries opening this Friday, July 11th! Reception from 5-8pm. #ravens #aspens #wildlifeart #birdart #animalart #westernart #oilpainting

#NatureIsArt Hibiscus vortex - 2025 #Phonetography #flowers #bloomscrolling #onlybeautifulthings #consuming #billowy

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#naturebabe #whitetail Little Darlin’ outside my gate. Only one fawn in our herd this year.

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#naturebabe #beelover #birdlover #hummingbird ? Ha!

#naturebabe #TexasAnole #birdlover

#naturebabe #honeybeeswarm We opened the blinds to find these honeybees swarming the hummingbird feeder this morning. They left after all the food was gone.

Whispers of Leaves #Art #Painting #Illustration #Flowerpattern #Design #AIpainting

The Mustang Acrylics on 70cm x 50cm canvas Finished version #stunday #EastCoastKin #art #horse #animalart #ArtYear #artshare