Tidepooling on the Big Island

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Carla Saunders

View From My Chair mixed media 5″x 5″

Black lava meets sand

Warm water around my feet

The green turtle sleeps

JAZZ

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Carla Saunders

Hot morning sun shapes

Blue jazz dance in my bookcase

I think of my friend.

Puppies And Poems

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Carla Saunders

Cody is an English Cream Golden Retriever who lives in England with my daughter and her family. For three weeks I stayed at their home and babysat this cute puppy. Wondering what I was going to do with myself while I took care of him, I gave myself an assignment: Learn how to draw a dog. Besides sketching, I wrote some prose and a few poems. Maybe there is an Artists’ book in the making. I have the images and the words. The next step is figuring out a structural form for a book. Then, do it!

While slurping noodles, I was reminded of my trip to Vietnam

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Carla Saunders

Cone hats

pattern flat

primary colors

of a Vietnamese

modern painting

While slurping noodles, I was reminded of my trip to Vietnam.

Curious Squirrel Discovers an Intruder – Sierra Nevada Mountains

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Carla Saunders

Quick as lightening

Curious ground squirrel

Observes my pencil

I Followed a Feather Today – An Answer to Otto’s Post – Diversify and Become More Creative

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Carla Saunders

Following a suggestion from Otto’s post, I took a walk. http://munchow.wordpress.com/2014/09/09/diversify-and-become-more-creative/

Check out two of my favorite dots, Otto and David. I think you will will be pleased, then go take a walk.

http://davidduchemin.com/2013/08/getting-unstuck/

A month ago I was painting 7 foot paintings about how I felt about the wars going on in this world, today. The paintings are waiting for me to come back to the studio. Meanwhile, I’ve been collecting dots, drawing trees, writing a little and following feathers down the street.