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finding art in simple moments

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

i opened the blinds to the light and an impressionistic view.

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Labels: seeing

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

i noticed the light-shadows on the wall.

Posted by anne artist at 11:03 AM No comments:
Labels: effects of light

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

on the morning after the first freezing night of winter, i looked out on the patio blanketted by the pecan tree's leaves.

Posted by anne artist at 7:36 AM No comments:

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

i hung my knit-by-hand socks on the oven door to dry.

Posted by anne artist at 7:43 AM No comments:

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

i finished a sudoku puzzle and placed the book back on the table.

Posted by anne artist at 7:27 AM 5 comments:

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

i remembered when my oldest friend gave me a magic pumpkin painted with her own hands.

Posted by anne artist at 8:33 AM No comments:

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

i wondered if even cloth snakes shed their skin.

Posted by anne artist at 8:17 AM 6 comments:

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

i finished washing dishes.

Posted by anne artist at 8:26 PM No comments:

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

i realized the kitchen brooms were a form of decoration.

Posted by anne artist at 9:03 AM No comments:

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

i decided to soak the breakfast pot.

Posted by anne artist at 7:37 AM No comments:

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

i reflected on reflections.

Posted by anne artist at 1:53 PM No comments:

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

i gave myself flowers for my birthday.

Posted by anne artist at 8:36 AM No comments:

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

i paused before my basket of writing and wondered if i were ready to edit.

Posted by anne artist at 7:16 AM No comments:

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

i saw the sweet potato's new growth reaching upward without need of roots.

Posted by anne artist at 6:44 AM No comments:

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

i paused to gaze at a squash on the kitchen counter.

Posted by anne artist at 6:24 AM No comments:

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

i placed my knitting in a basket.

Posted by anne artist at 9:26 AM No comments:

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

i drank some orange juice.

Posted by anne artist at 6:58 AM 19 comments:
Labels: simplicity

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

i noticed lines intersecting and named them "chair" and "shadow."

Posted by anne artist at 8:22 AM No comments:

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

i wondered about being a glass fish in a bowl of rocks and marbles. attached to my own air bubble.

Posted by anne artist at 10:17 AM No comments:

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

as the sun set, i noticed the yarn winder.

Posted by anne artist at 11:13 AM No comments:

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

i circled the dining room table.

Posted by anne artist at 8:31 AM No comments:

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

i picked up my fallen painting.

Posted by anne artist at 8:11 AM No comments:

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

i took one last look in the mirror.

Posted by anne artist at 1:06 PM 2 comments:

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

i blew out the light.

Posted by anne artist at 7:33 AM 4 comments:

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

i could have filed instead of waiting to open the folder one more time.

Posted by anne artist at 7:51 AM No comments:

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

i look at one of my paintings and wish for ice cream.

Posted by anne artist at 3:54 PM No comments:

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

i wondered, after listening to the news on tv, if all good news had been lost.

Posted by anne artist at 8:36 AM 10 comments:

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

i wondered how my childhood toy lost its ears.

Posted by anne artist at 7:23 AM 2 comments:

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

i wondered if this would have been the apple that could have kept the doctor away or if it was just another bad apple.

Posted by anne artist at 8:40 AM No comments:

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

i wondered if someone's heart had turned to stone and i had found it one day on a beach in canada.

Posted by anne artist at 8:57 AM No comments:

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

i wondered about the words "piggy" and "bank" being linked together.

Posted by anne artist at 8:32 AM No comments:

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

i touched the design folded into the linen cloth.

Posted by anne artist at 9:58 AM No comments:

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

i glimpsed my childhood image tacked to the wall.

Posted by anne artist at 9:02 AM No comments:

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

i realized i liked the image better with the power off.

Posted by anne artist at 1:09 PM No comments:

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

i took a look at the world on a dimly lit day.

Posted by anne artist at 8:26 AM No comments:

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

i checked the time.

Posted by anne artist at 9:10 AM No comments:

Thursday, March 26, 2009

i discovered a hornet inside my apartment. trapped unless i open the window.

Posted by anne artist at 4:51 PM No comments:

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

i wondered if my move to this apartment represents life squared.

Posted by anne artist at 4:19 PM 5 comments:

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

i photographed the first full moon seen from my new apartment. and moved the camera around; as if it were in orbit around the moon.

Posted by anne artist at 7:56 AM No comments:

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

i told myself that my own bed would be out of storage in two days.

Posted by anne artist at 7:53 AM 23 comments:

Friday, February 27, 2009

i returned my keys, turned out the lights, moved out and wondered about my new life waiting on the other side of a distant apartment door.

Posted by anne artist at 4:16 PM No comments:

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

i took a final look out the window.

Posted by anne artist at 8:06 AM 18 comments:

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

i looked out of the window through my kaleidoscope.

Posted by anne artist at 8:36 AM No comments:

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

i wondered if the potatoes looked more like aliens from another planet.

Posted by anne artist at 8:47 AM 14 comments:

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

i saw light-shadows on the leaves.

Posted by anne artist at 9:10 AM No comments:

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

i took another look at my shadow.

Posted by anne artist at 8:24 AM 7 comments:

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

i sat outside on the steps and talked with my shadow.

Posted by anne artist at 8:31 AM 2 comments:
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      • i hung my knit-by-hand socks on the oven door to dry.
      • i finished a sudoku puzzle and placed the book bac...
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      • i remembered when my oldest friend gave me a magic...
      • i wondered if even cloth snakes shed their skin.
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      • i realized the kitchen brooms were a form of decor...
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      • i decided to soak the breakfast pot.
      • i reflected on reflections.
      • i gave myself flowers for my birthday.
      • i paused before my basket of writing and wondered ...
      • i saw the sweet potato's new growth reaching upwar...
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      • i paused to gaze at a squash on the kitchen counter.
      • i placed my knitting in a basket.
      • i drank some orange juice.
      • i noticed lines intersecting and named them "chair...
    • ►  July (5)
      • i wondered about being a glass fish in a bowl of r...
      • as the sun set, i noticed the yarn winder.
      • i circled the dining room table.
      • i picked up my fallen painting.
      • i took one last look in the mirror.
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      • i blew out the light.
      • i could have filed instead of waiting to open the ...
      • i look at one of my paintings and wish for ice cream.
      • i wondered, after listening to the news on tv, if ...
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      • i wondered how my childhood toy lost its ears.
      • i wondered if this would have been the apple that ...
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      • i touched the design folded into the linen cloth.
      • i glimpsed my childhood image tacked to the wall.
      • i realized i liked the image better with the power...
      • i took a look at the world on a dimly lit day.
      • i checked the time.
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      • i discovered a hornet inside my apartment. trapped...
      • i wondered if my move to this apartment represents...
      • i photographed the first full moon seen from my ne...
      • i told myself that my own bed would be out of stor...
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      • i returned my keys, turned out the lights, moved o...
      • i took a final look out the window.
      • i looked out of the window through my kaleidoscope.
      • i wondered if the potatoes looked more like aliens...
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      • i took another look at my shadow.
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