watercolor 10/2019
In Japanese folklore, all foxes (Kitsune) exhibit some level of magical ability including shapeshifting into people, other creatures, and inanimate objects. These powers increase with age and wisdom. There are thirteen different kinds of Kitsune, each with a corresponding element. I named this silver fox “Seishin” or spirit element.
Watercolor 5×7 2018
This was a commission for a wedding gift. Very interesting relationship ….a beaver with a snake. The beaver has a very grounded and industrious nature while a snake embodies cosmic consciousness and transmutation. I wonder how this couple’s marriage will evolve. I wish them harmony.
watercolor 5/2017
So…does the unicorn exist now or ever? Perhaps whatever we can imagine with the mind does exist.
Long before the pearly white unicorn of European lore, a one-horned, magical animal was said to roam the Eastern world: the Asian unicorn. First mentioned in written stories around 2700 BC, this unicorn is described as a creature of great power and wisdom. Always benevolent, it avoids fighting at all costs and walks so softly it will not crush a blade of grass. And no one but the very pure of heart should ever see it.
watercolor aceo 6/2015
‘Some women are lost in the fire. Some women are built from it.’
watercolor aceo 1/2015
Raven shows us how to go into the dark of our inner self and bring out the light of our true self.
watercolor aceo 2/2014
A mystical creature. Great humility.
My heart procedure was successful this time and I am recovering. I feel like I have been given a pardon and a new life. I can walk up a hill. That was my wish. Seems small, but I haven’t been able to do that for a very long time. Finally the drugs stopped working and a more invasive approach was needed. I didn’t realize the burden I had been carrying for years until it was lifted. I am off the most debilitating drugs and, hopefully, by the end of March all of the drugs plus a new pacemaker. I am truly grateful for my gift and for all my wonderful friends on and off line and my beautiful children who put their lives on hold to help me. This just brings tears to my eyes. So much love. Thank you all for your love and sweet words.
Many blessings,
Gretchen
watercolor aceo c12/2013
The White King heralds the coming new year with healing light energy.
watercolor aceo 12/2013
They offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
