Follower of Jesus, lover of nature and all things creative. To see and buy my art go to ann-pimblott.pixels.com.
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Travel Tales: The Rollercoaster of a Journey
What a roller coaster of a journey to our daughter’s in Manchester UK. Late leaving St Louis due to a maintenance issue. We only had a 40 minute layover in Charlotte NC so now we were anxious that we wouldn’t get there in time for our flight to London. Relief before landing when we find…
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Travel Tales
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Artist Date
After reading the book the Artist Way by Julia Cameron, I really came to love the concept of the artist’s date.“The Artist Date an hour or longer weekly block of time spent on yourself and with yourself, doing something festive, is intended to engender release. Release, in turn, engenders inspiration”. “Aquarium stores, museums, cathedrals, flea…
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A Stroll in the Garden
Spring has come to St Louis. Last weekend it was in the low 20’s Fahrenheit and today it was in the high 70’s. So I decided to buy an annual membership to the St Louis Botanical Garden. It’s something I have wanted to do for a long time. Now I can visit whenever I have…
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Blue Eye
BLUE “When God made everything I’m glad he had a lot of blue- A great big sky for all the world And eyes like yours for you.” By Annette Wynn’s I took some time this weekend to check out the Laumeier Sculpture Park in St Louis. It was my first visit and I was really…
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Flourish
Flourish: Grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way. Especially as the result of a particularly favorable environment. I find the artistic community a favorable environment to flourish in. They know what it is to feel insecure about their gifts but have an innate urge to create and to share the fruits of their…
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Restore and Refresh
Psalm 23 : 1-3 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. The first few verses of this Psalm fill me with a sense of…
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Springtime
I am so excited that Spring is here. A time of new beginnings and nature bursting back to life. It is a great time to get out and walk again, to see the leaves budding on the tree branches and the daffodils showing all their glory. Nature is one of the main influences for my…
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Hope for the Future
“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life” Pablo Picasso “Art is about changing what we see in our everyday lives and representing it in such a way that it gives us hope.” Kehinde Wiley “Art is the highest form of hope” Gerrard Richter I am a spiritual person with a strong…
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Inspiration:
The process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative. An art journal is a great place to record those creative inspirations, whether it be drawings, paintings or collage. It is an excellent place to experiment as only small amounts of materials are needed and there is less pressure…