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Making My Own Sunshine

sing along with mitch

there comes a synapse
between first light and sunrise
when the ratio of darkness
to illumination is such
that no rabbit’s body
is visible anywhere,
only the cottontail
that becomes
the bouncing ball
for today’s sing-along
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oh, what a beau-ti-ful mor-nin’ … !

—dotty seiter

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Everything’s Comin’ My Way
7 x 7″; watercolor, acrylic, and ink on unstretched canvas
Make Yourself at Home series
2026

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Notes about poem and art:
• Some of my favorite predawn walks are the ones where something catches my attention, inspiration comes within reach if I will but grab it by the tail before it hops away, I grab it, and as I walk I begin to alchemize inspiration into poem. “sing along with mitch” is just such a poem! I am so grateful to be stretching my poetry wings.
• Everything’s Comin’ My Way was an exploration into working on unstretched canvas with watercolors, playing with ideas inspired by Brian Andreas, wrestling to use pen on the canvas’s roughness, trying out various elements of color and contrast, and testing my own persistence. I am so grateful to be creating art.

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6 responses to “Making My Own Sunshine”

  1. Joyful Puttering Avatar
    Joyful Puttering

    This whole post makes me bounce with delight! The poem is perfect…oh what a beautiful morning indeed! And just when I thought I couldn’t love one of your Make Yourself at Home pieces more…..I love one even more! EVERYTHING about this makes me happy: that sun, those tiny triangle trees and shrubs and those wonky houses! And those subtle background colors are just perfect! I’m bouncing with delight!

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      Dotty Seiter

      MaryAnn, you’re a quick study following that bouncing ball! Thank you for your finely-honed I-see-with-my-little-eye skills. What a gift to have you reflect back the sun, the tiny triangle trees and shrubs, the wonky houses, and the subtle background colors. You brought me right back into the embodied memory of painting this piece—I’m so grateful, and, like you, bouncing in delight!

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    lolajovan

    Your morning walks are a never-ending source of inspiration and wonder! I laughed at the vision of following the cottontail to sing along with mitch!

    love the art – pen on canvas? Woot! A triumph!!!

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      Dotty Seiter

      My morning walks are definitely a gift! The cottontail/bouncing ball made me laugh!

      Thanks for your vote of confidence with my triumph of pen on canvas!

      So many creative playgrounds to explore : )

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    carol lee

    First the artwork! Love the textural effect of the canvas aand the way the ink bleeds in the the canvas. Also love the way you found just the perfect places for your houses in your neurographic design! What a beautiful day to wander in your sun filled village.

    Poem. Love your description of your early morning walks, a place to discover and enjoy. Also enjoyed the happy mood you have that probably made your day!

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    Dotty Seiter

    Carol! I’m delightedly grateful for your acknowledgment and appreciation of elements that went into putting together this puzzle of art—the textural effect of the canvas, the bleeding ink, the locating of property for each house.

    And, yes, I move into happy moods in response to the discoveries and enjoyments of my early morning walks—this particular walk definitely put a bounce in my step!

    Thank you for your comments : )

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