“I celebrate all of me today!
Weaknesses and strengths alike!
I celebrate every part of me
And
I
feel
JOY!
-Ruth Fishel
Copyright Beth Parker Art 2012
Ralph Faded Into the Forest – Illustration Friday – 5.5″ x 5″ Watercolor and Prismacolor .01 fine artist pen
Ralph, in his infinite frog wisdom, discovered that if he climbed into the tree and held perfectly still, he faded perfectly into the background, keeping him safe from 5 year old boys. We all know little boys love taking frogs home and putting them in the bathtub. Ralph liked the forest better than any bathtub.
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I hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. I had a whole 3 days off! I am rested, relaxed and happy. 
Ruth Fishel, is a therapist, retreat and workshop leader, and author of several books, including “Precious Solitude,” “The Journey Within, A Spiritual Path to Recovery,” a pioneer book on meditation, spirituality, and recovery, and the best-selling “Time for Joy.” She also teaches “Stop! Do You Know You’re Breathing?” a program she developed for teachers and health care workers. She now co-directs Spirithaven, Inc., which she co-founded in 1989.
Spirit Haven, Inc can be found here… http://ruthfishel.com/Home_Page.html
Clever Ralph! Love the vibrant colors!! He fades very well into the background!
Thanks so much for taking the time to comment!
I had a lot of fun with Ralph!
He is well-faded! Nicely done.
Thanks so much, Paula!
Fantastically cute! The pose and pink toes are my favorite bits. Lovely job with the foliage. I like his spots too! (The forest is enormously better than the bathtub, no matter what tasty snacks one might put in it!) Arghh, I am back from a weekend away and must get to my entry this evening I hope!
Thanks, Cindy! I can’t wait to see what you do! I hope you had a nice weekend away. I pretty much got to paint a lot this weekend. I’m having a hard time getting back into work.
Love the painting of Ralph! Beautiful colors!!! Glad to hear you had a good holiday weekend, I did too. It was great to have some extra crafting time. Have a wonderful day!!! ~Sophia
Thanks, Sophia! I got some extra painting time, too! Hubby and his son went fishing several times, leaving me to do art! Deliciously hoarded every moment of it!