It’s so easy to get caught up in the day to day and To-Do list.  Weekends can be eaten up with errands and extra curricular work.  One thing about our traveling is that in each new place, Mr. F and I make it a point to spend our free time exploring, which helps get us out of that work-work-work mentality.

These paintings by Ellen Levine Dodd, with their chaotic, colorful layers remind me of the way just a little bit of fun and adventure brightens up and enriches the day to day.

I love the mix of large swaths of color and quick, sketchy lines– those little pops of excitement make the ordinary so much more fun, don’t they?

To see more of Ellen Levine Dodd‘s work, please visit her website.

All images via the artist’s website.