IF: Horizon (and Backwards)

ACEO 2.5 x 3.5 inches
color pencil
bristol board 100 lb

My favorite horizon, even though I was born and raised in Iowa. Now living near Dallas with the Gulf about a 4-5 hour drive. I love the sea.


I missed last week even though I did a quick sketch.

In Iowa we have gates, lots and lots of gates. Panel gates, aluminum gates, even wooden gates.

In Texas, at least the areas where I helped work cattle, rodeo stock, and when we were on the dairy, there are lots of gaps... strands of barb wire, twisted around a bois d arc post, then you pull it tight and secure the top and bottom with a baling wire hoop.

Gaps are a pain in the butt and backwards!


blue ink pen
scratch pad

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Studio Friday: Creating Emotion

In 2006 I lived through a very trying time for me and my teenage daughter.

I didn't think it was possible to survive the "heart pain". I cried everyday for months.

I rarely created anything during this time. Here are two...


ACEO 2.5 x 3.5inches
color pencil
bristol board 100 lb.


ACEO 2.5 x 3.5inches
color pencil
bristol board 100 lb.
Our relationship continues as those who have gone before us in the dance of Mothers and Daughters.


size: 4 inches x 4 inches
color pencil
bristol board 100 lb.

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Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Moo MmmMMooooo Moo

I have so many things to be thankful for...

I hope you and yours have a safe and happy day whether you are in the USA, celebrating our Thanksgiving holiday, or elsewhere in the World.

Monday Night Dinner and Art

Even though I have not been posting much written content since I revived this little blog I have had an idea or two about what to write and how to share more of my Art once NaNoWriMo is over.

This is inspired by a little known group on Flickr called Monday Night Dinner.

I hope you will join me! Post some of your Art and Dinner on Monday Night, Leave a comment so those that want to participate can come visit you!

Not an Artist? Post a craft or scrapbook page or corner of your home... anything that might be pleasing to the eye as we enjoy the "dessert" of visiting your space on Monday night.

So no pictures of a sink full of dirty dishes, okay?



Color Pencil drawing from my 2004 sketchbook. Size is close to 4x6 inches.




Dinty Moore Stew and Cornbread. I add peas and corn to canned stew, plus a cup or so of water.Turns out almost like a soup. It's yummy. Easy and fast to cook. Perfect for a busy Monday night.

Note: I will be posting future Monday night Dinner and Art posts earlier than 11 pm. Blame this on NaNoWriMo.

Monday Night Dinner and Art

Candy Corn and Pasta


Small Format: 4 x 6 inches
color pencils
sketch book

I fixed an entire bag of whole wheat pasta and oven baked 8 Schwan's chicken patties on Sunday... for lunches and Monday night supper.

With all this National Month stuff, Novel and Blogging I didn't want to waste any time with cooking when I get home from my 10 HOUR DAY. Ugh.

So when the pasta runs out I'll make chicken patty sandwiches. When that runs out then it will PB & J.




Will you look at that! The knife and fork are from the same set!
Oh and that is a salad plate by the way.


NaNoWriMo Word Count: 3247 as of 10 pm Sunday

IF:Summer

Submission for Illustration Friday: Summer
8/10/05

I didn't have time to do "digital" from last week and with my mom and aunt here I wouldn't have had time to do this week's "Summer" if I wouldn't have already had a summer type sketch done already.

As I drove home yesterday the farmers were harvesting the wheat fields already and the corn field across the road from the farm will be ready next month.

I have been in Texas 25 years and my "farm clock" is still off from the growing and harvest schedule of growing up in Iowa.

It always seems to soon!!

Manipulated Doodle

I fanagled the heart. Otherwise it was all subconsious doodle.



Madonna and Child

IF: Aquatic

Submission for Illustration Friday
Just happened to have this one done.

"Fish"

Doodle
Look at Doodle
Long enough...
Image emerges
Color
Voila

Fun... easy to do at work. Coloring relieves tension, stress, etc. And keeps that side of the brain working.

IF: Nourishment

First entry for Illustration Friday

I Adore Sunflowers. Don't you?

I had not used colored pencils for many years and then only to color in maps and graphs in school.

Last year I started carrying a sketchbook with me to draw and doodle during the "slow" times at work. I can't stand to sit and not be doing something.

Colored pencils were the only medium I could think to use besides crayons.

Portable and blendable.

I was hooked.

I use Crayola brand, started with the 12 pack, then quickly progressed to the 50 pack.

Then I found real "artist" kind of colored pencils... at $3 or more a stick.

Guess what? The expensive kind didn't blend as well and the Crayola Brand.