He rises quietly at 4:30 am every Sunday. He sits in the Big Chair with laptop, Bible, and commentaries. All week long he's been studying for this. And now comes the moment of truth. It is much like the chef. The chef who has gathered, assembled, prepared all the items for the exquisite meal. … Continue reading The Pastor Prepares
Category: Story behind the art
Sick Day :(
A poor image this...lingering gray skies do not allow for well-lit photos. But this is where we are today: inside with a sick little one. 🙁 Time for drawing. Time for playing Uno. Time for movies. Time for soup and crackers. Time for knitting. Time for episodes of Suite Life on Deck. Time for naps. … Continue reading Sick Day 🙁
Drawing the Chaos
Early this morning I felt the need to draw the chaos that is my desk. A true picture of the shape of my life right now: mounds of papers from school (both mine and my kids), yarn, end-of-year tax gathering, yarn, knitting patterns and projects, yarn, books I'm "reading", oh and did I mention yarn? … Continue reading Drawing the Chaos
Mounds of Art!
In my job as Art Teacher at Redeemer School, I have mounds and mounds of artwork to prepare for our Annual Art Show which will take place February 7th. This includes backing each piece of art with construction paper to act as a mat to set off the art. It also means adding a label … Continue reading Mounds of Art!
A Place to Call Home
The most delightful part about commission work, is the people I meet through the process. Yes, I love the drawing and painting. Yes, I like the challenge of trying to climb inside someone else's head to bring forth an image they might like. But the best part is meeting and getting to know the people … Continue reading A Place to Call Home
Transformative Drawing
I'm not certain I can articulate this well... But there's something about drawing one's life which transforms that life. It's as if by drawing something about your day, your world, your city or town, your home, your yard...you are viewing it through a different lens or filter. This idea came to me afresh as I've … Continue reading Transformative Drawing
The Balloon Tree
I sit outside, in a brief interlude of warmth and peace, gazing up at the winter trees. An idea begins to form...those lines, those lovely lines...they make shapes, hold spaces where shape resides. The idea I have doesn't take shape fully yet. I'm searching, thinking about these spaces and the shapes that inhabit them. I … Continue reading The Balloon Tree
My Name Was Drawn!!
It is rare that my name is drawn for a giveaway! Partly due to the fact that I haven't entered my name in very many giveaways, but that's because I tell myself I would never win. I have proof in the pudding that I'm wrong!! I just won this awesome set of cards by some … Continue reading My Name Was Drawn!!
Widener University Holiday Card
In this and the next post, I'll share with you a couple of commissions I received prior to Christmas. I have truly been blessed to be asked to create artwork for some wonderful people. One of them was for Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania. The above drawing was created from a handful of photos sent … Continue reading Widener University Holiday Card
Draw Where You’ve Never Drawn Before
As I've been thinking about 2012 and that it marked the year when I took my sketchbook places I'd never taken it before, I started to wonder what other places in my life I could take my sketchbook and draw. I HAVE taken it to my school where I teach and I've drawn there on … Continue reading Draw Where You’ve Never Drawn Before