My sewing machine has been whirring lately.  I got it in my head that I wanted to MAKE my own gig bag for my birthday ukulele.  I couldn't find one I liked in any of the worldwide web shopping stores, so I decided to make one to my own liking:  pretty fabric, 1/2" foam, easy … Continue reading Safe & Snug

"Are you drawing me again?" says the teen (either the 15 year old girl or the 13 year old boy). "Yes, dear" says me.  <sigh> says the teen. "Oh mommy, will you draw me?" says the 8 year old. "I'd LOVE to!" says me:)

I 'spose I could consider this as one of the 100 Portraits...a portrait of a flower, or two, or three.  But I won't.  I've been spending so much time painting without pen lines, I wanted to revisit a previously drawn subject where I did paint with watercolor, but had the line work to depend on … Continue reading Daffodil Dance

Lest you think I've completely abandoned my continuous line drawings...I thought I'd share just a few of the ones I've made lately.  We've had some lovely, rainy evenings.  As our back deck is not a covered deck, I find myself sitting in the garage with the door up to enjoy the rain.  Pen and I … Continue reading Chillin’ with Pen

I have a commissioned portrait I'm working on.  I sometimes do a couple of versions of the portrait and then choose the one I think most captures the person.  I typically create these portraits in charcoal or pastel.  But I have a hankerin' to work with watercolor on this one.  At least to TRY it.  … Continue reading Messing Around

Remember that pen I found  a week or so ago? I've been taking it out for a spin around the sketchbook dance floor.  Thought you might like to see some of the dances... ...views from our back deck, ...front yard, ...neighbor houses and yards. Someone asked on the previous post, if this pen was waterproof.  … Continue reading Line Dancing with Found Pen

Well, folks...here is Yarn Painting #1.  I've actually had this 10 x 10 inch square done since the winter.  I kept telling myself I would share it when I did all the completion work:  a fabric backing which allows for a dowel or twig to run through it for hanging on the wall.  Alas, these … Continue reading YP#1

On a previous blog post,  The Ways We See, a fellow EDM artist, Johanna, asked this question in her comment :  "So, how can I train my seeing to work with masses and shapes?"  There are probably many ways that a "line" person can train his/her eyes to see the shapes/masses, but I thought I'd give … Continue reading Seeing the Masses

Found a pen and picked it up... All day long I had good... drawings! 🙂 A thanks goes out to whoever left it behind...but, as another saying goes: Finders, keepers...Losers, gotta-buy-anothers! If you see a pen lying around (that does not have an obvious owner!), pick it up! It just might be your new favorite!  … Continue reading No Pen Left Behind

Couldn't........stop........drawing........and.....painting......them! Just flowers...just spring...just sayin'.