Forgive the dreadful photos (especially this one)...I was drawing/painting in the wee hours of the morning (have no idea why I'm up so early these days:( ) and taking photos at that time is near impossible, but there it is. The blankets are out in full force around our house and in use! Perhaps for … Continue reading Blankets & A Process
Tag: sketching
Knitting Brown
To the yarn currently on my needles: I do not know why I chose you. I'm sorry to say it! Brown? Really? Brown yarn has never been something I gravitated to in the midst of luscious raspberry hanks, purpley-hued skeins, vibrant lime balls, sumptuously variegated twists of wool or cotton hanging in a glittering yarn … Continue reading Knitting Brown
Le Cycliste and Le Tour de Pig
Sharpie & Sketchbook went with me to Lexington, NC this past Saturday to cheer on my husband as he came in to the finish line of the Tour de Pig bike ride. The rest of us sat in our chairs ringing cow bells, hootin' and hollerin' as cyclists came in. Many of them love being … Continue reading Le Cycliste and Le Tour de Pig
A Grateful Girl!
A couple of Sundays ago, Maddie told me on our way home, that in Children's Church, the teacher asked them all a question: What is something you are thankful for and why? "Mom", she said, "I've always felt thankful for insulin, and that is what I said. But I don't think it ever really hit … Continue reading A Grateful Girl!
Weekend Drawcumentation
I had a very full but wonderful weekend! When it looks like there may be little time to breathe between the coming and going, my desire to draw kicks in full throttle. Maybe it's something to do with a need to slow down somewhere in the midst of it, or to have a touchstone to … Continue reading Weekend Drawcumentation
A Bale of Words
Available in My Etsy Shoppe Another "sitting" out in my favorite field just after the baling. This time with my pastels in My Little Black Book. Available in My Etsy Shoppe And a different sort of "bale" here...words bundled together in a little poem I wrote several years ago: ************************** I like you standing there… … Continue reading A Bale of Words
A Few of My Favorite Things…
Available in My Etsy Shoppe Favorite Thing #1: Nothing gets better than sitting IN MY FIELD painting. A few of weeks ago I got to spend an afternoon painting a couple of views of the freshly baled hay in Mr. Whicker's field. I keep calling it "my" field, and it really isn't. But I call … Continue reading A Few of My Favorite Things…
October means The JDRF Walk!
It's been TWO YEARS since Maddie and I participated in the JDRF Walk for the Cure. Last fall was just too crazy and it pained me to have to bow out of it. I vowed not to let busyness push it out of our calendar this year!! So we are signed up to walk, and … Continue reading October means The JDRF Walk!
Unlikely Lovely
So on Tuesday, I take my youngest, Maddie, to gymnastics at a place here in town called Flip Force. On the way into the building, I notice a patch of tangly wilderness off to the side. I had brought along my sketchbook and oil pastels. "Must see what I can do with that" ran through … Continue reading Unlikely Lovely
An Itch to Scratch
I get an itch sometimes. You know, like an itch to use multi-colored pens, or an itch to use thick paint, or an itch for abstraction. This itch is for oil pastels...and I'm still scratching! So fun to glide the bold color on white paper. To rub the colors into each other. To watch a … Continue reading An Itch to Scratch