Micron 05 brown pen, Micron orange brush, Marvy LePlume red
I feel I’ve been going in circles the last week. Maybe that’s why I’ve been making lots of circles! I finally decided I needed to knuckle down and learn Illustrator. The rep at Adobe assured me my more-than-ancient version qualified for upgrade to CS4 even though […]
Month: March, 2009
recipe for creativity
It’s been a wonderful spring day. Saw and heard lots of mockingbirds during my morning walk. Flowers are increasing exponentially every day lately.
Last week my optometrist told me I have a cataract taking hold in my left eye, and she said it is a normal part of aging, but I don’t like it! I […]
blobbing
Doodling with a variety of pens. Doodles are to art what notes areto a research paper. It looks like it might fit in to the overall story, but you’re not sure how just yet.
food chain
One of the things I do to teach myself to draw is to copy simple drawings. I liked these two fish I saw in an old comic strip. The catfish was wearing a top hat and smoking a cigarette, but I didn’t put that in. My first drawing wasn’t bad, but things went downhill from […]
mud matters
I suddenly decided I intensely dislike my website. I will be experimenting with new layouts when I have time. So far none of the themes available at wordpress suit me. I’m so particular.
Meanwhile, an experiment with oil pastels on some handmade watercolor paper.
spring forward decor
Even a tiny ball of loose threads can be a work of art!
Remants of my latest quick-and-dirty redecorating project. I have a small settee, found on craigslist, which really belongs to my dog. To keep the settee in reasonably nice condition I have an old quilt that my dog likes to lay on. You can […]