Hi there! Oh my gosh ~ Winter Storm Brutus is here, and our fireplace is a wonderful place to be! Soooo thankful! And I’m so excited to be home for a long four-day weekend, as I took today off! Yay! I have really, REALLY enjoyed an online class I’ve been taking “The Wild Art of Abandonment” through Christy Tomlinson’s website, …
Helllloooo! {just imagine Tigger’s voice from Winnie the Pooh!} Well, the leaves mostly gone… except for those living in my imagination or on the sketchbook page! I have really enjoyed playing ~ layering different types of watercolors with this particular page, though. I began with a base layer of watercolor with the Peerless brand of watercolor papers. Then I added the …
Words of Wisdom from St. Augustine: Ahh yes. Patience. I sketched this particular phrase because I NEED to remember this… more. I actually wrote this while we were in the hospital waiting for news from the surgeon while my MIL was undergoing her lung surgery. And I took these pics with the iPhone, while I was traveling – actually while …
From a couple of my favorite authors, C.S. Lewis, and my Oswald Chambers devotional, illustrated in my sketchbook. Of course, there is Peerless Watercolors. Twinkling H2o’s, my black Pitt Pen, and the Moleskine Watercolor journal, all gathered together with their pen pals (glitter pens and more!) in a small little pink bag… and they travel with me everywhere I go… …
Lately I have spoken about the photo technology and convenience of having {and loving to use} an iPhone, which I have had now for two months. This is my very own first ‘smart phone’ and I’m really enjoying it and one of the things I’m {finally} grasping, is how I can take pictures instantly and conveniently of things that inspire …
Harvest has wrapped up mostly here in Montana. I love the wheat fields – they are so awesome. So here is another sketch ~ and some play action not only with the Peerless Watercolors, but with some of my Gelly metallic pens. I of course, love the bright colors, but I added a touch of red to the wheat stalks, …