You know, I really should consider designing puppets. Seriously. If I had kids I would make the most amazing paper puppets for them and a wonderful little card board stage. Today's sketch is Contemplation. Enjoyed a lovely, lengthy moment…
I really love this work. It is embodying where I'm headed creatively. I got a lot of great work done this week. Some weeks are not conducive to being in the zone. This week on the whole has been wonderfully…
Some times you just need to dance your way out the door. The Wall paper reminds me of the straw, thatched covered walls of our new home in the 70s. My mother had it promptly removed. Britt : )
A lovely drizzly day that even garnered an evening sweat shirt! First sign that fall is approaching. I can't wait! Spent a nice hour over at our corner bakery working on another portrait idea. Working through numerous options and…
Helena, my fictitious model was conceived while out on the bench today. Another portrait sketch for my upcoming series. I will probably go back into the hair at some point. For now I have to move onto other things. I…
So, I've spent very little time in my creative life copying others work. But the few times I have, I've learned a lot. So I broke out a book this morning and attempted to copy and learn. So far, so…
So the other day I attempted to draw my husband from across the room at The Corner Bakery. He was a very reluctant model. Fortunately I was so far away I couldn't quite decipher whether I was getting the evil…
I drew this the other day. It's one of several portraits for my next series in paint. Just working out variations, ideas and thoughts. Mostly just thinking, drawing and rethinking. Finding what I want and what I don't. I'll be…
It's hard to believe I stopped drawing for so long. I keep blaming the job. I like to say it's really me but frankly I don't think so. I am only human and I can spend all day gathering up…
I've been spending the weekends painting. After all that is the point of this blog... get back to painting. So tonight is a reminder for myself that I need to spend more time as painter girl. Hopefully this…
I grew up with a lot of Agatha Christie, Ellery Queen and Mystery. On occasion I even dream a good mystery, although I would never dare write one. But, it occurred to me that with all the tv shows…
I love the weekends. I love the open air, the grass, the road, the trees, the breeze, and all that time for myself and Steve. On our first date we took the metro down to hear a band on…
I had a pretty busy schedule today but wanted to make sure I had a chance to capture some people at the Court House Market this morning. It's a great place for people watching, and lets face it, once…
After having a lovely lunch up in Clarendon, I asked Steve to drop me off at the metro so that I could see about getting a sketch of the flower guy. There he was. I've found my initial sketches…
Steve and I went to Mount Vernon today. After watching the HBO series John Adams, it's surprising we waited this long. I especially wanted to see and meet Martha Washington. Now I know she is just a character actress,…
Not only did the sun finally peek out today, but I was able to take my sketch pad and camera over to my favorite gardens. There were only a handful of flowers opened and the rose garden was still a couple…
Maybe it's just because I haven't been out to an event in while, or that I am in desperate need of a haircut and a trip to the gym, or maybe it's just having been hold up indoors listening…