A February Day

The sun has returned to my Northern home

and my daughter and I went out to enjoy it

We sat

on the ice

of the frozen lake

and enjoyed the perspective we  never get in the summer. 

Drawing Challenge - VEIN

Veronica has kindly hosted our drawing challenge this week

and has provided us the theme 'VEIN'.

As I have studied more botany then anatomy, 

I associated veins with leaves. 

"Veins provide support for the leaf 

and transport water, minerals and food energy 

through the leaf and on to the rest of the plant."

I created a miniature book 

with pages covered with paint and ink

and leaves covered with veins.

I hope to find the perfect quote

to write a few words

on each of the pages. 

To see more interpretations of 'VEIN' be sure to visit Veronica.

A New Book Just To Play In

In my last post I mentioned that I had a new sketchbook that I have been having fun with. 

It is a smallish book that I made, 

and is bursting with pages ready for creative play.

I tea stained the pages before putting the book together. 

I decorated a few pages a bit using my typewriter and some handcarved stamps.

I also decided to make some pages smaller then others.... this may have been a mistake. 

Some of the pages turned out so beautifully just as they are

that I may have a hard time adding to them.

My plan is to add little bits of paper or stamps or ink or paint

that I am using in different projects, 

or that are on my desk and I don't want to throw away.

Once the bits are added I will go back in

with pen or pencil or paint or paper to complete the page.

I never know who will come to play. 

This page has a small page on the right hand side. 

Which means I need to keep the colour and bits at the top and bottom

of the larger page in mind as I create the next page

..... this is okay, just a bit more difficult. 

This project has been inspired by many different creations I have seen online,

such as the amazing sketchbooks of Lynne Hoppe

and the whimsical work of Judy Shreve

And even though I have only completed four pages so far,

I can't believe how much fun I am having. 

Aqua

This weeks Drawing Challenge theme is 'Aqua'

So I found my supply of paper that I have decorated in that colour 

and started to play. 

I started tearing bits of paper and my bunny with a balloon emerged.

She looks like she is bundled up and patiently waiting for a party!

The little bits of left over aqua coloured paper ended up in my new sketchbook 

-a WIP (with another bunny!)

I will share more of this little book in my next post. 

I am having so much fun with it.  

To see more drawing challange Aqua visit  our host Veronica!

DC- Dinner Gala

This weeks drawing challenge is 'Dinner Gala'. 

I rarely (if ever) attend formal parties,

and therefore wasn't sure what would show up for my drawing challenge this week. 

 But  this little lady wanted to go, 

so I did her hair and put on some earrings

 and she was off to her fancy party ready to dine and dance the night away. 

I was then looking for things to draw for my (not quite) daily drawing exercise,

and with 'Dinner Gala' still on my mind,

 I decided to draw some of my jewelry. 

If I had drawn her on a bigger canvas, 

 I could have drawn her a nice necklace to wear as well. 

See more 'Dinner Gala' creations here.

Enjoyment

I have enjoyed my creative time this week. 

I made this new scarf dancer collage

and worked on some pen and watercolor drawings. 

I have especially enjoyed these as I am now able to not worry about their wonkiness

 as they still resemble each item I was trying to draw.

Which was just what I wanted - more looseness and lots of enjoyment!