Want some snow????

This was a picture of my back porch furniture a few weeks ago - so pretty right? lovely fluffy snow....


and this is a picture from this morning. I can't even open the screen door. There is a HELL of alot of pretty white fluffy stuff out there...

I'm sure that next summer we'll be complaining of a drought.

I don't know what the meme is for Thursday - is it blooming Thursday or something like that? How about "way to much snow Thursday?"

Happy WTMS Thursday!!!

Snow/Sea Bear

As the snow hills are over my head...and more expected tonight - I expect to see this guy walking down the street.

I know it's January...but I want Daffodils!!!!

Happy Animal Wednesday - what animals do YOU expect to see today?

Class

I started a Friday night drawing class last night. In the past it's been life drawing or portrait drawing and actually, I thought this would be the same - didn't read the class description. But it is really a basic drawing class. At first I was not sure, but I like the instructor, he knows me and in the end - of course - I learned. We did a still life and some random drawings, he knows my style and helps with little things. So no matter what, I'll learn.

First he had us use ballpoint pen (which I abandoned after the block shown below) and do our own mental still life - all about volume and light source and shadows. I think I was the only one who ended up with a block of swiss cheese, and snake and a boat full of mice on a water filled table top. Tom was great, and helped me with the top of the snake - i'm not great on volume.


And then he set up a still life for use to work on. And I really did work on that cup laying on it's side - I really struggled with that perspective.



Next week starts my comic class - which I am very excited about


I've got to get the scanning and computer thing down...and the word placement - Yikes.

But - I've got 39 pages done so far. Thirty Nine!!! I can't believe it. Once I get them all scanned in I'll show you....

Wish me luck!!

more snow

What you can't see on the picture is the heavy, wet snowfall that's got me at home this morning. I usually don't mind being stuck at home, but today I thought I'd go to work so I got dressed and everything. And I still might go in when/if it let's up. So now the question is....do I take off these "professional" (read - fairly uncomfortable) clothes, and put on my comfies. The problem is that then when I have to actually go to work, I'll want to go in my comfy sweats. Which I can't do as we are practically a Japanese company now and they see to dress pretty professionally at work. What a dilemma.

By now you're thinking - what the heck is she complaining about - why is she wasting her time with this insignificant drivel?

Well...the point is - I'm taking great pleasure in worrying about things like this instead of life and death decisions. I'm enjoying the insignificant. I'm enjoying focusing on the petty things.

"oh dear" she thought while shopping after work "should I buy the purple Sateen sheets or the polka dot cotton ones?"

Delightful!

May your day be filled with only insignificant worries.

Animal Wednesday - baby spikey

Isn't this the cutest little fella? Don't you just want to pick him up and smooth down those spikey quills?

What is it about baby animals that makes us go "awwhhhh"? is it the chubby belly? The sleepy face?

The photography is from this site - lovely animal photos.

Have a happy Animal Wednesday

The NEXT project

I loved everyone's comments on my sketchbook project, and I could finish it and send it in. But...maybe I'm just not ready to part with Miss Em yet and send her out into the big world without me.

That might have some truth in it.

But - ever hopeful fool that I am - I joined the next project - which is more of a writing/drawing sketchbook. Now I know what I'm getting myself into and the first thing that will happen to each of those pages will be a coat of gesso!

The theme is "a Day in the Life". I'm looking forward to it. I think I'll have fun with that theme - random items from my day could be interesting (to someone). But I'll also do drawings from work meetings - sketching in the back of the room!

Like this guy who was in a meeting with me today. Ok, yes, - I've exaggerated his physique, but he was big and barely fit the chair. I'll do a series of drawing of a day in his life.

Like here he is waiting for his morning coffee......


Could be fun.

Speaking of fun - it feels good to be sharing again, posting again, emailing friends, commenting. I'm starting to wake up - that's how I feel now.

SKetchbook project

I signed up for the Sketchbook project with the theme of "Help" - which made sense to me back in September. By December, I had done one drawing and needed so much help myself - I couldn't even THINK about this sketchbook.

Since after Christmas, I've been trying to finish the book, but have decided to GIVE UP! Yes...the hat in the ring, disgrace etc. There are 80 pages in this book! Now I could have taken all the pages out and done one big painting/drawing and folded it up to fit into the book, but it just was all too much to organize.

I did get about 11 pictures sketched out, and you saw some the other day that were going to get folded up and put into the book. Anyway, here are the 11 or so - pencil sketches mostly. You can see why I'm throwing up my hands in despair and moving on.... 80 pages!!!











Lo is doing a wonderful, admirable job with this sketchbook. Look at her wonderful cat and dog drawings and she has FILLED UP THAT BOOK!!!!! That is one hell of an accomplishment.

If they do it again, I'll try the project again but it'll be better planned this time.