Chanukah Day 3

What an interesting discussion on FB about privacy and images  I learned a lot about FB today - still think they have big issues around privacy but I've calmed down about images being shared.  

I've got to add a turkey into this series somewhere.

Day 1 and the start of Day 2

I've really gotten into these Chanukah paintings but doubt I will complete 8 by the right time.  What is interesting to me is that I am drawing the Shamash candle, the middle one that lights all the other candles, as a female symbol - when I always thought of it as a male candle (don't ask me why).  I am trying to decide if I am bridging the gap between the familiar Christmas female figure and the Jewish symbols.

Or maybe I just like drawing a familiar female figure.

I like that tough little figure holding up her candle to be lit.  She's capture my heart.


And oh boy do I need a new light in my scanner!!! That background!

Enjoy.

Undersea

No, I haven't stopped blogging but am just so overwhelmed with the passage of time lately that I feel like it's just all getting away from me.  I'm working on a new idea for a book, working on my comics, and just plain working.  And it's just last week that I realized that it really was getting cold out and that I'd better put socks on.  I haven't yet accepted the fact that winter is really here.  Let alone the holidays!

So I avoid it all, and draw.  I added some items to this painting, and scanned it in which won't show the full page.  I'm liking it - thank goodness.

I hope to do some other things over the week, stay tuned! 

A new Fishie

A fun weekend project, a learning experience with tape, acrylics, watercolor, ink.  

Somewhere to Sketch

I joined the "Somewhere to Sketch" site - which Lynn and Ann started a few months ago. It's a good challenge to find places to draw using Google Earth.  This month was Tuscany, and I couldn't resist.

I posted a picture that I did a few years ago of a place that I stayed outside Lucca, Italy.  My family and I had a week at an old farmhouse - fully restored - it was heaven!   I did a few other sketches of other sites in Tuscany but haven't posted them yet.

It'll be fun to keep up with new challenges, nothing like a deadline to get me going. 

Colorful Meerkat Mafia

Well, I wanted to play with drawing and painting some animals, so looked for cute pics on the computer and found these Meerkat cuties.  I wanted to try to paint them with their regular animal colors, something I am not good at usually.

Tried once....threw it out.

Tried again....threw it out.

Finally threw in the towel and went for varied color.

Now to me they look like the meerkat mafia, and how in heavens name do you paint snouts pointing straight at you?

A bit odd but it was fun.

The WLG's are coming out again, as I want to have most of those drawings ready for a winter submission to...well...somewhere.    So the start of a new drawing is below.

Fun stuff..

I love Fall

How can I complain about the weather here when I have this view on the local bike trail.

I'll complain in the winter, but right now...it's perfect.