Try it you'll like it

Trying hard not to fall behind on my personal challenge and 'agh!' I feel asleep early last night without creating a drawing... So much for perfection, huh? Well I plan to do two sketches this evening but for now I'm posting what I have done since my last post. :)

Day 5 + 6 More Quotes

My favorite thing to do - illustrate quotes/sayings:)

Here are some more for Days 5 + 6!

 

Day 5 was a quick one but fun to do.

 I made another and put it on my frig.

 

 

This one for Day 6, below, was inspired by a

 very cool photo I saw on instagram.

The photo was taken at place called

the Crystal Palace in California.

I would love to go there one day.

 Heck I'd just love to get

back to California one day:)

 

I changed the woman a little bit.

This would be mostly about "line"

and I tried to create value by using different

 ways to fill the space with pattern and

black and white. I think I'll get to

coloring it but wanted to

challenge myself to b/w.

 

Don't forget my little, tiny

Knock,knock joke contest;)

 

Rememeber, to find out more

click the index card below,

you'll be glad you did:)

 

Take care,

Fran T xo

 

ICAD 1 - 2013 - starting off!

Wow, I can't believe that its June already.

Well, I've jumped in with two feet and
I'm going to participate in
 ICAD 2013

Woohoo!

Here's my first ICAD, below.
I got this from a quote on a fortune cookie.
I was going through last years ICADs for inspiration
and saw that fortune that 
I had glued on my card.

 

 

I couldn't find any loose cards that I had last year.

I had used colored index cards and

they were so cool to work with.

I have to dig some more, I know I have more.

Anyhow, I grabbed my son's spiral bound pad.

I kind of like that its in notebook form.

Maybe they make it in a larger 4x6 format,

because I really prefer the larger cards.

 

Be sure to check out the other cards!

Tammy has it so well organized.

You can post on your blog and link up to her blog.

You can post on Flickr, Facebook, Instagram...

go check it out!

 

Join in the fun:)

See you tomorrow!

 

Take care and enjoy this wonderful Saturday.

We're having a gorgeous day here on the island.

Fran T xo

I Got Soul

I've been listening to Pandora endlessly these days. My typical mode of music listening is to download an album and just listen to it to death. I remember when I lived in NYC I spent an entire summer, three months, listening to U2's POP. I'm relentless. So now when I hear any of those POP songs out of the blue, I automatically think of the #2 train, LOL. Pandora is good because it mixes things up but there are repeats here and there, which most people grumble about but its fine by me.

The Killer's lyric, from my Instagram account

I like The Killers alot and I had some lyrics stuck in my head, and oddly enough, as soon as I illustrated it, *poof* it left me little brain! I've done some more micron drawings and the one below got me a commision to do a tattoo design! I've only done one before this..I hope it works out and she actually gets it done!

excuse the poor quality, used my phone:)



 

Last Sunday was my parent's 50th anniversary and we had a terrific dinner out.
My brothers, sister and I gifted them with a cruise this fall.
My mom loves to do origami so I made up some boat favors.
I had so much fun making these and I think they got a big kick out of them.

 



 

I love these two:)

 

Aren't they cute?



 

Have a great weekend! Keep warm! It's cold out there!

Falling Behind

It's been quite a while and I've fallen a bit behind with my posts.

Here are a few images I've worked on these past days.

today's artwork - Sunday 11/18/12 , for AEDM and Sketch Sunday

We finally got power restored in the house on the 11th. Which was just shy of two weeks. This past week we tried to get back into the swing of things.

 

 

 

 I been creating the whole while through but unfortunately  I haven't been blogging
AEDM and PatternADay much since the storm. But I'm here!
 

I've definately been keeping up-to-date on Instagram. Blogging takes a little more time. Instagram is just so, well, instant. LOL!

But you can say more when you blog. I don't have alot to say tonight. So tired and this is going to be a busy week with Thanksgiving on the way. I'll try to do a better job this week:)

Have a great week my friends. Thank you so much for all your visits and comments as it means alot to me.

 

AEDM Get Back - Nov 5

I miss my house!
I was a bit down earlier today and doodled, sketched, whatever,

this AEDM piece:

 Our 'real' house is up north and it has been months since I have been there.

I can't believe how time passes so fast. C is up there every week for work but comes down to be with us on the weekends.

I miss our rental  house more so now that we're not there. Its been seven days! OK you big mary, get over it and press on. Oh but I like to have a few minutes of the blues ;)

And to add to the crazy, I've signed on for a Pattern a Day challenge this month XD

But RIGHT AFTER I sketched this I got a call that completely made my day, week, month! A friend of mine offered to take Joe and I into their home so that he can attend school [ and I can work off my laptop there]. Her house is right around the corner from ours, yet she has all her utilities, thank goodness! So, now I can go back and forth to check in on the house and take things if I need them, etc. Closer to 'normal'!!!

I will try my best to keep the art and AEDM going. I'll do it as best I can, maybe by phone but I want to keep the challenge going!

Have a great day!

Sunday Sketches 10/28/12-Weapons to fight the dark.

Okay, so we have this raging, torrential storm on its way and expected to hit the NY/NJ area. It's supposed to spin in a counter-clockwise direction and come from our southeast.

 

So, of course, my husband switches

over to Survivor Mode.





Check out Sunday Sketches and catch up on the other artists that did some creating today too!

 Oh boy....now don't get me wrong, I don't take these things lightly
but he is crazy serious, dear boy.He's been up since the crack of dawn, scheming and working and battening down the hatches,
while my son and I dream away in our beds til mid-morning. 
C knows he is a complete target to our snickery and giggles,

while he lines up his flashlights and
counts his batteries. One part of me laughs and teases
about his behavior but there is the other part of
my brain that knows that I'm going to thank
 my lucky stars that many hurricanes ago
I said "I do" to this nut.

And when I hold a fully lit flashlight for five days
straight he'll be smiling wide :))
 

Don't forget to visit this link to view
some other Sunday Sketchers work:)
 

Take care and be careful this week,
whether or not you are in the path of a this storm.

 

drawing and writing

I've been doing alot of drawing and illustrating quotes and

 

phrases this week.

 

I have posted a few here!

 

Instagram has become a favorite of mine and I have to admit

I'm a bit addicted.

 

I am sure that will pass though, first it was Facebook,  then

 

Twitter, some Flickr, Tumblr, it

 

goes on and on and I am sure there will be something new.

This is how it looked like when I posted on Instagram, there are filters to modify the way it appears.
This is a filter I like and use often.

 Its amazing how things just keep on changing.

 

     

 

 I find that I get excited and exhausted by it all.

I try to keep up but its impossible. LOL!

 

Well I am off to the art store, I have this sudden

design to make a book.

I have the thread for binding, etc. I need paper

 and a few other things to make it happen.

I found a good video

 

on YouTube and will try it out.

 

 

I may or may not post what I create,

 LOL, it depends on how good it comes out.

 

Happy Saturday:)

 

 

Quotes and more quotes

I've been using this journal book for sometime now

with micron and gouache. Here are some quotes with just the pen.

I had alot of fun with this one

 

I just love this quote

 

I hope everyone enjoys the rest of the week. TGIT

 

Be good to yourself,

 



Weekend: ICAD and Sunday Sketch

 I was creating quite a bit today in order to catch up on my ICAD challenge, therefore I am also going to use my hydrangea cards below for Sunday sketch :)



White, wonderfully puffy hydrangea that I found on my walk.

I would say most of the index cards I have been doing I haven't been sketching out them out but this one I just had to. Midway through I was ready to tear it up and start something different because of all those teeny petals! LOL But I am glad I didn't and stuck it out.

It's hydrangea madness I tell you! I can't get enough of them. I particularly like this variety.

I have this purple lacecap cutting in a pink vase. I didn't think of it until after that I should have included the vase because it is so pretty. Its simple but a nice shape and pink colored glass. Maybe I'll do that tomorrow before the cutting fades. Hopefully it holds up til tomorrow evening.

I love this quote and when I read it I thought 'How true!' :)

We had a great time this weekend with my brother.

He was so great, took my son to the city on Friday and then today he took him to Old Timer's Day at Yankee Stadium. Wow, they had a great time and it was so much fun hearing all about it when went to pick him up at my parent's house.

 My brother was so happy as he was just hoping to catch a game while he was in NY but it turning out to be Old Time's Day was a happy surprise. Bonus, The Yanks beat the White Sox 8-6 !

Hope everyone has a terrific week and maybe taking some vacation days this week to coincide with the Fourth of July? I wish I had dreamed that up a while back but a colleague beat me to the punch so I'm covering for him this week :/  Oh well...any how another colleague on maternity leave returns tomorrow after being out for 2 months so I will happily turn her accounts back over to her tomorrow!

woo hoo!

ICAD #2 and #3

Yesterday I went to church with my godson. for confirmation rehearsal. It's so nice to see him with his school mates and to see how mature he's become. He is such a great kid! During the practice I sat next to this man who sang so beautifully I had to ask him if he were a professional. The guy actually made me jump a bit when he started to sing as I was so taken aback by his abilities. He made me to want to sing better! Isn't that always the way with people with talent?  I find it inspiring and a gentle push for me to be a little better.

ICAD #2 Flickr helped me cheat with the hellos:)

 For ICAD, card 2,  I started off by copying an old sharpie sketch then took off with more doodling.

The ICAD #3 was inspired by our commute into Queens yesterday. Good Lord, I forgot that going on Northern Blvd. at 5pm is just not the right thing to do.

So stuck in traffic, my son and I sang our heads off to the Foo Fighters.

Happy Wednesday folks, two more days to go after this. Rock on.