Catch-up

I've fallen off the blog wagon for a bit... I'm back though! I recently participated in a tag swap that was held by a FB group I feeling to. I mailed my tag this week and eagerly anticipated the tag coming my way:)) this is part of the rabbit I don't want to show it entirely until my partner receives it.

I've been posting lots on Instagram and lately I've been leaning towards flowers as you can see ;)

Hoping for spring while drawing these daffodils!

I used a white gel pen for the one below. I have this small Fabriano book with all different color pages and I love using this white pen on the darker colored pages!

Have a great day!

Sunday Sketch 9/23/12

This weeks Sunday sketch is the last of my rose pickings in the neighborhood.

 

There are barely any roses about anymore...

 aside from me picking them! 

 

The Montauk daisies aren't blooming yet, but

I can't wait till they pop out:)

 

 

I'm going to have to start looking out for some marigolds

or mums to paint in the mean time.

 

 I journalled about a wonderful mediation group I went to this morning with a friend.
It was such a pleasure and felt like I got to clear my mind and shake out the cobwebs.

Plus it was just an amazingly beautiful day, the sky was the brightest blue!
Go check out the other Sunday sketches by visiting this link!

 I got some artwork in this past week,
I was able to complete this mermaid illustration for a swap.

Thankfully I was able to scan that and have a good copy to keep. I have been having such trouble with my scanner:( I like how the way she holds her conch shell turned out to look like she is on a cellphone.

 

I remembered this time to take photos at different stages.  I liked how the flowers from the sketch book overlapped so I thought I would do the same with a patch of seaweed and bubbles.

Then I traced the image onto the watercolor paper by covering the

back of the sketch with graphite and then tracing over the front.

I know... I'm so hi tech ;)

 

 

 

 

 

I am happy with the quote and was lucky to find a good one.

There aren't that many out there related to mermaids...

 

Have a terrific week!

Take care:)

 

 

Valentine Swap

Here is a quick look at what I am working on.

It's my contribution to a Valentine's card swap I'm participating in. I am really excited to have found swap-bot.com! I found a link to it on April Cole's blog, it was the cute little envelope widget that caught my eye:) You have to check her blog out! April is always posting, along with her wonderful art,  interesting information! 

 The pocket I made for this project was also found on April's blog as well. It was made out of a paper lunch bag! Now I am on the hunt for paperbag projects:)

Now I'm off to visit an old friend. Oh, happy day!!

Have a wonderful Saturday:)