May Catching up - June is almost here.

I am playing catch-up-now all I have to do is the May theme of "fruits and vegetables".


April, 2012
Sketchbook Challenge is "open".

March 22, 2012

Started post-chemo treatments. Sketchbook Challenge for March is "flowers."


February 24, 2012

Surgery for breast cancer (lumpectomy was successful!) Now I just have 12 weeks of post-chemo ending June 7th. Anyway, here is my Sketchbook Challenge for February. The theme is closeup so I used a fingerprint to journal what has been going on and pithy sayings.  I used vellum to write on with a Rotring 0.3 pen and Koi watercolors and assorted colorpens.

January Sketchbook Challenge

As you can see, the Sketchbook Challenge is doodling and so far I have doodled leaves....

Buttons....

And rubber bands!

Got my License!

I finished the 75 day sketch challenge from Brenda Swenson. It was a good challenge and I hope to establish the habit of sketching directing with ink more often. It is hard for me not to pencil in a rough outline.

Imaginary Animals

The Sketchbook Challenge for November is Imaginary Animals. It is harder for me to create an imaginary animal, I have to see what I am creating. My inner vision is cloudy at best. I finally came up with some. Actually, even using a reference photo like I did with the cat is still imaginary.

Then I found the word "stunk" describing a skunk which has released its aroma. Skunk is an Algonquin word for animal that squirts. Very appropriate. And of course, rutabaga is one of my favorite words that tickle me.

Nine Cents Short

Well, I labored over having a  name for so long, it's hard to know where to begin. So many artist have their own blog, so I created Artful-Dollops for my artistic journey. At last, I am ready to finally join the world of blogging.