Posted in Contemplative Sketchbooks on November 29, 2006 | No Comments »
My dreamer self took over today. She likes to drift, be the observer, climb inside and see what’s there. So I let her play with paint, doodle with water on lovely handmade paper, touch the color to it and watch it explode! And then a fantasy world starts to appear and a [...]
Posted in Contemplative Sketchbooks on November 28, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Sumi ink, watercolor, Sharpee extra fine pen, on Lama Li sketchbook paper
If a wild peacock wanders through your yard
stopping only to lock your eyes in dazzlement
or. . . a pair of hummingbirds weaves electrical charges into strands of your hair,
leaving you breathless with wonder,
or. . . a cluster of yellow spotted lady bugs, in the [...]
Posted in Everyday Sketches on November 27, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Tribute to Fall and Thanksgiving and Grandma coming and the light shining in the window beckoning me to rake those leaves and sit a while in birdsong.
Posted in Everyday Sketches on November 24, 2006 | 4 Comments »
My favorite holiday of the year. Mom came from Stockton, Karen and Michael from Oakland, and Bob did all the cooking! So I got to putter in the garden, hang with the chickens, walk down to Jeanette’s to borrow some Port wine for the sauce, and do lots of relaxed socializing, ending with [...]
Posted in Everyday Sketches on November 21, 2006 | 1 Comment »
It felt a bit like the day I dropped Ben off for his first day of Kindergarten - this trip to DMV for his driver permit. I guess we’re ready for this - gulp! I kept reminding myself that this driving thing is to be His challenge, not Mine, and got busy sketching [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on November 19, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Time for an update on the chicken front. About a week ago we added a 3 month old Rhode Island Red hen to our “flock”. Unfortunately, I am distressed to say that a hawk carried off our little Kareem this week, leaving behind just a pile of feathers resulting from the struggle. Since [...]
Posted in Figure studio sketches on November 17, 2006 | 4 Comments »
From the figure studio last week. I superimposed one pencil sketch on another, took it home and put paint on it the next day. It’s calling out to me to be finished in some way, but I’m not sure how yet. So it will probably sit there for a while til I [...]
Posted in Contemplative Sketchbooks on November 16, 2006 | 1 Comment »
I got in that place where I finally got time to do some art, just to find that I was blocked, not in the right mood, didn’t have enough energy, etc. When this happens I try to sit down and doodle myself bravely into the blahs, like this one earlier this week on a [...]
Posted in Contemplative Sketchbooks on November 14, 2006 | No Comments »
This one turned out to be about the season sneaking up on me. I was out shoveling rotten apples and chicken poop and loving every minute in the golden light of afternoon. Then along came this abstract sketch in the colors of winter and a very landscapy feel to it. If you’re [...]
Posted in Everyday Sketches, Uncategorized on November 13, 2006 | 2 Comments »
A 14 year old boy’s dream day on Saturday. After receiving team trophies for winning the soccer tournament, we went shopping at Nike Town and Levi’s at Union Square in San Francisco. Major crowds, but I pretended I was Danny Gregory and just plopped myself down in the middle of all the mannequins [...]
