Above, I re-sketched from my original sketch.  And below, more  direct sketches. How I love sketching!

A cat I stay with while her owner is away is a muse  for sketching & for French practice. This kind of fast sketching  (a cat's move...

  Day #2.   Trying not to judge.  I added a final layer of Prismacolor as the raw painting wasn't expressing what I wanted.  The point o...

Mostly I draw. But through the years I have occasionally painted, each time learning a bit more.  I recently studied someone's gallery p...

A tradition since childhood: Making my own holiday cards & decorations. Christmas cards! And Valentines, with their limited palettes of ...

There is a local art shop where I love to go for buying, but also for just browsing as if it was a grand museum.  It's a fun outing with...

My daily journaling practice has different components. One is a way to to  reflect, to tend to my spirit, to enhance my soulful growth.  It ...

This year I celebrated Hannukah as well as Christmas. Both fell on the same day.  Both holidays were part of my childhood. We had town light...

Eureka!  I found my current wrist watch this morning that was lost for 2 months. Tricks for finding lost items:   1. Check all pockets, in b...

  On Dec. 15, while I was happily working  on this year's holiday cards, I was also following the Cold Full Moon on its journey  as it r...

While healing from an injury I've been less active than usual.  I especially miss my dancing.  But having my art has been a saving grace...

I spent a day on Mount Desert Island.  Because it was full tourist  season,  I went to "the quiet side" of the island.  That day w...

I will post some more current sketches soon. Hope everyone had a nice summer. The landscape is changing rapidly, September brings a feast of...

  If you put "fountain pens" into my Search Bar,  you'll find previous posts about them. I've been taking notes about the ...

 I haven't posted here consistently over the last few years. But I have consistently sketched. For years, especially QUICK sketches of p...