lab 13

I mentioned this book way back last September. Drawing Labs for Mixed-Media Artists by Carla Sonheim is really great when you just want to play or experiment with new techniques or media.

This is my attempt at Lab 13 – Eyedropper Faces.

First, fill an eyedropper with ink. I used a dark blue watercolor instead.

Then use the eyedropper to draw the face.

After the faces are dry, I painted some areas to show detail.

Of course, I had to use ink pens after that to add more detail. It’s just not finished if it doesn’t have ink on it!

insomnia

I’ve learned many things about insomnia over the years. One of them is to give up tossing and turning and just get up and DO something.

Sometimes I read. Sometimes I watch a movie. My favorite thing is to sit down with my ipod and a sketchbook and just doodle. You never know what will happen.

lighthouse, mill and cottage

Well, here are the last of the little building doodles.
Happy Friday to everyone.

schoolhouse and vegetable stand

Two more from my collection.

Not sure where I got these. Most likely a flea market because I don’t think these are from places I’ve ever visited. Not that I remember anyway.

pub and corner grocer

More in this series. Both of these from Great Britain.

Hope you all had a great weekend. It was very rainy here…but I don’t mind. It’s been very dry. I love a good thunderstorm now and then.

little church

Still making doodles of my collection of little houses and buildings. This is a small church that I picked up in Puerto Rico.

farmhouse

Another from the series....a little farmhouse from southern France.

little houses

Lately I’ve been doodling little things around the house.

I have a small collection of houses and buildings that I pick up when I travel. Collectibles …. a.k.a. … Dustibles.

Here’s one I picked up when I was in France several years ago. It sits on the shelf next to this one.

new recipe for TheyDraw&Cook

So many good things going on here.

Number 1…the weather has cooled down about 20 degrees. I can go outside again without melting! 

Number 2…there’s a new theme over at The Sketchbook Challenge … unfurled. Hmmm…what to do? What to do? Can anyone give me some inspiration?? 

Number 3…I posted a new recipe at TheyDraw&Cook. I love this site…cooking & drawing…two of my favorite things to do!

things i ate

I’m working on a couple of paintings this weekend. Maybe they’ll be ready to share in the next day or so.

For now, here’s a doodle of what I ate yesterday. It was not a healthy food kinda day. Except for maybe the watermelon.