Summer Vacation
I just got back from Alaska, where I saw a whole bunch of gorgeous views! As always, I brought my sketchbook, and as always, I ended up with way more photos than drawings. This is
Cicada Stages
This week, I was in the mood to paint something realistic-y in the sketchbook. So far, this is the result. It shows a cicada stepping out, almost delicately, from its old exoskeleton. So far, I
Signal Modified
With a week of rainy weather, I wanted to paint something that reminded me of summer storms. Specifically, the sight and smell of rain on wet pavement, a nostalgic smell. When I scrolled past the
Mille Fleur
Today’s paintings are from last week, sketched on the front porch in the sunshine. Although the mixed media herbs are nice, my favorite to work on was the portrait. My inspiration image came from somewhere
Snail-tacular
Last week, I did an entire two-page spread of snails in a new watercolor sketchbook. I think that they’re adorable, fun-to-draw creatures with tons of personality. However, I think I did these blue and purple
Thoughts of Mountains
Today’s watercolor sketch shows some imaginary mountains – nothing this craggy exists in flat old Michigan! We are gearing up here to move house. There’s been a lot of driving in preparation, which has had
Mosswood Capitals
An old needlework pattern for cross-stitching monograms was the inspiration for these fancy decorative capital letters. Mine are for monograms too! Personalized cards and stationery are just a couple of the things that I plan
Lucky Wildflowers
Last week, I was in the middle of another bout of wrestling with technology that should be working, but for some reason just isn’t. All of the branding for my shop that I’m developing has
Fun Fruit Colors!
I’m still spending most of my time on the computer at the moment, doing things that are too boring to post about. Meanwhile, I’m spending my morning warm-ups doing little illustrations in my sketchbook. These
Scattered Buttons
Today’s warm-up exercise shows a loose scattering of buttons from my imagination. I don’t actually have a button box to draw from, which is kind of surprising. I feel like a tin full of fun