Sunday November 6, 2016

This week I am in the middle of many projects, so I will show pieces:

 This table is in the HUBBY stages... I have designed it around the piano keyboard and we found legs at a resale shop and some beautiful walnut wood from the ReStore that will be used.  This is just the bones.  We have to work on it and get it done soon, the snow will soon fly!


I am getting into the community arts and crafts day again this year and one of my goals is to use all the cupboard doors I have accumulated:

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 I am trying not to do all of them holiday style, though:

Stay tuned!

Wednesday November 2, 2016

Have I ever said how much I love the ReStore?  This is a Habitat for Humanity store, where you can take extra building supplies, to donate, or buy someone elses.  They have all kinds of fun things for DIYers and people who have a little imagination...  And money spent there, helps fund homes for people who need a roof over their heads.  WIN-WIN!

I picked up a sturdy, but 'looks like it had seen better days' stool the other day when I went in there...

Wasn't looking for a stool, but it looked promising and needed some TLC.  Didn't know what I was going to do with it, but, once home, found an old tote bag that had a hole in it, so I cut the emblem out of it, and recycled it !  I wondered what I kept that old torn tote for!  Now I know!

  

TA-DA!!

And just a little of God's artwork... cameras just don't do it justice.

You have just experience it yourself.  Drink it in! 

Fall colors are fleetng, you might want to gulp! 

 

Stay tuned!

Sunday, October 30, 2016

Happy Halloween Eve!

This week I tried to do some inktobers to finish out the month.  There is no way I did 31 this month, but I might have done 10! 

 A covered bridge just visited, and I wanted to do...

This Lion is a special gift...

This dog is a pound puppy that is looking for adoption, these two dogs are white ink on black paper, with a little colored pencil to highlight.

This dog is a rescue, and has just been diagnosed and doesn't have a good future.


This weekend, I have found a 160 year old barn that I'd like to pen and ink and I have a bunch more that are on my to-do's.  We'll see!

Stay tuned!

Sunday, October 23, 2016

Its been a couple weeks and I have to say, I had to give up the Inktober challenge to a certain extent.  I just couldn't work an 8 hr day, come home to cook dinner and do an Inktober drawing every night.  I wasn't getting anything else done!   I have done a couple of inktobers however.  And I promised a pic of Mr. Pirate Scarecrow.
 I just painted the face.. the rest of the team dressed him.

My Other Inktober pieces....

and, some other colored pencil play while I wind down at night.

I am building something in the garage, hopefully will finish before the snow flies.  I have several potential projects, out there that I would like to do before winter, and The Hubs would love to free up some space!


Well, thats what I have been up to.  Just a glimpse inside my head... scary enough to be Halloween!
Stay tuned!

Wednesday October 5th 2016

Well, Day four of Inktober.   Did you know 10-4 is National Taco Day?  I love tacos!  So I threw a Fiesta with my colored inks!  Just for fun.

Because I was working on this guy, who will become a scarecrow in a contest at work.  I just had to paint the face.  No famous pirates should be insulted nor called out on this one.... lol.  Hopefully, I'll get a shot of him when he's dressed.


Anyway heading to a new Art Walk and Gallery exhibition this weekend.  Stay tuned!

Monday October 3 2016

Hello! 

For the last couple years, I have participated in "Blogtoberfest" on this very blog.As I was considering doing that again, I saw someone posted about Inktoberfest.  Where you ink something every day in October. 

Well. Theres a new challenge!

And there is so much I have stockpiled that I have been wanting to do...

Here is Day One thru Day Three.  I will try to keep up with the blogging as well.

One:
From my head...

Day Two:  Our grand dog Rosco

Day three:  A friends dog (Cedric) who was on sentry duty all night the night before...




















Stay tuned!

Thursday Sept. 29, 2016

An old friend asked me if I could paint something for her again.  Last year, I think I blogged here that I painted an old oar that her hubby had with a fish as a gift for him for Christmas.  I did, and he loved it.  Here is what it looked like:

 

This year, she asked me if I could paint a window that came out of his childhood home, that would look like a bird on a branch outside of the window.  A cardinal, please.  Sure.  I don't think its a gift, but a request.  Something sentimental for the gentleman, please.

When I got it from her, there was  a crack across the top pane and she said not to worry about that. Doesn't need to be painted.  OK.  So I did.  Here is how it turned out...
Close up

 whole view>>

I have heard some say that when a cardinal is near so are your loved ones from heaven. 

I hope this hangs in their home for many years to come.













Stay tuned!