Imagine the Color

Today I went to Mueller State Park with two friends to paint.  Well, they painted.  I drew.  It was delightful.  Warm.  Just the slightest breeze here and there.  The dirt smelled good.  The trees are changing with enthusiasm!  Which is why I call this "Imagine the Color"...an ink drawing is great fun to do, but it can never communicate the beauty of God's palette!

A Portrait Artist I Am Not!

What makes a person look like themselves?  I am discovering that it is SUCH a difficult nuance to capture!  This is supposed to be the daughter of a friend, and although it's a lovely drawing with some similarities to the real deal....it's not HER.  It's just a cute little girl.

So hats off to those who manage to nail a likeness!  I am in awe of you!

Spring Fever

It's been DELIGHTFULLY WARM for several days now.  And the trees are beginning to smell wonderful (not from flowers, just from warm bark).  And the birds have been singing.  And there are pools of water all over from the melting snow.  And it's all giving me spring fever.

Here's the problem.  It's only March, which is generally the snowiest month for Colorado!  The birds will go back into hiding.  All those puddles of water will turn into sheets of ice.  The thermometer will go back to living below 10 degrees.  And I'm going to have to figure out how to hang on for AT LEAST two more months!

Ah well.  Spring WILL come.  God promised.  I drew this last year while I was waiting.  I can wait again.

Business Cards

So, once upon a time, I ordered my hubby some business cards.  Wanting to be a wise steward, I spent very little on them.  And they were AWFUL.  So after a brief period of time, I ordered some brand new business cards.  And this time I spent a wee bit more.  They weren't much better.

When you consider that I spent a VERY LONG time (with a LOT of help) designing my own cards .... full color, double sided, high gloss, post-card size .... it feels really, really rotten that I made my hubby deal with dog-ugly cards.

So!  We were browsing on-line today, looking at all the images and clip art out there to use in another set of NEW business cards for my hubby!  These will be the bomb diggety, and they'll be beautiful.  Only problem is, we really aren't fond of the images that are available for contractors ... or handy men ... or plumbers ... or builders.

Shane has this really quirky sense of humor, so I began to doodle.  The above drawing isn't the final draft, but it's not horrible either!  Narrow up the nose, change the teeth, maybe get rid of the nail and just make the "thumb" a bit more swollen ... add full color (with the "thumb" really, really red) ...  this might be a winner!

JOY GIVERS

Ahhhhh.....sunshine.  Currently we live in a forest, on the floor of a slight valley, and the lack of sunshine is....not a joy giver!  So I take delight in sketching a happy sun.  I've lost track of how many of these I've sketched over the years.  It seems to be a default subject for some reason!

I have the hope of someday moving to a bright hillside where the delight over sunshine is a reality as opposed to mere pencil on paper.  Those of you who know me well know that moving is a distinct possibility, not just a vague dream.

So Sunshine.....I'm a comin' soon!  And that's a Joy Giver!