Hathaway Family Tree

Not long ago I told you that I missed my parents' 50th wedding anniversary.  Well, sort of.  I started working on this the DAY OF their anniversary, and finished it about a week late...and then my sis went and had it framed...and we just gave it to them last Sunday.

It was great fun to do.  Although, this is the third attempt, I think.  The first one had everyone's birth dates squeezed in, and I decided it was too crowded.  So I started over.  The second one was looking great until I realized that I had smudged the ink up by Caleb's name.  So I started over again!  The third one was accident free!

I think my parents liked it.  Fifty years is a beautiful thing, and I'm thankful to God for His faithfulness throughout the generations!

Mr. Bland

I was going to say that I started this last week, and it's unfinished....blah, blah, blah.

But the more I look at it, the more it cracks me up.  The guy on the right is clearly wondering what happened to his clothes!  Maybe he was still half-asleep when he left the house this morning?

Red Peonies

I drew this last  night while we sat and watched it rain and rain and rain.  Our exceedingly dry land was drinking it in.  And it smelled SO GOOD!  I am often astounded at God's kindness in creating smells...and color...and our senses to appreciate both.

Today I go back to "work" to finish one of the canvases at Community Church.  Note to self:  take the camera!

How Now Brown Cow?

What do you do on a cold, snowy day in May?  It's too cold in the garage, where my sort-of-studio is.  So there's no painting being done.  Instead you sit in a warm cozy house, listening to the snow-thunder, and draw till the cows come home!

Happy Anniversary Scott and Hermine!

A friend recently asked me to do an inked piece for his wife for their anniversary.  He supplied me with pictures of each of them in profile, along with her favorite hymn, and some words that speak to who she is.  It seemed a touch out of balance, considering it was an ANNIVERSARY gift.  It takes two to make one, right?

So, I called a friend of theirs and asked for more info....where did they grow up?  What were their parents names?  Where did he propose?  Where did they meet?  The final result was a delightful mix of two lives, intertwined into a beautiful whole.  He called it a "home run"!  Yea!!

Finished!

I'm done!  I pondered filling the background with...something...but then decided that it would compete with the wire cage, so I left it.  The guy's belt is cracking me up.  Along with his torn tail covering.  Perhaps he thinks he's a tough guy?