Artober 8th

I was running short on time today, but I still squeezed in a little Artober time.   For today, I painted simple shapes first, then added the details in ink afterwards.   I used some White Nights granulating watercolor.  They’re probably not achieving their full potential here, but I hadn’t used them in a while and wanted […]

Artober 5th

Artober 5th Project I haven’t managed to do much to show today, but doing a little is all it takes to keep up with my challenge.   Yesterday, I left this page of squashed-up houses like this: This evening, I added some details in ink pen.  I had planned to add some acrylic marker, too, but […]

Artober 4th

Artober 3rd Into 4th Project After posting yesterday evening’s entry, I had some free time, so I decided to start another page.  My initial inspiration came from this YouTube video by Cate Field.  It’s not that different from things I’ve done before, such as some pages inspired by Diane Antone (also to be found on […]

Artober 3rd

Artober 3rd Project Last night, I wrote that maybe I would try to clean my ceramic palette with today’s project.  It had the leftovers of the watercolor paint I used to tint the “creepy” gallery wall, so lots of muted colors—along with a few dots of bright blue left over from something much further back.   […]

Artober 2nd

I may have to rethink when I post these “Artober” entries… My first thought was to post them in the evenings, but that’s often when I feel like painting or doodling, so if I’m blogging then, the challenge will actually interfere with my “artistic/creative” time.  Counterproductive.   Maybe I’ll try just posting every day about what […]

Artober 1st

Last year, I tried a simplified version of Inktober, which is basically just a challenge to draw something every day in October.  There’s an official list of prompts, and people often share their work online (Instagram?) with the appropriate tags.  In addition to improving your skills with practice, I guess the idea is to get […]

Puppy Gifs & More

We got our first taste of fall late last week, and Friday night was cool enough that Mom and Dad decided to have a fire—the first hot-dog roast of the season.    Pippin Pix & Gifs As you might imagine, Pippin has taken up a lot of our spare time this month.  He’s already visibly […]

Introducing Pippin

We knew we wanted to get another dog, sooner or later, but I wasn’t sure how long it would be before it would actually happen.  We discussed options and decided that we’d like another American Eskimo Dog. However, they aren’t a common breed around here (or anywhere, really, as far as I know), and it […]

Glue Sticks & Small Steps

Finding Joy in Little Things Some people escape into their hobbies during difficult times, finding distraction or maybe even a little relief or moments of peace in them.  I think I more often feel like I need to take a break from them when I’m worried or sad—at least for a while.  Like I shouldn’t […]

Doodles, Fireworks & Old Pattern Booklets

Summer Continues Apace It’s nearing the middle of July, somehow! Summer is zipping by this year, and I have mixed feelings on the matter.  On one hand, the faster the hot weather goes and is replaced with something cooler, the better, as far as I’m concerned.  But on the other hand, it’s still a little […]