Hello All,

Here's another sketch of a Scops Owl for The Sketchbook Challenge Animal Companions, http://sketchbookchallenge.blogspot.com/.   I'm practicing the owl for the October Art Bead Scene Challenge, http://artbeadscene.blogspot.com/.  This month's challenge is based on Ohara Koson's woodblock print, Owl on Gingko Branch.  My plan is to use paperclay to make art beads of the owl and gingko leaves. 

Scops Owl for Sketchbook Challenge Animal Companions

I hope you'll go to the Sketchbook Challenge to look at the other animal companions and the Art Bead Scene to see the beautiful jewelry inspired by Ohara Koson's woodblock print.  Are you inspired to join in the fun?

Hello All,

I'm back from visiting my daughter who just had her first baby.  He's adorable.  They don't want his name on the interment but did give permission to post a picture.  So here is Q, born 9/30/13, 7 lbs. 9 oz, 19 3/4".

Isn't he adorable!
And he looks good on the quilt I made him.

Enjoy your families and do something create.

Hello All,

While most of my day was spent holding the baby I did manage to attempt a drawing of a Scops owl.  The ABS bead challenge this month is a wood block print by Ohara Koson that features a Scops owl in a ginko tree with a crescent moon.  So I thought I would attempt to draw an owl.  I find the Mircrosoft paint program to be difficult to use with my touchpad so I don't try very often.  That said here is my first attempt at sketching a Scops owl.  Get ready to laugh!

I'm linking up with the sketchbook challenge.

Hope you're all having fun doing creative things.  Don't worry about how they turn out as it's about the process.  And the more you do whatever you're trying the better you will get at it.

Hello All,

Don't have anything creative to post.  I'm visiting my daughter, son-in-law and my grandson who was born on Monday!

A new baby, that's plenty creative.  Yeah!

Will see you next week.

Happy Sunday!

I've been concentrating on drawing lately, seems like I do things in fits and starts.  I only have so much space dedicated to creative pursuits and I like to leave things out so I don't have to spend time setting up.  That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.

Also, I tend to put things off when I think they will be difficult.  My next sewing adventure might require me to get down on the floor.  Not my favorite place to be.

Here are some drawings I've done recently.

 
And I've done 2 multi-media art journal pages.

and

I've added a badge to my page because I'm going to participate in the sketchbook challenge starting next month.

This coming week I'm off to see the new grand baby who hasn't arrived yet.

Until then, be creative and have fun.

Hello All,

After watching some Pam Carriker's tutorials I've been drawing faces.  The thing I'm finding hard is symmetry, getting the eyes the same size, the ears lined up.  Our faces are symmetrical but not totally but I need to be able to balance.  Here are some examples.  My late husband's face and KMG were drawn from photos, but the other ones are from imagination.

 

 Today, I've been playing with my watercolors in my art journal.  I was out driving today and saw lots of ripe sunflowers.  Since I really love sunflowers I painted one.

That's what I've been doing for fun.  What are you up to?

Hello All,

Last night I worked on the September ABS Challenge.  I love the image they chose this month, such happy colors.

I chose a copper chain from Miss Fickle Media and adorned it with leaves and dangles I made with wire and gem chips. I used 20 gauge hematite and 24 gauge gold-tone wires and wrapped them around a small dowel.  Then I pulled them apart and cut them into pieces.  The gem chips might be amber, not sure, but the colors are just right for the image. I stripped the leaves off an old pair of earrings. They are a very lightweight patinated metal.  They jingle nicely
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 Hope you're all having creative fun!