something sour for May 6

I almost skipped today. But I didn't.

Cinco de Mayo

Having fun with the resists and yupo.

May 4

"Draw some salt and pepper shakers." I decided to have some fun with resists on this one, and could only find a purple crayon! On yupo. I will try some more of those.

The real life shakers are very tarnished silverplate!

More May!

Every day in May, again! Graphite and watercolor pencils. I was using a very soft pencil and trying to smudge it and make it charcoal-y, but I should have just used charcoal!

Every Day in May, May 2

Challenge # 102-- "Draw an electrical outlet plug." I kind of cheated and drew the transformer. But it is a soon-to-be-departing friend--- my new iPad should be shipping in a day or two!

Every Day in May

In August, 2005, I bought this little lavender soap in the gift shop on the French side of the Channel Tunnel. I recently found it on a closet shelf and took it out to use...still smelling so wonderful and fresh. Graphite, watercolor pencil, and a couple of ink accents.

Say it isn't so!

It can't have been 5 weeks since I've put anything up! The creative doldrums really took over, I got busy, had a pout about what was not happening in my studio, and I didn't go in....for 3 weeks or so. Today I realized that I was only perpetuating a negative state of mind, and I sent myself back in. The tiny things I had done and cast off as awful looked a little better to me today, so I am putting up a few, They are ATC size, 2 on gesso-covered moleskine paper (not the nice stuff) and one on 300 lb. cold press. So we have a stubby palm tree, a row of tall palms that you see lining some streets in Los Angeles, and a tribute to the canyon view from my house. The row of palms was done in watercolor pencil, the others in traditional watercolors. And all are imaginary landscapes.

EDM # 100-- Draw or paint a landscape.

I am also working on a larger piece, trying to capture a Joshua tree in watercolor, taking some time with it. If I get some ambition I may post the stages so you can suffer along with me.