Thursday, April 23, 2009

Spring and Spring Rains



I love Spring! It is my favorite time of year. The green is brighter than any other green and the air is so fresh. As I was out doing some yard work, I pulled up a piece of wood that had tiny mushrooms sprouting from clumps of dirt on the side. I was all set up on my front porch to draw and as soon as I made the first line on my paper, it started raining! I tried to move back into the doorway but the wind still blew the droplets onto my page. So in a compromise with nature, I carried the large piece of wood into my kitchen, propped it up over my sink and opened the kitchen window so I could still smell the spring rain! The lighting was not quite as nice and there was a rather constant stream of small ants appearing on the counter top. But I enjoyed it all the same!

Sunday, April 5, 2009

I love it, I love it..... Ahhhh, I've ruined it!


Back in September, my husband & I spent a weekend at a Bed & Breakfast on the shore of Lake Erie to celebrate our 10th Anniversary. One morning we sat out on the beach drawing tiny shells together. I was so excited about my drawing ..... until I added the smaller darker shell! Somehow the values all turned out wrong and I just hadn't captured how the shell truly looked. But I'm sure those kinds of issues will improve once I manage to make time to sketch more than 5 times a year! Practice, practice, practice.