One of my recent projects was to pare down my old sketchbooks. Many had drawings of my kids when they were little. I rummaged through the books, cut out the pages I liked and glued them into one new sketchbook titled, "Kids". I found many sketches drawn on pieces of tracing paper. I’m not sure why I chose it as my paper of choice during those years. Perhaps I had aspirations to one day, when ... continue reading...
Twists and Turns
I love to draw the twists and turns of Elephant Garlic, especially when the early morning sun creates shadows on the leaves. As I drew the image below, I slowly became aware of a racket from an upset crow in the neighbour's yard. The peak of their house is just visible over the hedge and a heron perched patiently (for the second time that week), waiting to raid the pond below. No idea why ... continue reading...
Spider Gravy
The story below demonstrates one of my favorite purposes of keeping an illustrated journal, drawing funny moments in my life. Although it’s been two years since I created it, the pages still make me smile. It's a Happy Thanksgiving salute to my American friends, who celebrate the day on November 26th. In Canada, we feasted over a month ago, on October 12th. It was a ... continue reading...
Inktober Adventure
For the first time this October, I joined many other artists participating in the Inktober challenge. For those of you unfamiliar with Inktober, Jake Parker, the brain behind the activity, explains it briefly here, “Every October, artists all over the world take on the Inktober drawing challenge by doing one ink drawing a day the entire month. I created Inktober in 2009 as a challenge to improve ... continue reading...
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