The Impossiblies, Thursday, April 30, 2009

So, I was thinking that I just want to express how I feel. I would like one of the two of these to happen. I have been dreading work because we have nothing to give, nothing to offer, no money for anything and I am doing lots of extra jobs because my workers have been reassigned. So I either want the State Budget to be fixed or an endless vacation.

Doodle 4. Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Crazy week with lots of meetings, work and busy life, but I got this doodle done during one of the meetings.

Disciplines Completed, Tuesday, April 28, 2009

It is finished. My first large scale collage and stamping.

Disciplines beginning, Monday, April 27, 2009

Well this is the starts of my painting. I did ink jet transfers with whiskey and made the house smell like a bar. My pastor came in and was wondering what was going on as his wife explained that I was painting with whiskey. I then put in the watercolor around it. I am going to do some stamping on it to finish it up, but that will be another day. It is a full watercolor sheet on hot press so it is hard to get a good picture of it.

Fellowship, Sunday, April 26, 2009

Our church is big on fellowship and eating together and I could not talk about the discplines we do without including this one. I like who this photo altered because it looks retro.

Worship, Saturday, April 25, 2009

I really like who this altered because it makes the figures so annymous it could be anyone of us. It is really my friend Emily Lewis who really worships God with her entire body. I love to watch her, ecspecially when she dances for Him.

Sue, Friday, April 24, 2009

As you read this, I will be headed to Rocky Point. My blessed friends have decided to treat me to a vacation. I cannot thank them enough. So, I decided to post some things I have been working on for a altered image painting for our church open house. I took a bunch of pictures and altered them in photoshop and the next few days are the pictures that I liked the most. This is my first attempt at this, so it is not a lot of altering.

Flower, Thursday, April 23, 2009

Little splashy flower from a cholla with watercolor.

Doodle 3, Wednesday, April 22, 2009

This is a doodle that I did at work on a conference call.

Prairie Dog, Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Another sketch from the Desert Museum. I just love the little fat prairie dogs out their. They just sit and watch everything. After doing a quick sketch of this one, I thought it actually looks mad and it did not in real life. Just resolute to sit and be content.

Ocotillo, Monday, April 20, 2009

The Ocotillo are in bloom. I love the Ocotillo when they are in bloom because they look so desolate and barren, but they are really not. They are alive and fruitful and when the red blossoms pop out you know that they truly are ALIVE.

Desert Museum, Sunday, April 19, 2009

This is a watercolor sketch from the Museum looking out one of the major view points. It is always a good challenge for me to paint in public because people come up and talk to me and ask me questions and watch me, ecspecially children. I had two couples commenting on this one while I was doing it and battling the wind that kept blowing up my paper in my journal. Note to self: Binder Clips

Moving Wolf, Saturday, April 18, 2009

It was suggested by my spiritual dad to go sketching at the zoo on Friday, and I went to the Desert Museum instead. Very close to the same thing, but a little more of an adventure. This was the wolf that kept moving and passing around.

Lady Sculpture, Friday, April 17, 2009

This is a sketch of a sculpture that my house mate Julie made and gave me several years back. I like the lady a lot and look at it frequently. Julie said that the sculpture reminded her of me and my recovery in life. As I walk down this path of life and walk with other people and new people down this path of life, I think of this picture often as I see new people begin the long journey of healing and life and opening up and exposure. And then as I find myself on the edge of a new cliff with God, I find myself back in this point again at times before I take that leap and burst off the edge.

Dancing Mannequin, Thursday, April 16, 2009

Quick Sketch, this has been a nonstop week with sickness floating through the house.

Hand, Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Quick sketch of my hand. I am working through the projects in the book "Keys to Drawing." Many of the projects I have done before in my very first art class, but it is fun to do them again. This is one of them. It is an interesting brain experience to draw your hand from this angle.

Life Collage, Tuesday, April 14, 2009

I used to collage more than I do now. I thought of a collage of my life and what life is now for me and embracing life. This is how it turned out.

Shoes, Monday, April 13, 2009

My shoes that I really like because they are so comfortable. Done with a brush pen. I love the brush pen a lot.

Lucky, Sunday, April 12, 2009

Happy Easter!!! Here is a sketch of my dog, Lucky.

Guitar, Saturday, April 11, 2009

My guitar. I actually played it the other day. I am going to try to play it more regularly again.

Giraffe Mingle, Friday, April 10, 2009

My housemate Sue says this looks like a Giraffe. I think she is right.

Primary Mingle 2, Thursday, April 9, 2009

More playing.

Opera Pink Mingle, Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Playing around with watercolor again. These are my two favorite alternative colors. Opera Pink and Sap Green.

Doodle 2, Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Another doodle, the checker board idea is a big theme in my doodles. It always has been. This started as a little doodle and then expanded across half the page.

Doodle 1, Monday, April 6, 2009

I realized today that I used to Doodle a lot during meetings, but I have not in a really long time. I did this doodle in my meeting today with work. It kind of looked like a woman so I added the little face at the end.

Stool, Sunday, April 5, 2009

One of the stools in the kitchen of our house. I drew as my friend Susan visited the house with her baby Alice.

Daisey, Saturday, April 4, 2009

The house children's dog Daisey. She moved in the middle of me trying to get a quick drawing of her.

Medicine Box, Friday, April 3, 2009

My life revolves around medicine most of the time to keep my head balanced and let me sleep and function like a normal human being. I have two of these medicine boxes, one for the morning and one for night.

Kleenex, Thursday, April 2, 2009

Crazy day with lots to do. I got this kleenex box drawn last night with gel pens.

Daffodil, Wednesday, April 1, 2009

These daffodils are in the living room of our house. I drew one of them with gel pens. It was a fun little experience. Sorry that I forgot to post the picture. Here it is!!!