Hubby's Shoes

Late-night doodle with my new (to drawing) fountain pen.

Pen: Wing Sung 235, gold cross hatch, fine nib
Ink: Noodler's Bulletproof Black
Paper: Pentalic Recycled Traveler's Sketchbook, 4-1/8" x 5-7/8"
Paint: Winsor & Newton watercolors

Cane Creek, Part 1

Hubby and I drove to Star City to visit Cindy Lou and Mr. Hotdog who were camping at Cane Creek State Park. Went to "The Country Village", a collection of shops and restaurants run by a religious community. Then we drove to Pine Bluff to go shopping, then back to the campsite for a supper of grilled steaks, baked potatoes, and grilled corn.






To be continued....

Triplet Attack!

Journaling:

The triplets showed up unexpectedly at noon for an overnight visit, so the attic work order is on indefinite hold. All three of us spent every moment herding babies for the rest of the day and night. I drew their shoes after they went to bed because that was the only part of them that stayed still.

Poppy grilled teriyaki chicken (special request from me) for an early Memorial Day cookout. He also grilled huge portobello mushrooms and zucchini spears. Yum! The trips didn't care for the zucchini and all the pieces got handed back to Nana.

The trip with the snotty nose showered me with a sneeze. Joy.

Gratuitous triplet photo:

EDM #1 - Draw a Shoe

Journaling:

I've been a member of the Everyday Matters sketching group for two years but have done only about a dozen of the 270 challenges.

Liz Steele (aka Borromini Bear) is working through the first 31 challenges as part of the Every Day in May project (drawing something, anything, every day in May.) She invited all to join her.

I'm not sure I can keep it up all month, but here's the first challenge at least, EDM #1 - Draw a Shoe.

My shoe wardrobe is rather sparse - plain black and navy pumps and flats, some beat up Crocs, and some tragic flip-flops. Oy. I need to go shoe shopping.

I hardly ever wear this pair of sandals. They're worn only when I need to "dress-up" a little more than a flip-flop appropriate outfit. I think they've been out of the box maybe six times in the past six years.

Yeah, I'm pitiful.

Day Trip - DeGray Lake

Purple Shoe

McCain Cartoons

This one I liked....



This one not so much.



Something is just wrong and I can't figure out what. Maybe the composition is too flat and stiff. There needs to be more action somehow and less whitespace. I think Sarah is *too* little and it's distracting. The shotgun needs help too.

Sketchbook 9-12-08

Backstory at "Weekend Doodles"

Tap Shoes

Backstory

Alligator Shoes

Older Stuff - Blog Illustrations

Spring '06 - Pink Bunny Slippers

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3/08/07 - Funeral Singing

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3/14/07 - Grim Reaper

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4/20/07 - Crazy Garden Lady

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10/29/07 - Nickle Raise

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10/30/07 - The Old Deaf Couple

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2/17/08 - Odd Duck