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Artist and writer shares her sketch blog starring Animals, Nature and the Invisible World.
Recent Posts Tagged With 'pen and ink sketches'
Draw Your Clothes!
I am doing the exercises in a very cool fashion drawing book, Fashion Design Drawing Course by Caroline Tatham & Julian Seaman. The exercise asks that you “draw your wardrobe” and ten later, make combinations of the garments from your...
I’m in a baking mood…
Can you name the cake creations? (from my new activity book in progress) yum…bakery Jessica has been in a baking mood. I don’t bake, but I do draw food! Before I became ultra-weird and acquired a profession as an animal communicator, I ...
Emma Lou’s Diary Entry #1
Naptime: 4th nap of the day....
Dogbunny Zine now has own page
Cool, the zine now has its own page here. Check it out....
Moving…what I will miss about the pink house
And finally… where Foxy would sit....
Sketchbook #8
30 Day Challenge and Foxy sketches
For the animal lovers and pet parents, I invite you to join the 30 day challenge. Here’s today’s drawing....
Progress
Okay, working on the design page. There’s a plugin for Flicker gallery so I can put up my portfolio but my trusty web designer is having a hard time with some error messages. For my friends who read this, Foxy is holding her own and responding ...
Tiny fun spot
tiny spot: thinking about a vacation in a warm spot...
Inventory
It’s the beginning of the new year and time for a general inventory of what I want and love. So, I took the idea from Sonia Choquette’s latest book to write about what my spirit loves. Being an artist, of course this list became visual. H...
IF:rambunctious & giveaway
Finally had a bit of time to sketch for IF. Woo hoo! It’s been so long. Now that the semester of teaching and taking classes is over, I may be able to have a little breather. For Rambunctious, the one IF word that is hard to spell, I give you t...
Happy Dogs
I realized today that I draw my dogs very happy. Foxy in her younger years sporting a magic hat from my For The Love of Dog book. Looks happy. That boxer pup looks happy. My favorite image of Lilibeth in her dancing outfit. I offer this image in a...
IF:Clique and Island
In honor of upcoming Halloween, I finally had some downtime to play and draw. Here’s last time’s entry, Island. I missed all my IF pals. I spent August sneezing and coughing, so that pretty much tanked. I am finally feeling human again, ...
The Dogbunny Zine is Ready!
Two places to order this delicious zine: My Etsy Store! Quick, easy, safe. My website’s bookstore here. Learn about animal afterdeath communiation, tips for communicating with animals, tree flower essences, tips if you are sensitive, stories ab...
Zine ready and mention at blog
The Dogbunny Zine is ready and being printed and sent next week. If you are interested in animal communication, flower essences, psychic tips, and art, order your copy now! Woo hoo! Order here. Today’s my daughter’s Bday. Woo-hoo too. I c...
Why I love kid movies
I love kid movies. Kid movies are THE best inspiration and always seem to put me back into a great frame of mind. I found this movie particularly wonderful....
Miss Independent
Foxy is doing so well; I am very, very happy (understatement of the year), yet, completely exhausted. Working on my Dogbunny Zine–Intuition Meets Art, to rejuvenate my creative spirit. Having a ton of fun. A little preview… We have to la...
Paper quality is everything
For this summer, I am going to let myself draw as much as possible. So sad I have to give myself permission! That’s so crazy. Anycow, I bought some black moleskins I usually use for writing down thoughts and notes. Stuff smeared. I don’t ...
IF: Baby
The story of the Ugly Baby continues. As in a previous post I mentioned that I was drawing babies for a logo. Well, they didn’t like it. They had a specific baby cartoon in mind and wanted a cartoon plane. So I drew what they had, careful to al...
Greater things
Experiment Challenge: The best way to give your art that fifties feel is to use a gold pen for highlights. Not sure if I like it in this piece yet....
IF: Primitive
Primitive: in style. Dog Park sketches: the place of the best stories. Dedicated to: Molly, Cricket and Peanut, Sara and George, the rest of the gang, and of course, Emma, Sarah and Foxy. ATC card: 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 with pocket (I haven’t ...
A break during the move…thoughts on paper
Emma Lou gets some shut-eye after running around like a nut, Sarah crashes and Jess watches more tv....
IF: Multiple
Drew on a lazy Sunday while watching my favorite movie, Amelie....
