Sometimes

...all I want is for calm.

Writing and releasing...

k

Snowing Like Mad Out...but Quiet Inside

    I feel so blessed to be enjoying...moments...and

    very loving ones at that.

     Staying warm,

     creating, playing,

     reading...feeling grateful,

     sending love.

                  ~k

Spirit

    Taking some time to nourish my Self.

I have found that I love drawing faces again.

I want to learn and practice and keep trying.

I want to get better with drawing eyes, lips, noses.

I want to learn more about light source and shading.

    What do you do to take care of your Self? 

    Happy Monday. Have a great new week!

                    ~ k

Faces

I love drawing.

With the threat of a new lake effect snow,
 I came home from work at a very reasonable time...
and played in my art journal!

Happiness...

    Thanks for visiting!

    ~k

Sketching

...in my art journal.

I've been anticipating this downtime between Christmas and New Year's when I could fully relax and create again.

I actually have been dreaming of drawing faces...

Peace to you,

k

Practicing ::Sketching:: Faces

New Moleskine Sketchbook and 

a graphite pencil, yesterday.

I need to practice up

to draw Andi!!!!

Right?!

Back to work today

and I'm

exhausted!

Happy Tuesday everyone!

~k

Thinking, Sketching, Journaling

After another long workday,

I came home to an empty house,

relished in the silence,

and sat with my pencils and journal.

My thoughts are peaceful

again.

~k

March? Really?

Honestly, it was a crazy week.

And, I really have a lot of housework

to catch up on

because I just wasn't home...!

..but I feel such an overwhelming

thankfulness

that my Self

is different than the chaos

on this earth.

...journal spread in progress...

There was a lot of wonderfulness

in this crazy week,

but this girl is exhausted!

I plan on housecleaning,

power walking,

reading,

grading papers,

eating lots of fruit,

art journaling (!),

and cuddling Andi

and my little dog, Ellie!

What are your plans for this weekend?!

~k

Just Do It.

Some decisions in life are difficult

so I am remembering

to take my own

advice:

Don't stumble on rocks that are behind you.

Ask for true guidance.

Take the leap of faith.

Trust.

Then, don't look back.

 ...

The temperature is 6 degrees F

and dropping.

No, I don't want to go outside!

I am going to snuggle under a blanket,

watch the hockey game on TV,

and read.

(No new baby yet!)

~k

Sketching Faces

...in my journal.

Pencil sketch on decorative papers...in my journal. Unfinished page...

One thing I really want to do more of in 2014 is draw. 

Inspired always by Julie Balzer's faces,

I want to sketch and practice painting portraits.

Not exactly a Resolution,

but a fun promise to myself

to do more of what I love.

Still awaiting the arrival of a new baby

in the family...perhaps for New Year's Eve?!

...

Don't you just LOVE the days between

Christmas and New Year's?

I feel relaxed and happy

to have free time.

Hope you do, too.

~k

A Sketch...and Summer of Color3 Week #4!

Kristin's Summer of Color SOC3 is already into week #4!

See lots here at her awesome blog.  It's never too late to join!

This week's color combination is

Charcoal Gray and Pink.

 I have been wanting to practice drawing, drawing, drawing

and sketching faces.

Here, I wanted to try my hand at sketching a face at an angle,

for interest and a change.

I took a piece of pretty pink background paper, and my pencils...

and here is what's going on so far.

I say "so far" because I may do more with it,

such as glue it in my art journal... write on it,

add to it.  You know...

Have a creative day!

~k

Exploring Color in Faces

...in my journal.

I don't love it,

 but I do love adding colors when shading faces.

I want to keep practicing faces...

Thanks for visiting!

I want to keep painting skies, too!

~k