Vera Love
Well I am having such fun drawing hamsters as people. And I am giggling away at my own sense of humor. Just me sketchbook shenanigans. If you know the show it’s easy to hear her saying, “Ah Pet, what’s happened to ya?”
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Teddy Bear Market
The Teddy Bear Market is a great place to visit. Everything is either FREE, costs a penny, or a pretty button! I started out with ink and planned to do all watercolors, but then I changed and went with pencils and markers. Perfectly acceptable mess for sketchbook playtime.
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Oranges in markers
My aim was to fill all the space across the spread of my sketchbook. And then to color it in with markers. It took a couple of days but every moment was coloring fun.
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Pyrography
I enjoy the journey of a line; the story that lines and texture effects compose. Not so much a story story with a plot and words and all, but a visual story that quickens the spirit. I enjoy making lines in pen & ink but playing with pyrography has forced my hand to slow way
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A Christmas gift for husband
I sincerely swear that I convinced myself that husband would like to learn the art of wood burning. And so I bought him a small wood burning kit as a Christmas present. Predictably he is not into this and I have already made something. Luckily I bought the poor man some backup gifts.
Cat Stories
Ian’s Cats
I really went back and forth on using colored pencils on this piece. Ultimately I’m glad I did. It forced me to work slowly and consider what I was doing. It took hours and hours though, easily 40 hours just in coloring. But it has my entire concerted effort and I am proud of it.
Cat Stories
Pen & Ink with my son’s house bound cats
Well if I lose these cats I can tell you the trauma to the household will be real and lasting. But the one in the foreground, Fran, is a natural hunter and hungry for space! She has been raised and kept precious in a small house – in this picture I attempted to capture her