more sketches
Spent a couple of hours at the zoo again this week…. here’s a few sketches. This is Rembrandt. He is a screech owl who lost an eye and is now hanging out at the zoo with his volunteer educating the public. He is absolutely lovely. and tiny. Though I think those talons could do some ...
Exercise
It’s a delicate balance, this work thing. On the one hand, over-scheduling myself can put me in the position of not having enough time and energy to make quality work (while still keeping up with life itself.) On the other hand, too little work to do makes for artistic stagnancy and that can quickly spiral ...
mere sketches
Yesterday I went to the zoo. I used to go all of the time with my kids when they were younger and before that I worked there as a teen and young adult. I love the zoo. It is the perfect place to go practice my drawing skills. In the interest of practicing what I ...
A new sketchbook begins… and other news
It’s summer. A new more relaxed schedule involving mostly running kids from here to there in between making art. I love summer for this. Ever since my Art Academy class ended in the spring, I have been looking forward to sinking my teeth (and pens and paints) into my new re-purposed sketch-journal that I made ...