Life, As We Know It

A bit of my life and daily adventures, through pictures and sketches.
What have you been up to?

This is a new picture I have added to my Etsy shop.  

The Flower Girl

I went for a walk to the cemetery, this is a cool gate.  I just finished reading The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, good and interesting story.

storm clouds

I call these Alice Trees, I don't actually know what they are, but I do believe they are magical.

Our wee little garden and the lovely fence, the boys built it using scraps of wood they found in the garage.  I love recycling.  :)

An amazing meal I made the other night.  I have been trying to experiment with new foods.  I am super picky, so it's not always easy.  I am seriously thinking I need to write a blog called, The Picky Eater's Guide To Yummy.  I've been coming across some really great recipes.  These are chicken puff pastries....oh my!!

More clouds, I can't resist.

and more....do you blame me??

clouds and mountains...

last one of clouds, I think...

Been sketching a lot lately...trying out different things.

poor attempt at watercolor, heh!

A Beatrix bunny.

A very sketchy raccoon.

another building, these are fun.  

And a tiger that is not very symmetrical.  :)

One last photo,  The Crow.  

Have a groovy weekend everybody!!  Hope the weather is glorious where ever you are and you can go for a spin on your bicycle.  :)

Falling In Love With Art: Part 3

Dear Friends, 

This week I am excited to once again share with you the beautiful art of another fellow blog artist.  Her name is Marjorie and her lovely blog is My Cozy Little Whimsy Nook.  Her art is inspired by her love of nature, animals, folk art, 18th & 19th century fashion and art, novels, poetry and old children's book illustrations, as well as her love of music.  In her art she tries to capture a sense of awkward beauty, stillness, solitude and whimsy.  I think she captures all of that, very well.  She grew up always loving to draw and paint, indoors and out, setting up her easel & watercolours, pretending to be an artist.  I don't think she needs to pretend, she is a wonderful artist.  Enjoy her lovely paintings and if you're interested in owning one of these lovelies or looking at many others, she has an Etsy.

To compliment Marjorie's very gorgeous art and love of nature, this week, I will also be highlighting one of my long time favorite artists,  Beatrix Potter.  

She lived in the 1800's, adored nature and became a very wonderful farm woman, as well as, buying properties so that she could later preserve them.  She had many children's books, that she wrote and illustrated and was fairly successful.  Her art and her stories are touching and whimsical and full of life and beauty.  

In addition to loving her art and life, there is a wonderful series of books I've read called Cottage Tales by Susan Wittig Albert.  They're about Beatrix Potter, but are fictional and quite lovely.  Enjoy the pictures.  

"A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires."
Hedy Lamarr