Hanging out with Cleopatra

Spent yesterday with the queen, poor dear, 'cept for me she was ignored. Submitted for Everyday Matters Drawing Group week #38 assignment, draw something in a museum.

sketchbook page, click image for larger view.

blind contour dance

reading

shall we dance?

and shall we pause a moment to gaze upon the lady scribbling on a pad of paper outside our window?

Window display at "Bygones", a vintage clothing store on Cary Street in Richmond.

capitol cafe

Christmas Annie

the cat takes a holiday

Merry Christmas everyone! A sketchbook page (click image for larger view) submitted for the Everyday Matters Drawing Group week #47 assignment, draw something for winter holiday.

round and round he goes

Santa makes his rounds tonight, Merry Christmas eve everyone!

blind contour nativity

blind contour of just a few of the pieces of a store's nativity display, other blind contour's can be found at "inkfinger", go see!

in the pink

waiting in the doctor's office sketch

remains of the meal

Hot chocolate and pastries after the tour of "The Jefferson" hotel.

tour of "The Jefferson" Hotel

Managed this one sketch when touring "The Jefferson" hotel today, though I wanted to there just wasn't enough time to draw the stain glass windows, the Christmas decorations, the big as a house gingerbread house, the soaring Christmas tree surrounded by marble columns, the grand staircase, the ornate, the opulent, the glittering, and the gorgeous that is that hotel at Christmas time. 'Tis a shame, no time to draw when the hot chocolate and pastries were served at the end of the tour either.

(and thanks to Tommy, our tour guide)

Once Upon a Time

Bookplate design submitted for "Illustration Friday" word of the week "imagine".

wascally Annie!

Annie now trying to surprise me with her headgear, she did, rabbit ears today!!

musicians

an old drawing, done 20 years ago or thereabouts.

hands up

Sketched while at work, it wasn't till after I finished I noticed everyone had posed the same, one hand up, one hand down! Pictured are Danny (green shirt) Woodley (right) and Eugene (tiny figure on the left).

(click image for larger view)

blind contour two by two

While out shopping saw these pieces from a toy wooden Noah's ark and just had to stop and draw them.

More blind contour's at "Inkfinger", go see!

Food, Glorious Rosa Food!

My friend Rosa made Christmas lunch today, oh my!

Mixed Fresh Greens Salad
with homemade Balsamic Vinegar Vinaigrette

Spinach Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms

Green Beans sautéed in lemon oil with roasted pine nuts

and! and! and!

Mocha Creme Caramel with Chocolate Ganache (I can tell you, bit of heaven that, I couldn't capture the expressions of bliss but they were there!)

Many Thanks as always Rosa!!!

Grey Gardens

"it's very difficult to keep the line between the past and the present. . . you know what I mean?" - Little Edie

scene from the documentary Grey Gardens

bear feet

Reindeer Annie!

Tiny Table

Blind Contour, Very Late On Friday, Friday

A blind contour of Margaret's doll, more punctual blind contours can be found at "Inkfinger"!

out of the blue comes Waffles

Finally, my pet alligator and I are able to share a magic moment.

Submitted for "Nude Self Portrait While Nuzzling Your Pet Thursday" (sadly though I've just learned this group is now defunct) and also "Illustration Friday" word of the week "blue".

not speaking

keeping each other company

Upside Down Hats

New Sketchbook

When I was in New York last, I had lunch at Balthazar, and was very surprised and delighted when exiting the restaurant to find just outside their door a sidewalk vendor selling handmade sketchbooks! The books, made by "Luscious Paper", were beautiful, so beautiful that it's been sitting on my shelf untouched ever since my return. I'm used to drawing on cheap pads of paper, and this was such a change for me, but inspired by all the beautiful sketchbooks I've seen on the web (and even better, have held in my hands) this weekend I finally got it down and gave it a go. This is page 3.

Lobby Tree

another scribbled really quick before dashing out the door, of Jerry, sitting in the lobby, by the not yet decorated x-mas tree.

going out together

scribbled so quick because she was next in line to load into the van, so apologies for the nose (it's so much cuter then this) and hands

Blind Contour Friday

Yet another statue from the Virginia Museum for BC Friday, oops, forgot to get the artist's name and who it was he immortalized in marble. Whoever it was, he was wearing a very ornate fanciful breastplate with flowers and wings and scary faces and that's what all the scribble at the bottom is supposed to be.

More blind contours at "Inkfinger", go see!

Waffles, my pet, I'm sorry but

Amanda says she will not be accepting entries for "Nude Self-Portrait While Nuzzling Your Pet Thursday" on this Thursday. I know sweetie, very upsetting, but you know it's her idea and her rules, and yes yes I know at first it was unspecified and now it's specified not this Thursday and it's all very confusing, there's probably paperwork involved too, and you know gosh maybe it's for the best, now don't take this wrong but your hide is kinda rough and jeeze after all how many more weekly drawing groups do I need to join, I'm already way behind in my Everyday Matters challenges and lately just using old drawings for Illustration Friday, at least I'm good with Blind Contour Fri. . . . . . oh no I haven't done my Blind Contour Friday yet, oh Waffles hon, sorry again, gotta go!!!!