SYF: Playing with Markers

"Looking for brighter days"

 Playing with markers at my desk. The schools are testing so I have less children coming to clinic. The first two portraits are on sheets of art paper. The third one is in drawn in my moleskine. All of the lines are counting days. The inspiration came from Andrea Hubner photos.

"Counting  days of joy"

"How many days will my trials lasts"

Simplicity : Sketchbook #3

I haven't done a illustration like this in a long time. I love black and white illustration with just a few colors. At first I thought that I was just afraid of color, but now I know that it is the simplicity that appeals to me. Below I posted some of my old drawings. Inspiration photo by Claudia Ferrari

august 2009

September 2009

Think on these: Sketchbook #3

Rain Rain Go Away - Sketchbook #3

In life we only want the beautiful, sun-shiny days. We would rather not have long rainy days. Oh sure we don't mind a few hours of rain, but let it rain for a week. Everyone will start to complain.
This is how we are in life also, a few hardships and we are ready to complain. But if we endure we will see the rainbow. So be in the moment. Let it rain, it will pass.

Daily face: August 11

Studio Calendar

I think I had a very productive day at work. While the students are adjusting to being back in school its the best time for me to get everything organized. In a couple of weeks everyone will be sick and need to go home.

Office Calendar

Laugh in Sketchbook #3

What, Another Sketchbook

So it's official I can't help myself. I found this daily devotional book which I could not resist from purchasing. I love the color and engraving carve into leather. My purpose was to draw in it. Hoping that the devotional topic would be the inspiration for the drawing. I love people who can stick to drawing in one sketchbook everyday until completed, but I've found out that I am not that type of person. Eventually my journals get completed. So I am going to do me!

Completed Sketchbooks

Daily Face: July 29 and Thrifted Art Supplies

I went to the thrift store today and found this unused art paper. I could not pass it up it is Strathmore 11"x 14" Bristol Vellum, Bristol Smooth, and Tracing Paper, also new markers. I don't know what I will do with the tracing paper, it may come in handy someday. It was cheap.

What to Wear: Sunday Face May 10

I'm trying to play catch-up on everything. My Sunday Face What to Wear Illustrations, This is from May 10. Ann Taylor Dress & Kate Spade Handbag

Sketchbook Fabriano: No longer a timed challenge

When life hits you some battles you can let go. I decided that it is not profitable for me to keep a time challenge on my Sketchbook Fabriano Gray-scale; I'm just going to go with the flow and focus on my real life challenges. So this is what I did today.

Sketchbook Fabriano Challenge #7 in Gray-scale

As usual you have great plans but life throws you a curve ball. I got off track because of life. I'm praying for God's mercy to see me through.
So I have to regroup and hopefully finish this challenge before June 30th.
Sometimes when you fall you have to get up and keep trying.

Sketchbook Fabriano Challenge #6 in Gray-scale

Nothing much to say, this is a drawing for my Gray-scale Fabriano Challenge. There is one brush pen that seems more purple than gray or black.

My Sketchbook Fabriano Gray-scale Challenge

Gray-scale #3

I decided to try a few more drawings since I started my challenge late and not at the beginning of the month. I'm not thrilled about number 3, but I like #4 and #5.

Gray-scale #4

Gray-scale #5

My May Challenge: Fabriano Sketchbook

Fabriano Sketchbook

I woke up this morning and decided to challenge myself. I have this sketchbook I purchased from Blick Art Supply its a Fabriano Sketchbook made in Italy. It has 40 pages. My challenge is to complete 35 pages by the end of May. Let me add this disclaimer: I am not good with challenges. However this will be the first challenge that I put on my blog that is not from someone else. Also I only plan on using my Tombo Dual Brush Pens in Gray-scale Palette to color all illustrations. This is my first drawing

Gray-scale Illustration #1

Tombo Dual Brush Pens Gray-scale

Sunday Face: May 3,2014

Sunday Sketchbook and Notes

Thanking God for all of his wonderful mercies he has show us. It was a good day. I like to keep my Sunday's simple. We went to worship service, came home, ate lunch, took a nap, watered my garden, went back to 6 o'clock service came home, ate a snack, watched a movie. Nothing fast pace or stressful. In my What to Wear illo I got tired of drawing so many small dots, so the dress looks more white than it should.

What to Wear

Sunday Face: April 26th

 Went to Bible Study and Worship Service. Had dinner with the Marshall's. They Have a fabulous house in the country. If I live in the country I could raise chickens like my grandparents and grow lots of vegetables.

Sunday Face: April 19th & What to Wear

There was a tornado warning during Morning Bible Class everyone had to go into the hallways.

Sunday Face: April 12th & What to Wear

Today was the Lord's Day. I pray that I can keep my eyes on him.

Sunday Face & What to Wear

Today is the Lord's Day. My family and I always go to Morning and Evening Service on Sundays. This is a page from my Sunday Journal Page. I was a little drowsy I must admit. I'm attempting to start my What to Wear illustrations, let' see how long I can last this time. I think once a week should be enough.

Daily Face: April 4th and Sketchbooks

 My goal this year is to try and complete some of my sketchbooks. One of favorite artist Adebanji Alade states that when you start a sketchbook you should have a completion date set so it would encourage you to draw everyday. So here is a picture of the sketchbooks that I have started and have not completed, this picture does not include my Froggy Sketchbook. So this picture does not look encouraging. Now let's see what sketchbooks I have finished.

Uncompleted Sketchbooks

Completed Sketchbooks