Watercolor- Just Practicing

IF: Suspense

So its been a while since I've posted to Illustration Friday. This is my illo for suspense.

CED- Night

Walking in the night forest. I have a lot of ideas for night, but I am not always good at putting it on paper. The white birch trees help to light up the forest at night.

What to Wear

Once again I used a dress as my top. At first I had on a straight leg pant that was fitted, but it look like I was trying to look too young. So I switched to a wide legged pant with a medium heel patent leather boot. ( I purchased the boots for my daughter who was not with me at the time, I thought she would like them. NOT! So I kept them for myself). That was my daytime look. Then for Bible study I change to my red leather high boot. These boots make me feel rich, because it is cooler at night I added the black flyaway sweater. 

I find as I get older I don't want to cross the line of looking like I'm trying to be twenty but I do still want to be stylish.

What to Wear

This is what I wore to work. I love this green top from Old Navy. I wore it with green tank because it is low cut, black pants with slinder green stripes, and black low heel boots.

Setting myself free with Watercolor

More water color painting. Yes that is a big insect on her head. I'm embracing painting into my sketchbook with watercolor and not sticking to any color rules just letting go.

WHAT to WEAR

This what I wore to work on Monday, Jan. 30th. It looks alot better on paper. My brown denim jeans are fading, the top which I just purchase is tighter than what I would like (this is what happens when you don't try it on in store). My peachy orange sweater and my Clark clogs were just right.

Watercolor - O what fun!

I'm having fun letting go and adding color directly into my sketchbook. I pulled out my watercolors and painted my drawing.

WHAT TO WEAR - Sunday



 Sunday is the Lord's day, My family and I worship regularly. This outfit is my Sunday's Best. Black jacket from Talbot's, gray Old Navy long skirt, Banana Republic cashmere sweater, black high heel boots, Coach purse, and pearl necklace my husband brought me for Christmas. I don't think people use the phrase Sundays Best anymore.
My grandparents always use this term. It relates back to a time when people didn't have many clothes and their best clothing was saved for Sundays. I also remember having school clothes and play clothes, when my sisters and I would get home from school we would have to change clothes.

CED: Night

Oh what a night with my beloved, watching the sky light up.

I was hoping for this illustration to look a little more serious but this is how it came out. I wanted more depth.


WHAT TO WEAR

My daughter wanted to go to Ulta to buy makeup so I chose to wear this Sat. Jan 28th. I was trying to have a  bohemian look.

CED: WHAT TO WEAR

January 26 outfit. I wore a Hollister white tee with my wide-leg dark blue jeans. I like these jeans because you have to look at them closely to see that they are jeans. Great for work.
That evening we had PTA/Open House at my daughters high school. I put on my dark blue dress with stripes over jeans & tee. Whenever I wear this dress I'm using it as a jacket, most people ask me what is it? To me its whatever I want t to be. That is how fashion goes if you can pull it off. You just have to have confidence when you do your own thing.

CED - New Journal - WHAT TO WEAR?

I've been thinking a lot about my fashion sense, wardrobe, and clothes clutter. Do I have enough in my wardrobe to stay stylish? Do I have too much of everything, because my closets are jammed pack. I decided to start yet another new journal. WHAT TO WEAR - an illustrated journal of what I wore and to where. Hopefully this will help me to stay mindful I what I already have and what I don't need.

This is what I wore January 24. A baby blue wrap cotton shirt that ties in the back. Old Navy crop pants, low heel black boots. I wore this to work and an unscheduled meeting that I was hoping to get at the school board. The meeting didn't happened I was told to come back Wednesday. I did however visit the Lead Nurse she said she loved my boots. I didn't illustrate my bag. I carried this Pelle Wilson Leather Bag. I ran out of time to change it.

CED: New Designer that I fav

I recently came across a designer that is new to me. I love her clothes. Her designs are also sold in my new favorite store Anthropolgie. Her name is Orla Kiely. I decided to do a few illustrations of her clothing. The hemlines would have to be lower though:)

Sisters but not Twins

When I was a teenager my younger sister and I looked alike but I was 2 years older. We would dress alike and tell everyone we were twins. We would get such laugh when people believed us.
My daughters hate dressing alike, which was something I could get away with when they were younger but now that they are teens they don't even want to have the same jeans.

CED: New from my sketchbook

 So starting out the new year I am always inspired. But how do you keep that inspiration going? I decided to add a few quotes to my blue and white collection from my sketchbook.

 You know you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you lost a friend

When you're struggling with something look at the people around you and realize that every single person you see is struggling with something, and to them, its just as hard as what you're goimg through.