Tuesday, February 28, 2023

2-28-2023 Cyborg...Mermaid...

Today's "Sketch-a-Day" prompt: CYBORG

...and Day 4 of Karen Campbell's #artparty...
mermaid...



Monday, February 27, 2023

2-27-2023 Bookmarks, Keychains, Tigers, Mixed Media

Thank you so much for the bookmarks and keychain photos
you sent to us for Opa's birthday! We love them!


And congratulations to our granddaughter
for having her art chosen by the school's art teacher
to go on display at the Figge Art Museum!







Saturday, February 25, 2023

2-25-2023 Weaving...Thriller...Art Party

 


"Sketch-a-Day" prompt: THRILLER

Karen Campbell's weekend #ArtParty!!! 
Day 1...freehand sketch and painting...

Friday, February 24, 2023

2-24-2023 More Hats...Slick...Face 3/20...Ace of Coins



Today's "Sketch-A-Day" prompt: SLICK

Face #3/20...Charcoal Pencil...









 

Thursday, February 23, 2023

2-23-2023 Face #2/20

 


...and today's Sketch-a-Day" prompt: LANE



Wednesday, February 22, 2023

2-22-2023 Ears...and 1960's Eyes...Firefly

Annual Ear checkup yesterday...


Had fun doing this 1960's eye makeup tutorial by Karen Campbell...

...and today's "Sketch-A-Day" prompt: Firefly...

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

2-21-2023 Breaking... Faces...and the Arcade

Today's "Sketch-a-Day" prompt: Breaking...

I plan to practice drawing a few faces again...





Monday, February 20, 2023

2-20-2023 Four Day Weekend! ...and Grit

The GDs had a four day weekend
so daddy planned a trip to
Snake Discovery and
the Wisconsin Dells!
What fun!






And today's "Sketch-a-Day" prompt: GRIT


Sunday, February 19, 2023

2-19-2023 Ms Phay's Cafe...Crooked

Yesterday we went to celebrate Rod's birthday
at Miss Phay's Cafe (Thai food)
and when they found out it was his birthday
they brought us a dessert plate...gratis!




And today's "Sketch-A-Day" prompt: Crooked...


Saturday, February 18, 2023

2-18-2023 Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to the love of my life!

You are the sunshine of my life!

And my Sketch-A-Day prompt: Radiator...



 

Friday, February 17, 2023

2-17-2023 Spring...Lotus Pond Gardner...Fin

This morning's freehand sketching practice...
today's prompt from Sketch-A-Day: spring...

And, the start of my next painting...
Lotus Pond Gardner...
inspired by Ida Andersen Lang...

and Fin..sketch inspired by Stacy Medina (on left)...
I used the quadrant method to sketch Fin (on right)...
and another 1909 Hat...