While the kids are away, the mom will play

The kids have gone to the S.H.I.N.E. get together at a campground managed by a friend. It is too far for me to go on a workday, so they are there and I am here. I gave myself permission to not be productive for these last couple of hours. By productive, I mean doing dishes or laundry or something else that sorely needs doing. Instead, I played. I am still working at trying to get 6 art trading cards that have a southwest theme done. Here is another in the series.....

A few more doodles...

I have been so busy with family and other things lately, I haven't had much time for drawing. I have done a few things though. The Southwest style pots were done for a Southwest swap. I have four more cards to do for this swap.




This odd little drawing I just did today to see if I could still draw something. It has been over a week, I think, since I have picked up my pen. It is interesting at least. (update: someone actually requested that I trade this one with her. How cool! And so is the card she is sending me.)




This drawing was just another practice that I did last week. Wierd, but I kind of like it. Hopefully, I will have a real chance to draw on my next day off. The school year is looming and it will absorb all the time that I am not at work on workdays. I can almost wrap my mind around the start of school now. I was afraid for a while that I would not have the umph to get going. I am trusting the Father for the means this year.....

Starting on a set of Southwest cards

This is the first of six cards I will be doing for the Southwest Swap at DoodlersHaven. I used acrylic paints in the background over dark blue paper. Doodles are done with pitt pens.