My Life In Sketches: May 2008

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Friday, May 30, 2008

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Puppet Show

This is the puppet show couch. It has a little hidden space behind it,
so the kids gave us a puppet show today. Bravo!

Monday, May 26, 2008

Sunday, May 25, 2008

Saturday, May 24, 2008

Party!

There was beautiful food aplenty.
We all sat on cushions around the food and reclined while we ate.
Yum!

Friday, May 23, 2008

Wedding Faces

I bought a $.70 pack of gridded 3x5 cards yesterday. The possibilities are endles!!

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Couch Scene

Last night Hannah & Steve came to babysit while I was home.
I was, in effect, one of the kids,
so I got to peek in on this happy scene.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Thread

These spools of thread belonged to my grandmother.
They were in the drawer of the sewing machine table she gave me.
Gouache, 2006.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Monday, May 19, 2008

Tissue Paper Flowers

In a shiny vase that may have been inspired by Dr. Seuss.

Sunday, May 18, 2008

This has been my scene these past 5 days.
I thought recovery would go faster than it did, but in all, it's been a very restful experience. For me. Not so much, I think, for my husband, who may now need a surgical procedure just to buy time for his own recovery. Thanks to those of you who have contributed in preparatory conversations, childcare, snacks, visits, phonecalls, texts, well-wishes, and prayer. I feel loved.

Saturday, May 17, 2008

My Little Girl

This one's from November of 2003.
I had just read Painting People in Watercolor by Butch Krieger.
It has a thorough treatment of glazing techniques & was very helpful.
You can see the grid and the layers of glaze that make this one up.

Friday, May 16, 2008

St. Phillips Plaza

Autumn, 2003. Watercolor.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Cobalt Sunshine

Watercolor. 2003.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Watercolor Butterfly

I had surgery yesterday. While I recover, I'll be posting
some vintage sketches. This one's from 2003.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Joseph's Coat Without Any Colors

Monday, May 12, 2008

Picnic Table

This table came with the house almost 10 years ago. Until last week it was red and somewhat dilapidated. Eric & I sanded, hammered, drilled, and painted. Now it's all perky again! And no more splinters. My favorite part about the table design is how each section has wheels. It's easy to move around and looks very whimsical.