Summer, Summer, Summer!!

Oh!  I am LOVING summer!   I have spent days and days doing what makes my heart happy.  I have made clothes for the grand-babies... I have cleaned a closet or two.  I have organized my "place where I do stuff and everything gets dumped in here" room.... and I finally set up my drawing table near a bright window and put my pens, pencils, and STUFF into nice baskets and bins.... all at hand to use at my pleasure!  And it IS a pleasure!

Usually I play with "word art" as I sit on my bed in the evenings, watching t.v..... or listening to it... haha!

Usually the day is past evening and into the dark of night... and the light is ... well... a ceiling fan whirling making shadows dance and the glow of the t.v. in the background....

NOT the optimal lighting for an "artist"..... yes... I am an artist- haha!  but by day I am a teacher... so that hat gets the daylight hours.... and I sit, scrunched up on my bed, clip-board in hand... sketching out thoughts on paper...

*  Because it is mobile....
*  Because it is cheap.....
*  Because it can be done with any old pen and not much else.....
*  Because it lets my mind settle.....

and.....
*  Because it lets me be me..... an artist at heart..... just a little.....

Soooooo- usually I work in black ink.  I can SEEEEE black ink.   I also don't have to think too hard when I change from pen to pen- black ink is black ink.... but the nibs can vary.... Some nights I like a good old calligraphy pen.... Others- a lovely fine tipped micron.... etc... etc....... and of course- there is the brush pen.... thick, thin, fine point..... stiff.... soft....... etc.... etc.....

Do I have a lot of pens..... Why, yes I do..... a LOT of pens..... and many are black..... although..... yes.... I also have every color under the sun as well.... in every style...

Still.... I mostly use black.  

But this week...... THIS week I got a wild hair.... and broke out the colored pens..... and PENCILS..... Oh, no..... guess what!  Pencils also come in SUCH a variety.... of color, of style, of lead types... etc... etc.... but we won't go there for today.....

The point is this:

I am taking a breather from my "day job" and now- I can draw or doodle or paint (we didn't talk about painting..... no, we didn't.... but not today...).... or sew.... or cook.... or read......  (Did I mention I was loving summer!!!!!)  

Okay.... so.... here are some picts of some doodle-y-doos.....  and yes.... I actually sat at my drawing table.... and yes..... I used a splash of color...... YeeHaw!!!

Cheers!
judifer