abstract art

  • Inktober day 19

    Today’s inktober prompt was Ridge, and I immediately thought of the lines on contour maps. so today’s drawing is inspired by that idea. Saturday is the Farmers Market in Mt Clemens and when we left this morning there was a… Continue reading

    Inktober day 19
  • Inktober Day 18

    I worked on my inktober sketch for a bit during this morning’s Zoom with June. I ordered a pack of velum sheets so I can make some stained glass coloring sheets for my youngest. I figured I’d give it a… Continue reading

    Inktober Day 18
  • Inktober day 12

    Today’s prompt of remote conjured an image of a secluded lake. I decided that I wanted to do the sketch and then go over it with watercolor later, so I chose to do it on my watercolor paper. Unfortunately the… Continue reading

    Inktober day 12
  • Inktober Day 3

    Today is day three of the Inktober challenge as well as the photo a day for the American Cancer Society. For Inktober, I started sketching these old boots while waiting for my son’s school bus. I was actually thinking originally… Continue reading

    Inktober Day 3
  • Day 274

    Today marks the completion of three quarters of my goal of 366 days of art. While not always easy or convenient, sticking with this daily practice has noticeably changed my artworks. In addition to the noticeable improvement in my skills,… Continue reading

    Day 274
  • Something different today

    Today’s painting developed as I painted. I was originally going to paint a yellow rectangle, but decided to start with a circle. A yellow circle got me thinking sun so I started adding orange and reds around the top half… Continue reading

    Something different today
  • One year without my Friend

    A year ago today my best friend died. It has been a hard journey through my grief, and I still struggle some days. Other days I feel him encouraging me and cheering me on; pushing me to keep creating and… Continue reading

    One year without my Friend
  • Pears because I’m tired.

    Today was the Art Party at Anton, their big, annual fundraising event. I usually go with my mom, but she is out of town today so I was on the fence on whether to go or not all the way… Continue reading

    Pears because I’m tired.
  • Digital art play

    Tonight I am exhausted. I tackled a big reorganization project today and it must have taken more out of me than I realized. I sat down to work on my art and I decided I was too tired to paint,… Continue reading

    Digital art play
  • Floral fun

    I didn’t have anything really in mind to work on today so I just grabbed a pen and started doodling. Once I saw some leaves in the lines I decided to run with the floral theme. when I was satisfied… Continue reading

    Floral fun