29 Days - Day 14 --Valentine's Day -- With Love in My Heart

Happy Valentine's Day to Everyone!!

29 Faces -- Day 13 - Presenting Empress Gerta Gourd

Never before published...'cause I took the picture last night of Empress Gerta Gourd I of Vineland (I'm currently reading Catherine the Great's biography by Robert K. Massie and loving it, hence the imagined pomp and circumstance for my gourd). Instead of scrubbing off the naturally occurring design on the drying gourd body, I left it because I found it kind of beautiful. I worked with enhancing it with  paints and pen. Her majesty is resting against a soft pillow in her boudoir...one must have an imagination about these things! Or else I'm just nuts!!

29 Faces - Day 12 -- Mandala Cat

I watched the Grammies tonight, so I pulled something out that I'd never photographed before--one of my wooden cats. Originally there were 100--each one totally different--only the shape remained the same. I've kept my favorites.

29 Faces -- Day 11 -- Androgeny

29 Faces - Day 10 - Cat Magic

I promised to deliver a cat today because someone drew a beautiful dog yesterday...and cats need their day in the sun too.... boy, do they need their days in the sun!! I was playing a fun cliche game last night (everyone had to contribute to the conversation by speaking only in cliches) which seems to have carried over into today's writing...please forgive!

29 Faces -- Day 9 -- Infamous Reality Celebri-NOT -- Can You Guess Who?

This may be TV day. Can you guess who this person is? If you watch Bravo, you might be able to tell who it is. She's not one of my favorite characters. She made a lot of noise this season. Her implants are not where they look like they may be located...Finally, I don't think I believe all of her stories even though she did meet with a real tragedy this season. I'm not cold and unfeeling, I assure you, it's just that in her case she makes a career of victimization. (I cheated...cause I drew this last year around this time.)... (I woke up late--took inspiration for a TV character from the Progressive Flo drawing I just admired by April, which, by the way, there is no doubt about the likeness on that one...this one is a little more questionable.) Just having a little fun!

29 Faces -- Day 8 - Beautiful Girl Pencil Sketch

There is no story to go with the picture today. I just chose a picture of a pretty girl to draw. I was looking for inspiration but nothing spoke to me today other than the picture I searched for. Fun to do anyway! I love this challenge which makes me deliver something each day! Thanks for this idea generator!

Day 7 -- 29 Faces --Have A Happy Daisy Day

I let the day's events dictate the drawing for today. I was driving (as luck would have it) to the art supply store to pick up a spritzer (for water or paint [not drinks] never tried one before but saw this amazing Dylusion demo on one of my FB friend's page and I wanted one [$5 for 3--haven't tested it yet]). While cruising through the parking lot I was behind a car that had a big daisy on the back with some kind of peppy saying and that was my prompt for today--I knew I had to make a daisy. This, of course, is not  how I thought it would turn out exactly but I've never let that stop me before! It's like writing a novel  without an outline--the ending is  a complete surprise! Hope it makes you happy! Later in that same parking lot I almost literally bumped into a friend (with my car) I hadn't seen in a long time. See, thinking those positive thoughts possibly averts messy crashes while finding old friends whose days you could have ruined if you hadn't--or something like that! ;)

29 Faces -Day 6 - Metamorphosis

I never know where the drawing will come from each day--whatever materials are handy--in this case a white index card and a butterfly shape--the observer watches the butterfly take flight and in the observing becomes one with its essence and beauty.

Day 5 - 29 Faces: The Face in Color and Shades of Gray

Compare and Contrast. In this case I like the gray rather than the color since it hides many of my goofs! Hey, wait a minute, I'm contraverting some advice I gave out earlier today! My goofs were intentional. haha. Actually, I couldn't scratch out or cover up what appeared to be brusing but was there because I had accidentally dipped my hand in the blue and carried it forward to the skin tones.

Day 4--29 Faces: The Great Grey Owl Goddess

Did I really do this to the great gray owl? Well, at least she's been made a goddess. If it's a male, whoah is me!

29 Faces--Late to a Very Important Date

I'm sorry I'm cheating because I'm late. I will stay on target as we progress (I hope!) The lady with green hair was created on the cusp of this event so it is only a half cheat--the other two were created in 2011. I have loved looking at the creations so far and I so admire the diverse talent out there. Kudos (in my humble opinion) to everyone! This will be so much fun and to do it every single day will be a great and good challenge!

Midnight in the Forest

Be My Valentine

Dream Garden

Beneath the Sea

Owl Energy Beneath the Starry Sky

Tree of Life

Nighttime Flower Power Energy

Patchwork Quilt