Category Archives: Pen & ink

Christmas Art Countdown – Day 17

I love poinsettias at this time of year. I started out with the red until I found other varieties like the splashed white, and the pale red ones. Several years ago I discovered the pink ones. There were so many different versions of the pink ones, too. The “hotter” the pink, the better. Last year,Continue reading “Christmas Art Countdown – Day 17”

Christmas Art Countdown – Day 16

As I post these on social media, I have been putting the shopping days left to Christmas, too. In one of the responses I received, from a woman in the Netherlands, she said that they only had one day of shopping left since the Netherlands folks were going on lockdown again. My heart went outContinue reading “Christmas Art Countdown – Day 16”

Christmas Art Countdown Day 15

The prompt for today is scarf….and we had a small warbler fly into the house this afternoon. I had the side door of the garage open and I heard my father-in-law say something about a bird. A little guy had flown into the house. My husband thought it was a sparrow but this little fellowContinue reading “Christmas Art Countdown Day 15”

Christmas Art Countdown Day 14

The prompt is “sing” and every time I see the word “sing,” I think of the New Year’s Eve performance of My Chemical Romance. Maybe we all need to sing, for the WHOLE WORLD. Sing it from the heart, sing for the planet, sing for all species, sing for the whales and the manatees, singContinue reading “Christmas Art Countdown Day 14”

Christmas Art Countdown Day 12

Here’s a little toast for me making it halfway through the challenge AND I got my holiday ‘Zine completed. WOOOHOOO. As I was finishing up my ‘Zine and getting it printed and assembled, I listened to Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker” conducted by Eugene Ormandy. The memories of my childhood came flooding back. The fact that I knowContinue reading “Christmas Art Countdown Day 12”

Christmas Art Countdown Day 10

Wow, 15 days before Christmas. 2020 slowly coming to an end. This time last year, I remember being so excited about the New Year coming, thinking that 2020 would hold lots of promise. Little did we know what we had in store for us. This fellow is happy just to be away from human settlements.Continue reading “Christmas Art Countdown Day 10”

Christmas Art Countdown Day 9

I started my day working on my iPad this morning, trying to get ahead of some designs. Before I knew it, I ran low on battery power. I figured this was the perfect time to get my post written, while the iPad is recharging. One thing about being an artist is I never seem toContinue reading “Christmas Art Countdown Day 9”

Christmas Countdown Day 6 – St Nicholas Day

Today is St Nicholas Day. I celebrated St Nicholas Day with my kids as they were growing up when a friend told me that he and his wife celebrated St Nicholas’ Day with their children. They were Italian and apparently their family brought the tradition with them from Italy. When my son was around three,Continue reading “Christmas Countdown Day 6 – St Nicholas Day”

Christmas Countdown Day 5

I started out by drawing the garland and wound up adding the door and the kitty. This way I could mail it to my mom as a postcard. My mom has a black tuxedo kitty with white paws named Barney. Barney is an outgoing kitty who is very adaptable. I put him in front ofContinue reading “Christmas Countdown Day 5”