2.5 x 3.5 inches
Watercolor on illustration board
Watercolor on illustration board
Its a ladybug. On the "D" key. It doesn't mean anything special.
I wanted to do a little mosaic, mostly in black and white, but wanted to add just a wee bit of color. And I love ladybugs. And my piano.
I have about a hundred ideas for series (plural) for these mosaics. Some of them BIG. The art store here is having a BIG sale this week so I'm setting my alarm to get there early and hopefully I'll score some BIG canvases. (I don't know why I like the word BIG so much all of a sudden.)
I've been fighting with all my 'art selves' a lot lately. There's the children's book illustrator; the colored pencil artist who likes to draw yarn and food and thorns and stuff; the architectural renderer; the knitter; the mosaic painter; the wannabe art licensor....
Focus woman, focus!
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Everyone is showing pics of the beautiful Fall foliage in their parts of the world these days. I'm bummed ~ everything here is still green. It will turn pretty colors for about a day and half, then all the leaves will fall off and it will be Winter. So if you miss it, you miss it. One of my favorite vacations was taking a tour through New England in the Fall. Its the most gorgeous thing.I'm in a mood to start cooking and baking in earnest. Today I bought some potatoes ~ Yukon golds, red ones, purple ones, and some sweet potatoes. Tomorrow I'll do a potato bake for dinner (chop them up, boil them a bit to partially cook them, then put them in a baking dish at 425 for about 25 minutes with some salt, pepper, olive oil and maybe some other herbs). Easy and yummy. And pretty.
I need to make something pumpkin-y too. I'd love to make a pumpkin cheesecake, but then I'd have to eat it. Maybe you can all come over and help. I'll letcha know.
2 Comments on Ladybug on D, last added: 10/15/2008
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In the spirit of the Harvest!
Do it all...BIG! Focus on ALL of It!
I'll be there in a minute for some cheesecake...
I think you should do it all too - life's too short to skimp (that means cheesecake too).
xo karen