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Brilliant, just brilliant!

i adore this sketchy sketch...i hope that you will be painting it!

Thank you, Gretel! (Blushing!) :-)

And thanks, Christine! Yes, this will be black & white. Got a few more in the works too...

Well, if there are blog rules then I break them all. LOVE the cat! Keep em coming. ;o)

Thanks, Phyllis! :-)

More cats, please. Nietzsche and Midnight love seeing other cats being oh, so silly.

=^oo^=

Will do, Sue. I never get tired of them!

Oh, I love those scribbles! How I wish I had that gift of drawing so I could scribble like that, too.

btw, I love your blog look. That banner at the top is fantastic.

Thanks, Barbara! :-)

Lovely scribbles... Even your sketchbooks are neatly done (mine become a messy tangle of overlapping scribbles and sketches... makes them hard to 'show off')..

Thanks, Tara-- but believe me, I've got some messy ones too!!

The sketches when you're not thinking...the very best kind! They always turn out the best for me!

wow these are fantastic Jen!! I'm sure this puppy would love to play with Nina ;o)

Me too, Phyllis! At least, those are usually the ones I like best. Sometimes it's so hard to get out of your head and just let it flow.

Ha-- yes, Ali! I was thinking of Nina as I was trying to decide what kind of puppy this was... still need to figure it out! :-)

To me it looks like a Terrier Jen, perhaps a Jack Russel? :o)

Yes-- I think you're right... something small, squarish, without too long a tail...

Scribblers wanted! Only kidding...I think I may throw it out there to the world of kids. Apart from my writing blog...I've started a teaching blog, called Teach Spot. Any of you scribblers want to post your spotted dogs, feel free! I'm hoping for a dog a day.

I love your blog, Jen! Filled with energy and great visuals. You are amazing.

Oh thank you Gael-- you're too kind!!!

I'll bet your kids would love scribbling in notebooks-- they're such a great tool for creativity, problem solving... lots of uses... :-)

Agreed, Jen. Kids are SO much more right-brained than anyone would like to admit in that left-brained world called school. I have a huge crew of doodlers...very gifted doodlers, I might add! I'm always in awe!

Hee, hee.. poor snowman! Looks like someone got his nose! :o)

This is a great sketch Jen! You captured the right second where that happened. And I love the snowman's expression :o)

Thanks, Alicia! I think I need to build one this year. It's been a while. :-)

Love this one, Jennifer!! Looking forward to seeing the color.

Thanks, Phyllis! :-)

oooo spooky, all those kitties...like 'the birds' but with cats....

Sketching is the most fun part, I think... and your sketches are fabulous! I especially like this one, hee hee, kitties!!!!

So why are all the cats frolicking in the moonlight?
Lots of black cat seasonal possibilities.....

Haha-- I didn't think of that, Christine! Imagine how it was filming with all those birds... must have needed a ton of umbrellas on the set...

Thanks, Sketched Out! I agree, it's most freeing. Especially with kitties. ;-)

Elizabeth-- Hmmm, yes, lots of possibilities to think about...

Oh... this is a fantastic sketch Jen!! The perspective is perfect for it. Love how the viewer gets to see beyond the house and up the hills.

The house is the perfect kind of spooky too! I can't wait to see it in color Jen!! I imagine it's a night scene with the moon? I don't think I've seen night scenes by you before. This is exciting! :o)

Thanks, Ali! Yes, it's a night scene. I'm thinking of doing this one in a really monochrome palette-- we'll see!

Oh my goodness.'
Much love for spooky kitties! Looking forward to seeing it in color. Awesome.

Thanks, Jennifer! Glad you stopped by. Yep-- I love spooky kitties, too! :-)

I like seeing your sketches Jennifer. It shows how you think about design.

Thanks, Frank. I sometimes hesitate to post them so rough. But I think they have more energy that way, too-- something I try to hold on to.

i really like the way you compose your drawings similar to the way you paint...i can almost envision this in color. like that skewed tree. i love to rake leaves...sick obsession i know, but it's a great workout.

Me too, Christine. Actually I like doing yardwork in general... once I get going it's hard to stop!

And thanks about the sketch. Funny, even though my finished pieces don't have a "graphic" look, I find those design skills come in handy when composing.

Nice sketch!
I love sketching too!

Thank, you, Helene! Yes, sketching is very relaxing. :-)

I love the sketches! This is the same reason why most of mine end up on the blog that way. I tend to get a bit stressed during the coloring. :P

Look forward to the colored versions!

Tom-- Me too! The perfectionist in me comes out when I'm doing the finishes and I end up feeling all tight with them. Got to keep working past that...

I know Jen.. it seemed to pass so quickly.

In Venezuela there are son seasons but still I find that were I'm staying the summer flew by so fast. Maybe is because I'm having such a great time.. :o)

I can hardly believe that it is almost September...where does it go????????

I just came in from a very hot garden so you're temps so wonderful! I'll take autumn now please. ;)

Cindy at Rosehaven Cottage

It's feeling a lot like that in Missouri, too! Not normal for August, that's for sure! Normally it's the hottest month.

I like your sketch! Look forward to seeing it finished! Hope you'll share when you finish it.

Thanks for stopping by my blog, btw!

really, where did the summer go? I don't know about all of you, but here in New England, it was a pretty cool and WET few months. Here's to a sunnier fall! =)

I guess it's universal-- summer goes fast all around.

I'll post the finish of this shortly. Been on a sketching kick lately... wish I was as quick at doing the finals...

Thanks for visiting, everyone! :-)

Yes- you've got it right jennifer. I've fallen off the everyday art producing wagon and it's hard to get back on. It's important to stay in the "zone". Nice chickens!-Kelly

love your chicks Jennifer....great sketches!

Thanks, Kelly and Diana!

Play is very important.
or doing exercises or anything that gets you out of a rut.
Your chicken sketches are delicious......

as a fitness instructor i remind my participants all the time that it takes '21 days to make a new behavior a habit'....i would think that principle applies to anything. i say, get back on track, make a point to schedule it into your day and it will soon be just another bright spot in your creative day!!

Glad you like my chicken scratchings, Elizabeth!

And you are so right, Christine. It really is about scheduling. Exercise is the perfect analogy... I feel "off" if I haven't done something every day. Same with the creative stuff.

True your job is creative, but it something you have to do. Though may truly enjoy what you do, the looming deadlines and creative "restrictions" make it less fun, and thus leaves you longing for your 15 minutes. I go through this almost every day. As a graphic designer, I get to be creative, but I have "withdrawal" if I haven't been able to draw or sketch something in a while! :P (Sometimes that is my own fault, as the time I could be drawing, I spend surfing the blogs and web.)

The 15 minutes (or however long you can get) allows those creative impulses to be released that can't get out any other way.

Hi Tom-- Isn't it nice at least to know that so many artists go through the same thing? Makes me feel normal! ;-)

Ha, Tom's comment made me laugh. It's true. I can't complain about not having the time if I am on line surfing blogs right?
Oh well.
Just back from three weeks vacation and I am ready to get back at it, but it does take some time to get the gears turning.
I think those 15 minute exercises are a real good way to loosen up and get creative. It is a different type of creative when it's not for a job. Like you said, just toss out new ideas.

Frank-- I know-- I am seriously limiting my blog reading time. (Well, trying to, at least!) It helps if I use it as a treat after doing some work.

I think it takes at least a week to get back in gear after vacation. Baby steps! Hope you had a great one. :-)