An old letter I discovered in a box of letters from and to my mom (who passed away in 2007)…I really like the sketch and it coincidentally resembles art teacher Karen A. who has awesome stuff in her Sketchbook Revival retreat online workshops.
Two drawings I made on the front and back of an envelope based on an illustration on an advert card from a 1960’s magazine.
Random sketch from last summer trying to draw a hand, which I used to hate drawing, but have improved at over time.
Here are a few of some of my old, favorite artworks I made. The first one is my old friend and neighbor Laurence, (chalk pastel on paper from a photo), the next is a close-up of an oil painting on canvas I made for a class, the next is an acrylic portrait on paper (from life) of my mom, Donna, and the last one is a self-portrait (I can’t recall or tell if it’s oil or acrylic … on canvas). Peace, Love, and blessings this holiday season, and good luck and wishes to you for the Lunar New Year (beg. Feb. 17, 2026).
I still haven’t invested any time into learning WordPress since I started blogging again, but I imagine I’ll do it when I care enough to do it. I’m sure it will be interesting to learn about all the features and techniques I have no clue about right now. Anyway, I’m going to find a few arts in Google photos that I want to share, since all I’ve done lately is a linocut xmas card that didn’t turn out too well, and some pencil and pen doodles. Peace and Love, be excellent to each other. P.S. Actually, here’s a pencil thing I did yesterday while watching a zoom illustration workshop, based on the photos that the person shared.
I still plan on doing the class from the replay, but I didn’t have what I needed ready (the drawing or tracing of the three doors, and paint set up and a good pen (where is my good waterproof black ink pen?).
This is interesting. This is a painting (self-portrait) my mom did when she was a teenager, and one I made of myself from (maybe around) five years after I was the same age. I really think my mom would have excelled if she went back to art school (she attended an art technical college for a minute in L.A. before life got in the way, (when she was in her early twenties). If I could go back in time, I would encourage and support her to do that after my dad died (or sooner), because I think (even though I love making art and sometimes it’s all I want to/wish I could do) that being an artist was her dream much more than it was mine. And I could do something more suited for me at the time (and more financially rewarding) like go to cosmetology school, or trade school for carpentry or plumbing, which are things I actually had a strong interest in. Moms shouldn’t have to give up their dreams because they have kids; though I’m ever grateful that she brought so much creativity into our lives, I wish I could have supported her in achieving her own.
I took a bunch of pictures of pages in my sketchbook I used most this year, usually while watching TV. I’ll be sharing those over the next few posts. Peace and Love, always do your best and be kind to everyone.
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