Series: Snippets 13



Snippets: a series of brief summaries describing what I have been working on recently, plus a few personal tidbits.


Finished Works

Monk Walking to Meditation Hut
Brush pen and Chinese watercolors

Japanese Maple with Torii Gate
Brush pens and Chinese watercolors

Monk Walking up Steps with Fall Leaves
Brush pen and watercolor pencils

Monk with Umbrella at Japanese Garden in Autumn
Brush pen and Chinese watercolors

Pierre: In the Studio
Pen, pencils, and watercolor pencils

Mouse on Swing with Butterfly on a Fall Day
Graphite pencils

Happy Penguin
Pen and pitt pastel pencils

Works in Progress

This is Pierre from the above, partway through

This is the Japanese Maple with Torii Gate from the above, before I figured out what to do with it after I'd painted the leaves

Partway through the Monk Walking to Meditation Hut from the above, before I'd added Chinese watercolors

This piece is now finished and in the shop (link below)

New in the Shop (Click to purchase)

Red-Crowned Cranes Flying

Blustery Bird AKA Bird Mailing Letter on Windy Day

Projects and Updates  

I recently finished updating and polishing my portfolio, which you can browse here. I update it quarterly, and give it a more thorough going-over once or twice a year to keep it fresh.

November's blog essay is in the works, and is all about the value and necessity of taking breaks. Even with something enjoyable, such as a creative endeavor, I have learned that taking periodic breaks is crucial. The post will be up on the blog sometime in the first week of the month.

With my portfolio updated and edited, I am actively submitting it to illustration and literary agencies, with my fingers crossed.

And, as always, some nature snaps from a few recent walks. This time of year is so photogentic, I had to restrain myself from posting too many photos.







Sketchbook

I used a couple of these sketches for creating some of the above finished works. I always like my sketches better than the final pieces. 




Reading

Reverse Meditation, by Andrew Holecek

The Short Stories of Saki


Personal Tidbit

I have always loved roller skating, even as an adult. Many years ago, my husband and I lived in a city, not far from an amusement park that had a great, old roller rink, with wooden flooring and a huge pipe organ. You could rent skates there, but I bought my own pair - white with purple laces, stoppers, and wheels. My favorite time to go to the rink was when they played live pipe organ music from the 1940s. We have since moved away from that neighborhood, and I gave my skates away, but it was a such fun while it lasted.  



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