someone loves me and lhasa de sela

the little bit of painting that happened today...

acrylic on paper...

i was gonna call it
Someone loves me on a windy day.
:-)

...and a beautiful song by Lhasa de Sela,

who left this world far too soon.

Wishing you all a peaceful easy Sunday night.

xox

spring is in the air...

A quick little pencil sketch on canvas paper...

two little love birds (in acrylic paints & micron pens)...

and a curly breeze,

welcoming spring like open arms.

:-)

(Soon to be found in my Etsy shop)

This morning, I took another beautiful walk and since it was low tide,

i made my way towards the seashore.

There's something about the sound

of chirping birds

that just makes my day.

As i walked on the frozen sand

and admired the calm waters,

I stopped for a bit,

to listen to the birds and

watch a few soaring seagulls.

(yes, seagulls soar too, along with the eagles...)

Just then, i heard a sound somewhere behind me

and when i turned around

there stood 3 deer,

watching me.

I've seen many wild animals during my morning walks.

Deer, coyote, pheasants, racoons, eagles, and last winter, a moose.

When i saw the moose in the dead of January,

he was crossing the frozen ice to the other side.

He was quite a distance from me

but still, I turned around

and headed for home. :-)

I love wildlife but the size of a moose

scares me.

I didn't have my camera with me this morning,

but i did have it a while ago

during another morning walk

and took these deer tracks...

a common sight now on the sand.

I somehow think i would just go numb

if i lived in a big, concrete city.

I know there are lots of perks about the city,

but i doubt i'd find them

because i'd be too busy 

looking for trees and the ocean.

Go figure.

xoxo

the sketchbook project

Last nights' entry in the sketchbook. By the way JanJan, when you pay the $25, they send you this little sketchbook in the mail. It has something like 20 pages...

I won't be posting all of my sketchbook entries, since i have a friend in New York who will hopefully be able to leaf through the actual sketchbook once it makes it there, and I want her to be surprised.

...and of course, my favorite pencil crayons. The sketch was done with these 3 colors only.
The paper isn't the greatest quality, and if you notice the girls' forehead & hair, you can actually see the circles from the painting I had done on the other side of the page! yikes. So much for do's & don'ts...

I kinda suck at following rules, so there you go... :-)