An Iris

This is one of the irises from my yard. I wanted to sketch one of each variety but didn't get that done while they were blooming. I'm finding that I like drawing from life much better than from photos, your eyes can see so much more than a camera can... And I also notice now that I forgot to color the stem - oh well, use your imagination. :D

Have a great day and take a few minutes to do a quick sketch.

Blogversary giveaway!!!!

Okay, I'm finally ready!!! For my Blogversary giveaway I will be drawing one name next Monday, July 20th to see who wins both of these ATCs! All you have to do is leave a comment on THIS POST with your email address (example - purplepaint45 at yahoo dot com) and I will pick one of you!!!! If I can't get a hold of you I will have to pick someone else... Good luck! And thank you so much for all your support and encouragement! It's so nice to be back sketching, posting on this blog has helped me keep it up.

It's my blogversary today!!!

I have been blogging for several years on my other blog, but last year I decided to get back into drawing and sketching and I started a blog just for that. Thank you all for your kind words and encouragement! I'll be doing a giveaway... not sure what it will be yet... so stay tuned.

My blogversary is tomorrow!!!

My blogversary is tomorrow! And I won't be here! BUT, I do plan on doing a giveaway! Not for this particular piece of artwork but for one especially for this occasion. I'll post more next week.

Battle of the weeds...

Every year I have a battle of the weeds. Well, I start out with good intentions... I don't like to use chemicals in the back yard because of the dog and the veggie garden so I try battling them by hand. Of course after pulling several huge black trash bags full, I give up... There is just too much art to do to spend all my time outside pulling weeds! Think of all the drawing, sewing, beading, soldering etc. I could be doing instead!!!!