Sunday Sketches with Sophia!

Hello all and Happy Sunday! I have a couple of journal pages that I worked on this week.
This is a favorite day dream of mine. Me and my kids and their families living near each other!

I loved this pose I found in a magazine, so I wanted to practice it.

I journaled along the edges, "don't let fear of tomorrow, steal your joy today." She is praying for peace. With everything happening around the world and here in the states, it's hard not to worry about money, jobs and the future. I've been reading Joyce Meyer's book, "Battlefield of the Mind." She is a great teacher of this principle.
Here are a couple of pages I started and will add images to as the ideas come:


That's all for this week! I hope you will join me by going to Sophia's blog (see link to the right) and see the other wonderful artists who have participated this week. Have a fun day!

Finished sketches and new one!

Good morning and welcome to another Sunday Sketches hosted by Sophia!(see link to the right) Below are 2 sketches that I colored with pencil and paint. The one was added to my art journal, but I haven't decided what to do with the 2nd one.


I've been trying to improve my side view, so here is one of my practice sketches.

The hand still needs a little work. Another area I struggle with, but it's fun to be challenged.
We had a good service at church today about courage, and it reminded me that we are in a battle everyday, but God has already won the battle. We just need to trust Him.
I hope you are enjoying a restful day!

New Sketch Painting and Book

Hello! I've been busy with different projects this week. Below is my entry for Sophia's Sunday Sketches: (see link on the right)

I also worked on this painting.

And last, I made a new sketch book which will be in my Etsy Shop later today.

I hope everyone has had a good weekend! We just got back from watching Horrible Bosses, which was the funniest movie I've seen this year. I'm still laughing!
Have a great week!

Sunday Sketches

Good morning and welcome to my latest submissions for Sunday Sketches with Sophia. (see link on the right)


I did these both rather quickly while watching tv a couple of nights ago. I hadn't sketched in charcoal in a long time, so it was fun to do something different.
I hope you'll join in the fun and add your name to Sophia's blog! I'm off to see what everyone else has been sketching this week. Have a wonderful day!

Sunday Sketches

Hello and Happy Sunday! My husbands birthday was a couple of weeks ago and I made this painting for him:

It has our letters to each other from years ago, (1985 is the date on mine!) and our kids birth certificates, along with the receipt from my engagement ring. There are a few other memorabilia from our 33 years together. The t-shirt he is wearing is one he actually had years ago. (a play on our last name!)
I think he really likes it since it is hanging in our living room. :-)
I'm off to see what everyone else has been sketching! I hope you'll join me and the others by going to Sophia's blog. (see link on the right)
I hope you all have a wonderful week!

New Paintings for Sunday Sketches

Hello and Happy Sunday! I have this bad habit of starting paintings then taking my time finishing them. Below are 3 that I had in various stages, and finished up this week.



This last one is in my art journal.
Well, I'm off to see what everyone else has been sketching over at Sophia's blog. I hope you will join us!
Happy Father's day to all the dads out there!

Sunday Sketches

Hello and Happy Sunday! I'm a little late posting today, because we went to church then to see a movie. I played in my journal yesterday and used some pan pastels that I bought last year but only used 1 other time.

I also used them on this canvas which still needs to be finished:

I really liked the pan pastels...they go on dry and really make a creamy background. You just have to remember to spray them with a fixative when you're finished.
I'm off to see what everyone else submitted for Sunday Sketches! I hope you'll join us!