EDiM Day 14 - A Figurine You Have

This is the only figurine I could think of drawing. I'm too tired to paint tonight, so I left this B&W. This figurine is 4" tall. It was in my grandma's house as long as I can remember. When she passed away several years ago, I asked to have this figurine as a reminder of her. The statue is a miniature of a life-sized bronze that stands in the town square of Ponca City, Oklahoma, where my mother went to high school. The statue is named "The Pioneer Woman," and that's how I think of my grandma: hardy, uncomplaining, and quietly fearless. She was also a self-taught artist. She always encouraged me to follow my dream of being an artist.

PITT pen on 90 lb. mixed media paper

EDiM Day 13 - Draw a Pillow

On day 13, we are to draw a pillow. My favorite pillow is the one on my bed! I admit that an unmade bed is artistically more interesting than a made bed. I will deny I said that when my kids argue that making a bed is a waste of time.

pen and watercolor on 90 lb. mixed media paper

EDiM Day 12 - Draw the Oldest Thing in Your Fridge

I'm pretty sure the oldest thing in my fridge is the light bulb. I don't want to think about what might be second oldest!

pen and watercolor on 90 lb. mixed media paper

EDiM Day 11 - Draw a Glove

When challenged to draw a glove, I thought of those dainty white gloves that little girls used to wear on Easter Sunday.  I grew up going to church every Sunday, but gloves were only worn on Easter. I remember the mad hunt for the invariably lost one glove. Sewing Sunday dresses was such a big part of my childhood. I admit that it was more important to me than what went on at church. My mom made dresses for me, and eventually I made them for myself. I remember wishing I could look as rail-thin as the girls on the pattern envelopes. It wasn't at all realistic. I also always enjoyed the quick illustration style that was common on sewing pattern envelopes years ago. I wanted to learn how to draw that way. Dress patterns hold so much nostalgia for me.

pen and watercolor on 90 lb. mixed media paper

EDiM Day 10 - Draw Something Creepy

I apologize for the extreme creepiness of this image, but on day 10, we were challenged to draw something creepy. I knew instantly what I needed to draw. We were reluctant housemates with these creepy things during our 12 years in New Mexico. The centipedes in the southwest are a different species of creepy than what passes for centipedes in Pennsylvania. I see one now and think, "THAT's not a centipede!" Just sayin'. I drew my NM creeper on a bill for scale. The size is no exaggeration whatsoever. I used a $100 bill because that's what I am willing to pay someone to kill an 8-inch long centipede in my house!

pen and watercolor on 90 lb. mixed media paper

EDiM Day 9 - Draw a Lock

On day 9, we are challenged to draw a lock. When we moved into our 80-year-old house, several of the door locks had skeleton keys sticking out of them. I'm sure that's a metaphor for something profound: "Oh no! This door is locked! Well, looky there. A key! That's convenient!" I call this picture "The unlock" because I don't think you can call it a lock when the key is IN the lock! I enjoyed playing with the colors on this. The actual lock is brass with an 80-year patina.

pen and watercolor on 90 lb. mixed media paper

EDiM Day 8 - Draw a Coffee Pot

On day 8 we were challenged to draw a coffee pot. I couldn't limit it to one. I call this picture "Mr. Coffee, Madame Café, & Café del Hijo." I own all three of these coffee "pots". Each pot represents its country well. The American Mr. Coffee (far left) makes reliably good coffee, compliments of an embedded computer chip and some electricity; the French press (middle) takes finesse to master and the coffee goes cold fast, but it looks so good sitting on a bistro table; and the Costa Rican version (far right) is low-tech and came with no operating instructions, but who cares? It's fun and looks more loved the longer you use it.

PITT pen and watercolor on 90 lb. mixed media paper