EDiM Day 17 - Draw Something from a First Aid Kit

I went vintage with this. The older I get, the less blind faith I have in super-engineered chemicals masquerading as miracle drugs. I appreciate more and more the wonder of old, simple medicinals like camphorated Vaseline and witch hazel. Plus, the packaging was much more interesting back then...before the use of plastic in EVERYTHING.

pen and watercolor on 90 lb. mixed media paper

EDiM Day 16 - Draw Something that Scares You

Something that scares me: edges. Not heights. Just edges.

pen and watercolor on 90 lb. mixed media paper

EDiM Day 15 - Draw a Favorite Pencil

This turned out to be just a silly drawing of my favorite pencil. I love PrismaColor pencils. I bought them a couple at a time in college, because it's the only way I could afford them. I used to dream of having the whole set. I even rationed my use of them, because they were so precious. It's now 30 years later, and I can afford the complete set, but I still don't have them all. Funny how priorities change. Now I dream about having a studio.

pen and colored pencil on 90 lb. mixed media paper

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