EDM 243 - A Pillow

I've outgrown my love of fussy lace, but I still love Battenburg, which seems sturdier and more of an everyday frill. I have a very small, white Battenburg pillow hanging from the doorknob in my powder room. This is the design of the pillow's top. It seemed complicated at first, but it was actually quite simple to draw with a white, opaque pen on a watercolored background.

EDM 243 - A Pillow; 3x3" watercolor & white acrylic pen

Doodle Birds

Here's a recent journal page with doodling underneath and on top of watercolor. This was fun!

Doodle Birds; 5.5x8.5" watercolor on mixed media paper

EDM 242 - A Figurine

I love nesting dolls. This piece is 3" square, and the five dolls are drawn actual size. The smallest "baby" doll is standing front and center. Did I mention that I love nesting dolls? I also adore folk art, and Russian nesting dolls are a fine example.

EDM 242 - A Figurine; 3x3" watercolor & marker

The Thing about Nature

A favorite saying from the wise and hilarious Dowager Countess of Grantham. I love everything about Downton Abbey, especially any time Maggie Smith is in the scene and speaking lines. She reminds me so much of my grandmother!

I was so happy with the way this drawing turned out. I struggle so much with truly imaginative drawings, but I really let this one unfold as it wanted to. It has the makings of a fine art piece, maybe....

The Thing about Nature; 5.5x8.5" Noodlers ink on sketch paper

Patches of Life

Patches of crazy--a story of life! I was inspired to do some work in a tan-toned journal by watching a woman on the train to Chicago using one. I love how the Uniball Signo Broad white pen goes down like liquid plastic. It is very opaque and dries shiny and permanent. There are so many possibilities for this pen on colored paper!

Patches of Crazy; white acrylic pen on toned paper

Blue Fountain Doodling

Doodling the way grandma did. There's just something about a fountain pen. Could it be love?

Blue Fountain Doodling; 5.5x8.5" Noodlers Navajo Turquoise ink on sketch paper

Coffee-delic

This is your brain on caffeine. Any questions?

Coffee-delic; 5.5x8.5" fountain pen on sketch paper