EDM 164 - A Camera

Seth Godin says that those who do creative work get into it because they have good taste. In other words, they have an eye that others do not have or do not choose to develop. I agree. The eye is THE THING. Just as a camera is essentially a sophisticated mechanical eye controlled by a few programmed buttons, an artist is a complicated, discriminating eye served by an obedient hand.

I lost interest in this painting shortly after I started it, but I've determined that I will not simply display the pieces I like. It's a sketch "book," so everything stays in!

EDM 164 - A Camera; 3x3" watercolor

EDM 163 - Cards

My personal art blog passed 10,000 page views today. That's 10K or, in this case, the 10 of Clubs and the King of Hearts.

Since I'm usually very comfortable with pen, I thought this all-ink drawing would be relatively simple. I was wrong. This was hard!!

Thanks to all of you who have visited my blog over the last year! Onward to the next 10K visits!

EDM 163 - Cards; 3x3" pen & ink

EDM 162 - My Breakfast

I've been grabbing Nature Valley Granola Bars for a quick breakfast since I was a teenager (1970s). I don't think the packaging has changed much in all those years. I just noticed, though, that they are the official natural granola of both the PGA Tour and the U.S. Ski Team. Just think, if sports didn't have goofy official sponsors (Who votes on their official natural granola? Is there an official contest for this? Is there a different official artificial granola?), Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn might never have ended up together!

EDM 162 - My Breakfast; 3x3" watercolor

EDM 161 - Something that Smells Wonderful

If I were ever to open my own coffee shop, I would specialize in coffee foam art, so customers could drink in art everyday. That would be the name of the shop: Drink in Art Everyday. I would encourage customers to enjoy their coffee while they sit and sketch. My shop would not keep typical coffee shop hours, because I am not a morning person.

But, alas, I'm not really all that interested in running a coffee shop. Too much business; not enough creativity.

EDM 161 - Smells Wonderful; 3x3" watercolor

EDM 160 - An Award

A genuine award, being something hard-won and therefore deserved, is something we should not feel guilty about. Pride should be measured and diluted with gratitude--gratitude for all those who helped us in winning the award. There are always plenty who help. My college diploma is that kind of award for me. I worked hard for it, but I did not get there alone. I am very grateful to my parents for making my education possible.

EDM 160 - An Award; 3x3" watercolor

EDM 159 - A Favorite Cooking Tool

I love to make fruit salad, so my bamboo cutting board soaks up a lot of juice. The board doesn't complain, so I assume it loves fruit, too.

EDM 159 - Favorite Cooking Tool; 3x3" watercolor

EDM 158 - A Kernel of Popped Popcorn

Each kernel of microwave popcorn has approximately four minutes to be either a super yummy star or a useless, discarded dud at the bottom of the bag.

 If you don't see a raw, whole chicken, doing a funky break dance here, then you should look again. Look harder. Tap into your inner funky chicken.

EDM 158 - Popcorn; 3x3" watercolor