Tag: original art
“Variations”
“Bleeding Heart”
This sketch blends two meanings for the phrase “bleeding heart’, the literal and the metaphoric. A ‘bleeding heart’ can refer to the plant with drooping clusters of flowers shaped like hearts, or to a person regarded as overly sentimental.
Genetic Mutations
Genetic Mutations. Ugly sounding words, but they are very much on my mind these days as we await our son’t DNA test results. What are they? I’ve been reading a lot about genetics lately, as you can imagine. I don’t understand everything, but I’ve learned this much: A hereditary mutation, which seems […]
Fly on a Flower
Just a little colored pencil drawing from my sketch-book today. This was my intended post for the letter “F” in the “A to Z” Challenge. The host of the challenge encouraged me to go ahead and post what I have, which is really a very nice thing to do. I really […]
“Victorian House 101” Mixed-Media Piece for Somerset Studio
This was my first submission to get published in Somerset Studio. I lost count of how many rejections came before this. A LOT. If you’re submitting artwork to a publication these days, be patient and keep on trying! The lid comes off and the insert pulls out. There are three […]
A Giraffe and Some Elephants
Have you seen this tiny giraffe baby teether from France? She is quite famous across the pond. Baby K. got his very own little “Sophie la girafe” yesterday–ooh-lala. We enjoyed watching the video of how Sophie is made, and watching K. try to eat her hooves off. Speaking of giraffes, I […]
“Skating to a Valentine Party”
A little Valentine drawing for my daughter… Made some changes and added lots of hearts: on her coat, on her shoestrings, on her hat,and stuffed in her pockets for her friends at the party. She’s also got a big Valentine for her best friend…behind her back. 🙂 Drew over the lines with permanent pens… […]
Decorated Elephant ATCs
I usually draw out my ideas for ATCs in my sketchbook before I start on the actual cards. For the “Decorated Elephants” swap I liked the idea of looking down on the top of elephant’s head, or looking at the head from the side. And then I thought, “Hmmm.. I wonder what an elephant would […]