From My Sketchbook- Pea Pod Fairies

The outline of the pea pods were taken from 

the same set of drawings as I mentioned here.

Instead of coloring it,

I sketched the pea pods in my sketchbook

and then made it my own by filling in with doodles 

and tangles from my imagination.

Perhaps I will add some color one day,

perhaps not.

Mindless doodling is very Zen.

I need all the Zen I can get.

xo

Flittering

Don't you love the word "flittering?"

Flitter here...flitter there...flitter everywhere.

Day 2 of my sketch journal.

I was inspired by this one when I saw the hummingbirds

have returned to my backyard feeders.

I just love, love, love their energy and spunk.

I am finding that I am more relaxed than I have been

in a very long time when I put on music

and just doodle, letting my mind clear and my hand move.

Doodling should really be a kind of therapy, should it not?

I do have to admit, though,

that my hand ached last night.

It is not conditioned to all this doodling :)

The best part about this?

When my children came home from school today

they saw my sketch book and wanted to paint...

soooooo, I broke out the canvases and the acrylic paint

and let them have at it.  

I am glad my being creative is inspiring them to be creative.

Not to mention it is quality time with my kids.

xo

A Beginning

I bought a new sketch journal the other day and decided to crack it open.  

**Blank pages scare me.**

There something about my fear of messing up these beautiful, clean pages

with my inept doodles...but I stepped through the fear and completed page one.

One hour of doodling

and my mind was free.

I am not an artist but I have this incredible desire to create that I can not ignore.

I will take one blank page at a time and free my mind...doodles and all.

Welcome to my journey.