Raw and Unedited...

NOTE:

Please click on each image for a clearer view...

Sorry about the pixelation problems here...

scanner issues I assume.

AARGH!

...some artful pen play...

retrieved and posted

by my Muse

from the cobwebs in her mind

and

several long ignored pages of my "Musings" sketchbook.

 

"Drawing

is a frame of mind,

a loving embrace if you will."

~Susan Avishai



"The Thought Process..."

...as scribbled

in my Artful Musings journal/sketchbook.

Click on images to enlarge...:)

"An artist

is a sketchbook with a person attached."

~Irwin Greenberg

"A Floral Portal..."

...to discovering a Happy Blooming Tuesday...:)

This was

drawn in my Artful Musings Journal/Sketchbook

lead free...ink straight in

while Sophia

was being swept away through a portal to "somewhere"

on the weekly television show

The Event on NBC.

Interesting where one's inspiration comes from,

isn't it?

“Mistakes are the portals of discovery. ”
~James Joyce

Irish novelist, 1882-1941

"Working Out Last Week..."

...with pen firmly gripped in hand...

journal balancing on lap...water bottle within reach...

inked patterns running from brain to paper...

it was a marathon!

I exercised artfully each day and

time passed quickly into

a plethora of artistic aerobic minutes...

my pen strokes pulsating to

the non-stop dribbling beat of "March Madness"

droning from the telly... and then

later in the night

raising my heart rate to well above target level

under the merciless mind control

of the

Manchurian Candidate.

Whew!

I feel so invigorated!

My Muse says I even look thinner!

I flipped over that! LOL :)

"It is exercise alone that supports the spirits,

and keeps the mind in vigor."

~Marcus Tullius Cicero

"The Kick Off.."

to my 3rd annual week of Valentine hearts

begins today with this heart...

made in my Artful Musings Sketchbook

just for fun.

She was drawn lead free "ink straight in"...and

was originally designed to be a metaphor...

a heart-filled bridge

connecting winter to spring.

I never intended to color her...or even post her...

but as my Muse moped around pouting-

big ol' pitiful eyes and all...

I caved

and "Poof" out came the colored pencils,

"Mmmm" went the scanner,

and

"Click" went the mouse.

The size of this piece is about 8" square.

Here are the links to my previous

Valentine's day hearts

in case you might want to pop in for a look-see.

Click here for the "Black Hearts" series...

and here

for last year's Lemony Hearts series...:)

♥

"Follow your heart,

but be quiet for a while first.

Ask questions, then feel the answer.

Learn to trust your heart.”

Author Unknown

(Hmmm...Just a thought...

might one substitute the word "Muse " for "Heart" above?

Might they just be the same identity?

Today, I think so...:)

"Pens, Patterns..."

...and playful practice. :)

Several pieces positioned upon another page

in my Artful Musings Journal

drawn entirely lead free

diving straight in with ink...

and

not a single preconceived thought

in my head...:)

Fun!

Click on image...to enlarge...;)

♥

(BTW... Arizona had BIG SNOWS

in the "high country"...Flagstaff...last night...(2+ feet)!

Closer to home...

the tops of the mountains surrounding the valley

to the north

are snow packed...and soooo gorgeous!

In addition...we even had

a few flurries which danced by and amused us

here in the desert today!

Hmmm...

palm trees, cacti and snow flurries...

who would have ever thought?

"Jump Starting My Muse..."

...some seasonal scratches and sketches

in my artful musings journal

while watching less than wonderful

repeat programming

on television.

Now, tonight...well...that's another

story...

"White Christmas" is on!

YAY!