catching up

The week before Halloween, I made this really cool SECRET project for a contest over at Doodlers Anonymous.   I was hoping to post it here ... but the contest results have not yet been announced, so I will wait.   I have had my fingers crossed all week & boy is it hard to get stuff done with your fingers crossed all the time.

In the meantime, I actually managed to scan a page from my little moleskine notebook.

I call this page "Fun with Primary Colors".

I cut strips from a local map, tv listings, and a solved crossword puzzle and glued them to the page.   I then covered the page with a thin coat of gesso, before doodling shapes on top.   The page was doodled and colored with Faber Castell PITT artist pens.

*I love the translucence of the doodle blobs.

Halloween Doodle

I thought a little Halloween doodle would be fun.

I started doodling this last night in my moleskine notebook & finished it up this morning.   I would love to see more Halloween doodles!   There are a few posted on Flickr: Halloween Doodles

I'm hoping to go to the Little Five Points Halloween Festival later today ... there's always a great parade!

A little change-up from posting my journal drawings ... here is my first scribble sheet from the scribble project.

I don't know if I am finished with it yet, but I have been randomly adding doodles since August & figured that I better post it before I lost it.   There are a few little things lying under the surface, but I'll leave them hidden for now ~ for those who choose to find them.

See what other folks have done with their scribble sheets in the scribble project club at Flickr.

Or jump in and pick up some scribble sheets for yourself here.

September has been cruel to me this year.   At the beginning of the month, I came down with the nasty H1N1 virus and have only recently gotten back into the swing of things.

Last week, some tree cutters knocked out power to my building and caused a huge power surge that fried most of my electronics.   Ouch!   I spent the weekend trying to replace items & have been getting whacked over the head with technology.

I have had no luck finding a low-tech VCR that will let me tape programs from my low-tech cable connection.   Everything is VCR/DVD and nothing has the old RF connectors.   Uugh!   I tried a new VCR and a variety of connection options with no luck.   Anyhow ... this week I'm going shopping at a pawn shop!

At least I am getting my strength back.   More art & doodles will be coming soon!

More Gorey

I just draw what I feel like drawing at the time.   I don't think too much about it.

Drawn and colored with Faber Castell Pens.

There is a story here ... but you will have to work it out for yourself.

Feeling a little Gorey

I ran across my "Amphigorey" books the other day and took some time to enjoy them, again.

Gorey always gives me the chuckles ... and reminds me that most of the time there is not a happy ending.   So enjoy your time now, because things most likely will get more miserable and dreary.

I love the patterns that are worked into the drawings, especially on the clothing and wallpapers.

Anyhow, here is another repetitive pattern page from my moleskine.   This time it was inspired by Gorey.   I'm sure there will be more pattern pages to follow.


Also inspired by Gorey (I just love his cats!) ... I made this sweet Gorey cat birthday card for my sis.

City by the Sea

Or maybe I should call it "City by the Zzz", as I doodled this last night while I was very sleepy.

Sometimes you just feel like drawing and coloring.   I used Faber Castell Indian ink pens in my little moleskine journal (Which is starting to get a little bulgy ... but in a good way).