And Now It’s Over

There’s always a touch of sadness when something ends, even when we’ve been looking forward to that ending. So it … More

Surprise!

Today’s drawing surprised me. I didn’t think I could draw this old oak tree with its friendly-looking squirrel. Well, actually, … More

Remember the trees we drew when we were children? You know… where we first drew two straight lines going up … More

I’ve enjoyed Inktober, but I’ll be perfectly honest here. I’ll be glad when it’s over. Although Cheeky Monkey Mind and … More

When Cheeky Monkey Mind and I did our “silly searches” last month and put together our Inktober list, I was … More

Inktober has been a wonderful way for me to learn more about ink drawing. I am really enjoying it, and … More

With today’s prompt words — tired, ship, prickly, tasty, tree — our search went directly to the prickly ash tree. … More

When Cheeky Monkey Mind suggested yesterday that today’s drawing should have twelve — yes, count ’em, twelve — trees, I … More

I had high hopes for today’s Inktober drawing. It’s a tree, of course, a mango tree, to be specific, and … More

Today, Cheeky Monkey Mind and I followed a little trail that led to an expensive ghost tree. Yes, those were our … More

You’ve probably heard that old expression: Fool me once…Shame on you! Fool me twice…Shame on me! Accordingly, I’m to blame … More

On September 12, 1962, John F. Kennedy spoke these famous words: We choose to go to the moon in this … More

I’ve written before of zen and drawing. For me, it seems to occur most often when I’m drawing something from nature, especially … More

There is a road my husband and I often drive down, and each year in the spring, we admire the … More

Today’s Inktober drawing — from the prompt words battle, graceful, swollen, ornament, tree — is definitely the messiest drawing I’ve … More

Oh, so much to say about today’s drawing. As I worked on this, I realized that this drawing represents the … More

So, where did today’s prompt words take Cheeky Monkey Mind and me? Those words — relax, mysterious, weak, legend, tree … More

TODAY’S SILLY SEARCH WORDS: Tree, fierce, clock, overgrown. Cheeky Monkey Mind and I ended up sunning ourselves today in the … More

I’m sure you probably guessed the outcome of today’s search words — scared, teeming, guarded, ash, tree. With ash thrown … More

I know last month I said that you probably wouldn’t be seeing any stippling during Inktober, but, yes, what you’re … More