journal entry- on my kitchen counters

I've been drawing in my journal pretty much everyday. I'm so proud of myself! I had to re-teach myself to study objects by observing every line, curve, shape. The best subjects are just your everyday items lying around the house. The drawings are pretty much self explanatory but yet, I have the need to tell you what they are. haha. A cookie jar filled with some oatmeal raisin cookies I baked two months ago, head of garlic, wishbone...

...my small radio, yellow mums in a glass soda bottle, seashells in this antique mason's jar, a lemon, this "so-called" vanilla scented candle but has no smell whatsoever, and carnations. I love carnations! I know they're not the fairest of flowers but all flowers need love! Yes Kat, I am referring to you, you flower SNOB!

journal entry: july 19

My handwriting is a little messy. So it says: "Went to church this morning. Now I'm at mom's house." And then...."the bird feeder. I mean, bird house. ha! ha!" Gosh, I'm such a dork. But that's basically how my Sunday went. How EXCITING!! (sarcasm) Not that I don't enjoy going to church. But all I got out of my mom's was cocker spaniel fur all over my black pants. Dangit! But it was another pleasant, summer day. Too bad it won't last for long.

Looking at this, it kind of reminds me of those Classic Winnie the Pooh books. I can see "Pooh" wandering over looking up at the bird house, thinking it was a bee hive. I'm not very good at watercoloring. So I figured I wouldn't overdo it and just add some color here and there. I think it came out pretty good! Let's just hope tomorrow has a bit more excitement in store for me. Good excitement.

journal entry : july 17

So if you read my blog post Everyday Matters which was based on a book I've been reading entitled Everyday Matters (uhduh..haha), I've been having a BLAST sketching in my journal. It's been a great way to open my eyes to my surroundings and how much I need some improvement in certain areas, like shading for example, or, drawing a circle (geeez Iris). I was pretty good back in the day, but somewhere over the last decade or so, I've somehow lost my way. So I'm trying to get back into the groove of things. This sketch above is one of a few I did today. Yes, being sick sure gives you some time on your hands! That's my lil bug plopped on the floor, leaning against the couch watching one of his favorite programs "Caillou." (Is it bad that I find the little 4 year old boy cartoon character in the show extremely annoying???) His feet looks kinda deformed because he kept flexing his feet up and down. He didn't know that mommy was watching him from afar. Cutie pie.