Vertical Stripes are so Slimming

Pencil sketch

Trying out some colors

Vertical Stripes are so Slimming

From pencil sketch to finished watercolor, the process is shown here in 3 illustrated steps.

PREDILECTION and MOIL:TWO WORDS FOR THE DRAWING OF THE DAY

Two words in one painting today.
Predilection: an established preference for something.
Moil: to work hard; drudge.

Although I have a predilection to moil all day long, at the end of the day of moiling my predilection is to relax in a comfortable chair with a good book.
This painting was inspired by not only a chair in my home, but also by a Jane Austen book, along with her shoes.

Dog Days-word drawing of the day

DOG DAYS

The period between early July and early September when the hot sultry weather of summer usually occurs in the northern hemisphere.

These dog-gal-friends are making the most of the hot weather: have water hydrant will travel.

Eminently-word drawing of the day

Eminently: to a high degree; very.

Flip flops are eminently more popular in the summer than high heeled shoes.
Where would we be without them?

Twee-word drawing of the day

Today's word is "twee" which means affectedly or excessively dainty, delicate, cute or quaint.
When I bite into something too sweet it hurts my teeth.  That's how I feel when I look at this illustration that I did for "twee".

Coloquy-word drawing of the day

Today's word is "coloquy"- conversation;dialogue.
This was an inspiration from a visit with a dear freind, Ellen who stopped on her way back home to Vermont.

FESTER: A word drawing-daily drawing

Miriam Webster Dictionary sends me the word for the day in a daily e-mail.
Today's word is "fester".
So I thought it would be fun to draw the word of the day to see how that would look in a quick sketch.

Using pencil and then color marker for highlighting, this sketch was completed in 15 minutes.