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Inktober 7 - Candles. That's week one done! Only 24 prompts left to go :P

Art therapy is good therapy.

Working on this save the date makes me super happy.

I'm trying to decide between color or black and white for this beach scene that will have layered bright flowers.

Micron pen and colored pencil on paper

Micron pen and colored pencil on paper

Micron pen and colored pencil on paper

Micron pen and colored pencil on paper

I think I'm getting the hang of painting florals with gouache. It helped to decide on a palette and pre-mix the colors.

I'm playing around with a new color palette on this one. I may try a few now that I know about the recolor tool in illustrator!

With thanks (again) to endless listens of Devendra Banhart and other awesome folk like himself...heheh.

The kids jump, and call, and send koo wees up to the koo wee sky! When I draw happy characters like this I find myself smiling and I don't even realize it. I hope that happiness comes through in the art. - From "Graham's Up the Tree"

Brush pen on paper.

Brush pen on paper.

Two pairs of pears from the backyard tree. Curious to see these age in the coming weeks.

Drawn while in the hospital with my husband. Tongue-in-cheek: "I Brought You Flowers".

My husband has a chronic illness and frequently spends weeks in the hospital. I have been doodling each day while sitting with him and many of them reflect my thoughts at the time. Often appearing are desperation, hope, frustration, sarcasm, fear.

My husband has a chronic illness and frequently spends weeks in the hospital. I have been doodling each day while sitting with him and many of them reflect my thoughts at the time. Often appearing are desperation, hope, frustration, sarcasm, fear.

My husband has a chronic illness and frequently spends weeks in the hospital. I have been doodling each day while sitting with him and many of them reflect my thoughts at the time. Often appearing are desperation, hope, frustration, sarcasm, fear.

Pencil

This work is purposely incomplete. I will facilitate a group of people who will color in the black and white template as well as have the option of making their own art freehand. Individual and couple contributions will be combined to make our composite mural. People who participate in this event will thus listen and speak while creating artwork for the mural. For my part I will explain the latest research concerning the hormones involved in the physiology and neurology of falling in love and remaining in love