Art Journal Pages: Turtle on T Tuesday

We had lunch at a Mexican restaurant on the 

Fourth of July.  I brought along my art journal

to sketch while we waited for our food.  In 

theory, drawing would keep me from eating

 too many tortilla chips while we waited!  

Our food came so quickly, however,

that I had to finish my pen sketch after we finished

our meal, and my hubby had to wait on me.

When I started sketching the planter, I didn't

realize it was a Turtle, until we were leaving, and

I walked over to see the other side.  The people

at the nearest table thought I was crazy, I think...

The sombrero was black velvet decorated with

silver and white sequins.  I added the

drawing of the turtle's head from memory when 

I got home, as well as the Watercolors. 

So my Turtle is the T for T Tuesday this week...

We also went to a concert in a local park,

presented by our community band.  The musical

selections were all patriotic and we quite enjoyed

it!  It is almost as much fun watching the people

as it is enjoying the music...I think the attendance

of my nephews brought down the median age

of the audience ~ most of us were seniors!

After doing a web search, I believe the 
distinctive bark on the tree I drew is
a Shagbark Hickory tree.  There were a
few hickory nuts being blown down by the
wind that evening, but there were no
casualties, that I know of...

Above, this week's Documented Life Project

challenge #27: add a Crossword, Sudoku,  

or Word-Find puzzle to your page. Another

opportunity to go with a black and white 

composition that I enjoy! Collage includes

scrapbook papers (music & crossword)

magazine clippings, and my own drawings.

In keeping with T Tuesday, I should include

a photo or drawing of my beverage of choice,

even if it isn't tea.  Joining Elizabeth for

T Tuesday, and sharing a drawing of

my pink travel mug, in progress...

not sure what else to include on the page.

Something will come to me...