Bug Mail Art

Eric Bruth has been kind enough to send

a reply to the paper bag mail art I

sent to him.  He has colored some

lovely foliage to coordinate with the

wonderful stamps on the envelope.

Inside was a sweet post card...

and I couldn't agree more 

with the sentiment!  Eric posted

photos of the mail art I've sent him

on his blog My Mail Art World.

It's an entertaining look at the mail

art Eric has sent and received. 

Thanks Eric!

Ink and Sushi

I am continuing the Inktober Challenge -

drawing in ink every day and posting it

on line- but using the Hobonichi Challenge

 prompts. Above: Mummy and Skull.

Candy and Monster

Clown and Cobweb. I'm not particularly afraid of

clowns, but I also do NOT usually watch horror

 movies...so if there are scary movies out there 

featuring clowns, I don't want to know about it.

I tried to make a pleasantly happy clown...

Enjoyed a wonderful week visiting my son and

his family. These pages document some of our

 activities. Above, Owl and Trick-or-Treat prompts.

My son had a birthday while we were there,

and he wanted to go out for sushi. We had lunch

at a Japanese Steak House, and I had the 

"Bento Box" lunch. It seemed more like a 

lunch tray, at least in size, but the food

was good. I chose the grilled scallops.

Our grandson also ordered sushi, and as he

was seated next to me, I got a photo of his

substantial lunch.  He said some of it was

pretty spicy.

It's actually pretty to look at, but just not to 

my taste...

More October prompts: Haunted House

and Black Cat. The cat is inspired by a vintage

Halloween decoration.

For the Ghost prompt, I decided to draw one

 of the ghosts from the Harry Potter movies, 

Moaning Myrtle. She's one of my favorite

 characters. The Leaves are drawn from

and on-line photo.

Prompts 18 and 19 were Vampire 

and Werewolf.  The Count from Sesame Street

 seemed a fun choice to draw for the vampire. 

I wonder if I could find a copy of

the Werewolf of London movie? It

might not be too scary to watch. 

I would guess that a 1930's movie would be 

pretty tame compared to what 

is produced these days. One of my all time

favorite old movies is Arsenic and Old Lace. 

I loved that movie!  But I digress...

Prompt: Mermaid~ I chose to do a
little gal in a mermaid costume.

You may have noticed several little coffee

cup drawings, in addition to my glass of water

at the restaurant, referenced for Bleubeard and 

Elizabeth's T-Tuesday blog hop.

You don't have to draw your own tea/coffee cup

or your food to join in...just

stop by for a beverage and a chat!

Inktober in my Hobonichi

Peter Pan quote...

and a collage to fill in some blank

 space. Here's a tiny coffee

cup for my link-up to T Tuesday

this week! 

I used a vintage illustration as my 

model for the tale of Bluebeard, showing

the moment he gives the keys to his

new wife. Bluebeard warns her not to open

'that one door.' You can guess

what happens then...

The busy weekend caused me to

play 'catch up' in my Hobonichi

after the fact. Loved having my son and

his family here, even for a short visit.

A new month, a new challenge.

I may combine 'Inktober' with the

Hobonichi Challenge prompts...

I enjoy getting out these little

folk art figurines every Fall.

The gargoyle was an interesting

subject. Not my favorite. But good

to draw something out of my

comfort zone.

It's difficult for me to resist adding

watercolor to the ink drawings.

A little bit of orange background 

can't hurt, right?

The Hobonichi Challenge for Oct. 5th

was 'spider.'  Having this in my planner

is creeping me out. I may have to cover

it up with a flap of some kind!

Hope you're enjoying October so far.

Thanks for stopping by!

Mini Collages

Tales of Animals, Magic, and Coffee

Above, a card sent to a mail artist in France. 

Design derived from ancient Mexican motifs. 

(this was identified as an eagle)

You can see the envelope here 

on Eric Bruth's blog.

The fairy tale challenge I've been

doing in my little Hobonichi planner

has presented some challenges.

I greatly respect book illustrators

who are able to create dynamic

and exciting pages that show action.

This week we saw a guy on a

motorcycle wearing an 'Elmo' helmet cover!

You can buy it online. Cracked me up...

I am several days behind on the last of

the fairy tales for Sept.  My friend Elizabeth wants

to see art for the tale of Bluebeard!  

I don't think I will be trying to draw dead 

wives in a locked room...but you never know. 

We had a very busy weekend at the end of 

this month, so I have to catch up on

a few drawings.  Next project:

an ink drawing every day for "Inktober."

How many references to a beverage

did you notice?  (not counting

the soup)  Linking up for T Day...

go visit other bloggers for a beverage

and a chat!  Thanks for coming

 by for art and coffee.