Eccentric Eyes

April is almost over...

Fake Me is almost done with

the Fake Journal 2018.

Stop by for a peek!

Hobonichi Drawings

This dahlia flower was only penciled-in

last week...

I love the loopy center petals that

aren't quite open.

Wonky coffee cups for my beverage

today -- to link up with Bleubeard and Elizabeth,

for T Tuesday.

Went to my first ever Urban Sketchers event

on Earth Day, at Bicentennial Park along the 

Scioto River in Columbus, Ohio.

Drawing buildings is a lot harder than I 

anticipated! It's a beautiful park, and finally

the weather cooperated and was warmer!

I did a pen and watercolor drawing in an

8 1/2 x 11 sketchbook, spent about 2 hrs on it.

This little sketch in my Hobonichi is 

about two inches high...

You can tell from the photo that the 

proportions of my sketch are off, but it's

a learning experience...

Having the photo to

compare to is helpful, and I could certainly

do another drawing from it if desired.

Still enjoying the flower prompts

of the Hobonichi Challenge 

this month...

I've also been journaling as someone else for

the month of April, over at my other blog

Cottonwood Counterfeit Journal.  Stop by

to see what's happening there.

Happy Tuesday!

If you counted twelve beverage cups

last week in my post, you were right!

Hobonichi Planner Doodles

Click on any image to enlarge

Have you ever noticed that the planning

for and anticipation of an event is 

half the fun?  I agreed to do a

Doodle Demo at a Planner Event

in Columbus, Ohio

last week. I really had no idea what

to expect...

I made four posters with doodle designs

penciled in, so I could easily see the steps

to go through as I demonstrated. How nervous

would I be? Would anyone even want to try?

So happy that the group was enthusiastic

to try drawing!  I confessed that many of the

designs were straight from Pinterest (though

the Pins don't always give you a step-by-step) 

The coffee icons were fun to do, but most of us

agreed that we make it at home. One person

asked about tea, and I did have a tea bag

drawing example to show! A couple of people

were delighted by the coffee and toast

doodles that I draw from breakfast. Toast 

is pretty easy to draw...

I think the really important part of the 

Toast Doodle is 'dropping down' those little

lines at each rounded corner to create the

 'thickness' of the toast. Add a few 

lines to suggest the crust, a few dots

 to suggest the texture of the bread,

 and add color. It's gonna be 

pretty small in your planner, and it's not a

fine art piece. It's just for fun! I did add a 

couple little shadows in the last step with

gray watercolor. (make sure the shadows on

each item are on the same side)

And I'm ok with wonky and sketchy!

I feel that I need some new purple watercolor.

I'm not a fan of purple to begin with, and 

mixing it with the colors I have seems to

really dull the hue and look muddy. I need a

'bluer' version of purple. I thought the violets

and the lavender just aren't the right color.

But I can live with it.

Above, is what happens when I'm behind

in my daily journaling. I make

 notes on the page about what happened

that day, what got done, what didn't.

 The drawings might come later. 

Doodles may get added in later also-

even weeks later if I spot a blank space

that I think needs filled.

I hope you will try making some coffee

-or tea- doodles today. Thanks for stopping

by. Linking up with Bleubeard and Elizabeth

for our weekly T party. Join us for a

beverage and a chat!

P.S.  I think this might be a new record for the 

number of cups in one post...how many did you see?

♥ ♥ ♥

Hobonichi Flowers and Snow

Flowers are blooming in my

Hobonichi planner this month.

But the actual weather in Ohio has

still been cold. Mother nature is fickle.

We are really tired of snow...

haha, ever find a mis-spelled word after the fact?! had to go
back and fix "April" in my Planner!

I'm working on another project this month:

International Fake Journal Month.

Stop by my Cottonwood Counterfeit Journal

to see what my fake character is

drawing.

Linking up with Bleubeard and Elizabeth

for T Tuesday. The vintage coffee cup is

a lot smaller than the mugs from which

 I usually drink my coffee and tea! 

What beverage are you drinking today?

Tuesday Tea and Techo

Showing some drawings in my 

Hobonichi Techo (planner) again.

Featuring some drawings of lamps,

because it's dark and rainy here in

Ohio today!  

The March Hobonichi Challenge was

 "Around the House."  Above, I've drawn our 

refrigerator which is covered with lots 

of photos, notes, and drawings by

 grandchildren, as I suspect

may be the case in other homes also.

By necessity it's simplified, as the 

drawing is about 1 1/2 inches high.

Our family enjoyed a very nice Easter

gathering and feast at my parents'

home. Always thankful when family

gets together. Loved the label from the

fresh pineapple that I bought for my

Easter fruit bowl! Maybe it's a bit 

weird to have Avengers on the page 

for Easter, but no stranger than Snow

on Easter!  Mother Nature had to 

'spring' an April Fool joke on us

I guess...

I hope you will visit my other blog,

Cottonwood Counterfeit Journal,

to follow along in April for my

Fake Journal this year!

Linking up for T Tuesday over at

Bleubeard and Elizabeth's blog.

Stop by for a great tutorial about

rusting fabric!

♥