Beach Techo Drawings

Drawing moving water is a 

challenge, but I keep trying.

Love the sound of waves

On the beach.

Attempting to link up via

mobile device for T Tuesday...

join us for a beverage!

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Hobonichi Techo Drawings

Some days I don't know what

to draw in my Hobonichi Techo...

and then I might glue in some of

my own drawings. Sun and cloud

drawn on card stock in pen, and

then watercolored.

Seeing the sun in the morning

starts the day off well, but my

coffee helps too!

Hobonichi challenge prompts 

for the 14th and 15th were "cupid"

and "something that starts with 'O'."

Linking up for Elizabeth's T-Tuesday blog hop.

Thanks for visiting!

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Collage with TV

Do you cut, glue and draw

while watching TV?  I was watching

"Call the Midwife" on Netflix, and

heard the phrase 'Calypso baby.'

It tickled my fancy...so it went

into this collage.

I think this is one of my

"use up the rest of that black paint

on the palette" paintings...done in

a Smash Book by K and Co. 

The Smash books have been marked

down and discontinued. Maybe because

they were a bit pricey? Or because 

people were making their own

'Junk Journals'?  But I have several

left in my stash! 

Have you put anything 

in an Art Journal today?

Techo and Other Journal Pages

Hobonichi Techo pages revised:

I showed the page on the left 

last week. I've added red cherry

candies to the last glass container.

Pretty, but oh, the sugar high!

"You can't buy happiness...but 

you can buy cupcakes, and that's

kind of the same thing."

It's a fun quote, and makes me smile,

but food is NOT love, so don't you

believe it. Drawing a cupcake makes

me happier than eating one!

Proof that I don't always keep up 

from day to day with my Techo. I

will have to catch up tonight or tomorrow...

The Lego Batman movie was cute.

I think I need to view it again to catch

all of the Batman and villain references.

A little short on plot, but awesome in

special effects and animation. I just

love the lego characters!

Collage in another mixed media journal,

in a slightly larger size.

Get Inspired!

Linking up for T Tuesday, and

inviting you to visit the other 

blog hoppers to see what

creative pursuits they've shared.

Happy Valentine's Day! ♥♥♥

Techo Candy

Conversation hearts in my Hobonichi

Techo...they are so cute, but not my

favorite candy to eat, y'know?

A bit of verse from Emily Dickenson

on the left.  And who could resist a

rubber stamp with a sheep on it!!?

A weird shopping experience in 

Hobby Lobby the other day...

just had to write about it. (click on

any picture to enlarge)

Did you decorate for 

Valentine's Day?  I am finding

that the candy, though pretty,

is not going to be good for

my 'healthy eating' resolution!

I do love chocolate...♥

Techo Tuesday

Drawings in my Hobonichi Techo: 

an illustrated record of 

the happenings around here.

Even though I am not on 

Instagram (at least not yet) I enjoy

doing the Hobonichi Challenge that

they have each month. (on the left)

I may need to find something to add

to that blank space...

Still enjoying the amaryllis...

Our silly unofficial US holiday, 

Groundhog Day...quite an ugly

creature!

Linking up for T Tuesday over

at Altered Book Lover's blog...

did you spot the coffee cup?  I

really do drink tea sometimes too...

Getting a lot of mileage and 

sketches out of the progress of

the amaryllis. A bit sad to see the 

blooms begin to fade, and wondering 

if I'll be able to keep the plant 

upright when the second stalk blooms!

Am I supposed to trim the dead 

blooms off?

Thanks for stopping by!

Do try visiting the rest of

the Tea gang for T Tuesday...

hope you have some

color, creativity, and 

sunshine this week!

Bloomin' Hobonichi Techo

Joining the gang for T Tuesday

over at Bleubeard and Elizabeth's...

little coffee cups show up on

quite a few of the pages in

my Hobonichi Techo, which

qualifies as "sharing a beverage."

Drawings of birds continue

throughout January...

and of course a little doodle for

Chinese New Year.

Fun poem that I found about

the pelican.

The Tennessee 'branch' of the family

made a super quick visit over the 

weekend to attend a wedding.

So great to see them, even

for a short time!

I am loving the amaryllis that I

received for Christmas from a

friend and co-worker! It grows

and changes quite rapidly when

the buds appear.

Hope you are finding some

wonderful color in your day!

Techo Tuesday - Birds, Clouds and Pluto

Lots of birds are appearing in my

Hobonichi Techo journal, along with

daily happenings. The Hobonichi Challenge

that I am following has a theme this 

month of "Above the Clouds," hence

the many birds.

On the 19th, the challenge was "Pluto."

I am sure it was supposed to be the planet,

but that didn't appeal to me, so....

Pluto the Disney dog made his smiling

appearance! 

Crane and clouds were the prompts for

these two days...

I think this may be my favorite for the

week...the prompt on the 22nd was "dreams."

So, a bit of sketch after Kandinksy's

'Dreamy Improvisation' happened.

I am pleased with the way the 

parrot turned out, and the quote

makes me smile.

Did you spot the coffee mugs on these

pages? I'm linking up with 

Bleubeard and Elizabeth for 

T Tuesday. Stop by for a beverage

and a fun visit with a wide variety

of friends, sharing their delightful

arts and activities!

Coffee, Sweet Rolls, and Birds

Hubby brought me some sweet rolls

the other day, when I was staying in

because of my cold. Wonderful with

coffee, not so good for my weight!

Maybe you can spot the coffee mug

in there to qualify for T Tuesday!

Have been trying to do the Hobonichi Challenge

most days this month. (Which I found on the

Hobonichi Users Facebook group) 

It gives me an idea for something 

to draw each day. This January, 

it seems to include a lot of birds, so that 

sounded like fun to me.

One week down for the cold...possibly

another week to get over the cough. I

hope it's not longer than that... just

one of those things that comes with

every day life.

Linking up for T Tuesday over at

Altered Book Lover. Stop by for

a beverage and a chat!

New vs. Old

New versus old Hobonichi Techo

planner/art journal. Kind of hard to give

up working in this well-loved, painted and

collaged 2016 planner. 

The contrast in thickness of the

 old compared to the new planner 

is striking...it's at least doubled in size,

but the binding and paper held up well.

I don't usually concern myself with the

thickness of paper layers, but you can

see here why I tried to be somewhat

conservative in adding layers. Better

to do watercolors directly in the book...

and good practice to do so!

One of the last entries of 2016~

went to see 'Rogue One, a Star Wars

Story,' with our daughter. Then met up 

with our son-in-law to enjoy dinner out.

Click on any image to enlarge

It's been an eventful two months, and

lots of stuff went wrong. Thankful that 

hubby is doing well from his surgery, and

may go back to work next week. Seems 

that the only way he gets the holidays off

is to be hurt or sick, and this year he was

both! Tiny tea/coffee cups in my planner

to qualify for linking up with the T Tuesday

gang. I'm late to the party, but better late

than never. Stop by for a visit!

Wishes for a Happy and Prosperous

New Year to you!