tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69627820827384880692024-03-06T01:21:18.564-08:00Crazy LinezThank you for stopping and looking at my blog. All of my prints of my drawings are for sale and are copied on archival safe paper, mounted and numbered. Please contact me at l.stoner@yahoo.com for shipping and prices. Also check out my flickr site at http://www.flickr.com/photos/27428008@N06/ . Thank you again and I hope you enjoyed my work.Laura S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15786051228925295762noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6962782082738488069.post-42585872548047307852011-08-12T18:58:00.000-07:002011-08-12T18:58:38.090-07:00Blue Christmas Ornament<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwFW00ITjhJ-dGOVWTeuFGqS3zYw11JJy8W5_e8mLjMH8eMHhgS5Wj0nMOs3GBDHaOJItc3C_Ez9lTt-NutbWD9UBApkf0bzblFHvQGEvtYgJI3wv-yWxtmUMN9L2wHxooIH-v8Am1L062/s1600/DSC00204.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwFW00ITjhJ-dGOVWTeuFGqS3zYw11JJy8W5_e8mLjMH8eMHhgS5Wj0nMOs3GBDHaOJItc3C_Ez9lTt-NutbWD9UBApkf0bzblFHvQGEvtYgJI3wv-yWxtmUMN9L2wHxooIH-v8Am1L062/s320/DSC00204.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Laura S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15786051228925295762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6962782082738488069.post-859799938812095812011-08-12T18:55:00.000-07:002011-08-12T18:55:48.338-07:00Maple House<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8clocFXQKxAA8uCVWzYmOqt17bAxvVYrgpdzcSQRe5LRoL5cPBzprpf_rHUaG0neIToleDaYJZjm2rqrBIbOtaF4JNfMkG18rf-b7IaWMn2tksgJlTtdEiVckKoyesOEZ7KwBJibk4Ad/s1600/85.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8clocFXQKxAA8uCVWzYmOqt17bAxvVYrgpdzcSQRe5LRoL5cPBzprpf_rHUaG0neIToleDaYJZjm2rqrBIbOtaF4JNfMkG18rf-b7IaWMn2tksgJlTtdEiVckKoyesOEZ7KwBJibk4Ad/s400/85.jpg" width="400" /></a>Another House done, this one was drawn as a gift to friends that were moving. I'm starting to go a little cross eyed from drawing all the little bricks. I'm taking a bit of a break and looking at larger things now, like TV and the internet. </div>Laura S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15786051228925295762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6962782082738488069.post-10954082855785043952011-07-22T19:58:00.000-07:002011-07-22T19:58:31.528-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfmLQlO4DS9hE0jbpGomavCqKKm8179Xo2N2aMsNJXnqevtjGBl6JzbGtgkFZj3wAaiTP08d0PKJfjiRTcxykq7Pi461QpXqm-vjVvvy6R4NCp_pMDDTrlr9ZXgt09vRKX4g2oRWnKSHF/s1600/Scan_Pic0001-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfmLQlO4DS9hE0jbpGomavCqKKm8179Xo2N2aMsNJXnqevtjGBl6JzbGtgkFZj3wAaiTP08d0PKJfjiRTcxykq7Pi461QpXqm-vjVvvy6R4NCp_pMDDTrlr9ZXgt09vRKX4g2oRWnKSHF/s400/Scan_Pic0001-2.jpg" width="400" /></a>In this doodle I used colored pencil in a random pattern all over the page and then inked on top of the pencil. This worked great until I used my finer pens the nib kept getting clogged. You can kind of see this in the swirly border in the middle of the picture. I did have fun giving myself freedom to draw where and what I wanted.</div>Laura S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15786051228925295762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6962782082738488069.post-80565535151735109622011-07-22T19:54:00.000-07:002011-07-22T19:54:51.471-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxL8i-8-EYRnD6SrzgNGqsBhvnLlhnEttee418RT6ZVV_kAdLaBjzF8X5FcCbnqPTlGOXS1PbHfIpScs-8_-Ai5HV3TdK-BgU1cL1pUlK0jXat-UhT7X4YVvroYdovcGiu1SrKCF6OfLe/s1600/Scan_Pic0002-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxL8i-8-EYRnD6SrzgNGqsBhvnLlhnEttee418RT6ZVV_kAdLaBjzF8X5FcCbnqPTlGOXS1PbHfIpScs-8_-Ai5HV3TdK-BgU1cL1pUlK0jXat-UhT7X4YVvroYdovcGiu1SrKCF6OfLe/s400/Scan_Pic0002-1.jpg" width="398" /></a>Another quickish doodle in my moleskine (my spelling sucks, sorry) I added the colored pencil after I had finished with all the black inking. I don't like the way the pencil faded some of the black lines. I did have fun coloring it when it was complete. </div>Laura S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15786051228925295762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6962782082738488069.post-48197093844834242002011-07-20T16:06:00.001-07:002011-07-20T16:06:25.248-07:00Moleskine - flower doodle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6MXJqZN9ohe85cPxK5N9X53WiO-XEJfzTZ4HDwvUZQFSxbFFX2J6h9oxBQMhwLFQZDFp0K49o2axOkM13CM5Kg19O66IQ6eIWvWL2r16Nal0nAN9NBCSIIJB2H-9Iq5gGtgG024ABA48n/s1600/Scan_Pic0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6MXJqZN9ohe85cPxK5N9X53WiO-XEJfzTZ4HDwvUZQFSxbFFX2J6h9oxBQMhwLFQZDFp0K49o2axOkM13CM5Kg19O66IQ6eIWvWL2r16Nal0nAN9NBCSIIJB2H-9Iq5gGtgG024ABA48n/s320/Scan_Pic0001.jpg" width="320" /></a>My latest doodle. I have been working on this doodle for about 6 months... time can sure get away from me at times. </div>Laura S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15786051228925295762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6962782082738488069.post-39247604918048361772011-07-20T16:02:00.000-07:002011-07-20T16:03:39.846-07:00House drawings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4sWBGTZHCTo5fgFyx2C_y9H1RvfmKXddbZuhvRFu78c6D1_cYFFaGYGKXT9GSZXBs9X6U-BP0dW0VkBCMVyjoWE0mn-sF_G70F1znZXG5Vyp15ZmpHY6T-jWSTUMUk4z_oHmzaTCWdZc/s1600/79.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4sWBGTZHCTo5fgFyx2C_y9H1RvfmKXddbZuhvRFu78c6D1_cYFFaGYGKXT9GSZXBs9X6U-BP0dW0VkBCMVyjoWE0mn-sF_G70F1znZXG5Vyp15ZmpHY6T-jWSTUMUk4z_oHmzaTCWdZc/s400/79.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I have been very busy and very thankful for the work, working on many many house and business drawings just like the drawing above. If you are interested in a house drawing, please contact me <a href="mailto:l.stoner@yahoo.com">l.stoner@yahoo.com</a> I do all of my work from photos.Laura S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15786051228925295762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6962782082738488069.post-27314374728484097832011-07-20T15:57:00.000-07:002011-07-20T15:57:10.916-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyVOy9b4CtraKiMQPYTLYU1D-CF4ulxKmxlVJ8cVFHNuxl4p_EtLkhpIFoh2-3ikCgxhb9_6GrOYFO19hTA9MIpiZOYPxu4JZ5WdgK45No8GYYmgmU_-rEOs4EWT3sixNFMN5h5F8ZjoJS/s1600/IMG_4862.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyVOy9b4CtraKiMQPYTLYU1D-CF4ulxKmxlVJ8cVFHNuxl4p_EtLkhpIFoh2-3ikCgxhb9_6GrOYFO19hTA9MIpiZOYPxu4JZ5WdgK45No8GYYmgmU_-rEOs4EWT3sixNFMN5h5F8ZjoJS/s400/IMG_4862.JPG" width="400" /></a>this is a terrible photo of something I tried to do this Spring. I drew these flowers on the back of the paper and started cutting. I did two pictures, framed them and donated the finished pictures to my schools silent auction. I was so surprised when they brought in $125! and happy. :o)</div>Laura S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15786051228925295762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6962782082738488069.post-74670074215869461932011-07-20T15:51:00.000-07:002011-07-20T15:58:29.920-07:00Tropical Nights<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju4Yh0HSjOsLF_62EX88fq1PZnl4-f_tI_jXJz_53EYtpxEc5UFYBOj9yLK0j2oPAvEpJrLlvjPt0UFJcc7qVBKKc6hhIhsl3lW1x1JWIUgBcWp9tAchJVnuwt0CRemCJ9rbpEl4AcrzB-/s1600/62.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju4Yh0HSjOsLF_62EX88fq1PZnl4-f_tI_jXJz_53EYtpxEc5UFYBOj9yLK0j2oPAvEpJrLlvjPt0UFJcc7qVBKKc6hhIhsl3lW1x1JWIUgBcWp9tAchJVnuwt0CRemCJ9rbpEl4AcrzB-/s640/62.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I wanted to see what an idea I had for a new flower looked like - kind of tropical (I thought) so I added ferns, bamboo, and grass mats. And to surround the whole drawing I added little tiny erupting valcanos. This is done in one of my many new colors of ink.Laura S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15786051228925295762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6962782082738488069.post-78817689947430866542011-01-04T18:45:00.000-08:002011-01-04T18:46:57.887-08:00Different Directions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvwbzcz-BumfJMBeoha4CMz9xscpKH1AhWsNjcPA7tx9KQbnivGqmX6zcRgrmZsvtX3LUnIUDpFKDuEjNZex8KEF4k9fC6sip5iaVreeaqWt8OIRVMLaf7kcgOQYe_lkR8q3erbiMzOu4/s1600/Scan_Pic0001-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvwbzcz-BumfJMBeoha4CMz9xscpKH1AhWsNjcPA7tx9KQbnivGqmX6zcRgrmZsvtX3LUnIUDpFKDuEjNZex8KEF4k9fC6sip5iaVreeaqWt8OIRVMLaf7kcgOQYe_lkR8q3erbiMzOu4/s640/Scan_Pic0001-1.jpg" width="464" /></a>I finally finished another drawing! This picture started out as an example of how to do one of my tecniques, that's why there are 4 seperate sections. I couldn't figure out how to break down my tec. and then I became distracted and one thing led to another and this is the end product.</div>Laura S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15786051228925295762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6962782082738488069.post-7740262030114591282011-01-02T14:04:00.000-08:002011-01-02T14:04:47.030-08:00The end of my ornaments...for now<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj18sMh0NsyvCKjjv5gs-mmLyfiAdG1X5WCrGsf1iVxxGlBWMe7a-Ua51DKUFf3niZ01bgm-AQip4Orq7_s_w6wjb_t3kuOAZGjyw-07_W_0oHiJc1jdbbHTAuK9sOeN4WGqp1rqGPPeCXa/s1600/IMG_4497.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj18sMh0NsyvCKjjv5gs-mmLyfiAdG1X5WCrGsf1iVxxGlBWMe7a-Ua51DKUFf3niZ01bgm-AQip4Orq7_s_w6wjb_t3kuOAZGjyw-07_W_0oHiJc1jdbbHTAuK9sOeN4WGqp1rqGPPeCXa/s320/IMG_4497.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>This is a quick picture of some of the ornaments I completed, there were over 48 of them by the end of the Christmas season. And most of them have new homes.Laura S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15786051228925295762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6962782082738488069.post-88792045116919751052010-11-25T18:38:00.000-08:002010-11-25T18:39:32.919-08:00Ornament #4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyKokycRq21YEUe1416XAwZI-3vRMYHIzshy0yTo_t11wdLxD1h0nDytzWvq4M5aaGQhe8PoYneHj8Lb7xiwEThBVsKZjjWtTsnFcPbfghWZETXz0PM9Ve4ziQmR1yy1_d1uKM887VEPK/s1600/IMG_4317.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyKokycRq21YEUe1416XAwZI-3vRMYHIzshy0yTo_t11wdLxD1h0nDytzWvq4M5aaGQhe8PoYneHj8Lb7xiwEThBVsKZjjWtTsnFcPbfghWZETXz0PM9Ve4ziQmR1yy1_d1uKM887VEPK/s200/IMG_4317.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>Laura S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15786051228925295762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6962782082738488069.post-90044747032004125412010-11-25T18:34:00.000-08:002010-11-25T18:39:13.769-08:00Ornament #3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwgKXue4GdMJ_aciOis-awkdKlHFCUw84e3zNrSRpb7rr4wg_z4cHTrMOirZTwgA6qc7hi2YvqcKAjdP9zGJugjc28HTlFJoQ0jibb0ixN6BgXP9rMxCFIHLj6m4gQkE2-ya9Ci1cIbnnj/s1600/IMG_4312.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwgKXue4GdMJ_aciOis-awkdKlHFCUw84e3zNrSRpb7rr4wg_z4cHTrMOirZTwgA6qc7hi2YvqcKAjdP9zGJugjc28HTlFJoQ0jibb0ixN6BgXP9rMxCFIHLj6m4gQkE2-ya9Ci1cIbnnj/s200/IMG_4312.JPG" width="200" /></a>This one really doesn't look like the original, but I thought that I would post it any way.</div>Laura S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15786051228925295762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6962782082738488069.post-78534980380828159192010-11-25T18:32:00.000-08:002010-11-25T18:38:51.624-08:00Ornament #2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7BxWL8_Cj7erOhyphenhyphenovTD6oo_553EDYVAQQM1y5SLyVoHcfLjiEP1nWpmKFJ4hmyPaUXhc5iVUrrIoJV6anI4jwOEytNPve8je5CHFQ3I_oQsFATsDloBRYM31oPwNvvwCb7CwImHIuyih/s1600/IMG_4311.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7BxWL8_Cj7erOhyphenhyphenovTD6oo_553EDYVAQQM1y5SLyVoHcfLjiEP1nWpmKFJ4hmyPaUXhc5iVUrrIoJV6anI4jwOEytNPve8je5CHFQ3I_oQsFATsDloBRYM31oPwNvvwCb7CwImHIuyih/s200/IMG_4311.JPG" width="200" /></a>Another ornament, the pictures really don't show them at their best...</div>Laura S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15786051228925295762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6962782082738488069.post-38727829977000958562010-11-25T18:30:00.000-08:002010-11-25T18:36:16.558-08:00Ornament #1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBh0WmJN4LDW4q8aq5CwG6dtOb6tOP8uyG9b7Ud1BzuGdmoIYK1OVhyphenhyphenvRH2IyXA4U5bPb3noec1XKc7wJZiNQgytY6LkfUmIJjbPszt_4ZTkIEoWiJcQ8PBaRFZ_pZK6wd9puaYAUrUZRr/s1600/IMG_4315.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBh0WmJN4LDW4q8aq5CwG6dtOb6tOP8uyG9b7Ud1BzuGdmoIYK1OVhyphenhyphenvRH2IyXA4U5bPb3noec1XKc7wJZiNQgytY6LkfUmIJjbPszt_4ZTkIEoWiJcQ8PBaRFZ_pZK6wd9puaYAUrUZRr/s200/IMG_4315.JPG" width="200" /></a>This is one of the Christmas ornaments I have been working on. These will be gifts to friends, family and co-workers, I hope they like them.</div>Laura S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15786051228925295762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6962782082738488069.post-459001678494690512010-11-24T11:27:00.000-08:002010-11-24T11:27:57.918-08:00Hex of it All<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh50pWXeOsB6VK8_LuLZExM5hslPryDr7N_cEncqmuBQ1ub2fU235POzSdsfFX9NHyR11Sk7nYlH8QyTiFGeVFSZvHc5tJOQidJp4Qfn9KpbEvS0AWELW9kYhxpx3hAjCjl4WV3Rw6sZ78r/s1600/59.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="234" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh50pWXeOsB6VK8_LuLZExM5hslPryDr7N_cEncqmuBQ1ub2fU235POzSdsfFX9NHyR11Sk7nYlH8QyTiFGeVFSZvHc5tJOQidJp4Qfn9KpbEvS0AWELW9kYhxpx3hAjCjl4WV3Rw6sZ78r/s320/59.jpg" width="320" /></a>This is another shot at making a Penn. Dutch Hex sign and making it up as I go kind of thing. I just sort of used the inside of the designs.</div>Laura S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15786051228925295762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6962782082738488069.post-73540719662038611242010-11-18T18:50:00.000-08:002010-11-18T18:56:24.557-08:00Pennsylvania Dutch Throws Up #2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOIcZhle_Fjp5tz1t7rq-W-CQ2JkSpNjV3MkHzhEzlg0NoPtyMEkE8j3zGW8H7yivIufSu3KUQTKMD2pydherQx_dm6xsbQSX3t7QKZNTxpmqUoY1uMRmn_H5RCj1hT_sP_ToqUlKXi31h/s1600/58.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOIcZhle_Fjp5tz1t7rq-W-CQ2JkSpNjV3MkHzhEzlg0NoPtyMEkE8j3zGW8H7yivIufSu3KUQTKMD2pydherQx_dm6xsbQSX3t7QKZNTxpmqUoY1uMRmn_H5RCj1hT_sP_ToqUlKXi31h/s400/58.jpg" width="400" /></a>I was having fun with color and lines.</div>Laura S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15786051228925295762noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6962782082738488069.post-91885768086456533992010-10-26T06:55:00.000-07:002010-11-18T18:57:26.405-08:00Mr. Sun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_M6YxQj2hQSde-KkcmK6CPQ8b3vS0pGR85pzc-oNP0P3bw9FDeAALiLKCFBmeprDJI3L51OQtETXHoQUMAOt845OJF3HUpi4ZJCjPpVPK5-CKVnVyOQFniZlH12-j-qfLNfSXXPsF5U1/s1600/57.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="290" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_M6YxQj2hQSde-KkcmK6CPQ8b3vS0pGR85pzc-oNP0P3bw9FDeAALiLKCFBmeprDJI3L51OQtETXHoQUMAOt845OJF3HUpi4ZJCjPpVPK5-CKVnVyOQFniZlH12-j-qfLNfSXXPsF5U1/s400/57.jpg" width="400" /></a>It's my birthday today. My big plans are driving my daughter to her all girls school, picking her up after school and driving her to the all boys school for marching band and then driving back to pick her up after marching band. And somewhere in between, I have to drive to the town an hour north of us to have lunch with my mom and her friends and make dinner. Happy birthday to me. Yes, I'm feeling a bit sorry for myself... Last year I spent my birthday in Northern Ohio at a teachers conference and had a much better time. The girls (other teachers) and I spent the whole trip using my birthday as an excuse to celebrate. I think I still build my birthday's up to be bigger than they should be, but in reality they are just another day. I did receive lovely thoughtful gifts from my family, and one daughter even cleaned some of the house for me without me having to ask her, so from here on out I will concentrate on all of the good things about the day... and ... not that the toilet is backed up and I now have a new thing to add to my list of what to do on my birthday. :o)</div>Laura S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15786051228925295762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6962782082738488069.post-71751056276888585972010-10-16T13:31:00.000-07:002010-11-18T18:58:10.339-08:00Flower Buttons<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I finally finished a drawing! It feels so good to be able to sit down and draw again. Now, how do you keep the family from just dropping in to talk because they see that it's nice and quiet in your room? Oh well, I finished a drawing. I know I will miss them all when they leave to start their own families, so I try to always at least listen while they talk, maybe just not making eye contact the whole time. :o) I sketched this drawing out on bristol board and started by adding color to the circles with water color. I added all the pen and ink at the end.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEOS1HPToPBpdNNMnvkE8Dvi3iE2FHjGJhlMpoqlrEbUu3pJImhVee6kdcpSD7skNqTSJFhCyD0rxD9JC1QxUr4InOHw98PWUhJcETjRmI9gqPkQMNRGCMISAFod6Pxhhfqi3lTsNe05r8/s1600/56.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEOS1HPToPBpdNNMnvkE8Dvi3iE2FHjGJhlMpoqlrEbUu3pJImhVee6kdcpSD7skNqTSJFhCyD0rxD9JC1QxUr4InOHw98PWUhJcETjRmI9gqPkQMNRGCMISAFod6Pxhhfqi3lTsNe05r8/s400/56.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Laura S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15786051228925295762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6962782082738488069.post-49574222069687868832010-10-01T06:37:00.001-07:002010-10-01T06:37:50.620-07:00Magazine clippings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIFGwmVtkviI6XHZsQdJilXxcvNtzsJvowu56pa3HfMQNvYHXSNu-paHAizHY18kHDPqPctLRFTX3a8hLzcNwAFmeHdbPWTCVspiHfrJ5cQvaAHLlQ0hNdMa0l2nmfTrHymoRoCb2Z6uS/s1600/IMG_4145.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIFGwmVtkviI6XHZsQdJilXxcvNtzsJvowu56pa3HfMQNvYHXSNu-paHAizHY18kHDPqPctLRFTX3a8hLzcNwAFmeHdbPWTCVspiHfrJ5cQvaAHLlQ0hNdMa0l2nmfTrHymoRoCb2Z6uS/s320/IMG_4145.JPG" width="320" /></a>Some more of the magazine clippings I have been working on, Love the clothes!</div>Laura S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15786051228925295762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6962782082738488069.post-58397297360807786502010-10-01T06:25:00.000-07:002010-10-01T06:25:29.642-07:00Some art work from my students<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbs7zfp4Viaq3uVRsRZW5HrV_GTwNO2VbpOziYjW_B1nqEoDYpHV49vqZFd0t5AoYwfN0ePmni2jEvKNIfezt-GkixB4MZUPZHeVu4NK6JcvsD2gYxalPlSRb7Q_Mz5ktrgF72L0E28xj/s1600/IMG_4149.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbs7zfp4Viaq3uVRsRZW5HrV_GTwNO2VbpOziYjW_B1nqEoDYpHV49vqZFd0t5AoYwfN0ePmni2jEvKNIfezt-GkixB4MZUPZHeVu4NK6JcvsD2gYxalPlSRb7Q_Mz5ktrgF72L0E28xj/s320/IMG_4149.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I thought it might be fun to show you some of the art work done my kindergarten art students. They will make these into necklaces next week. Laura S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15786051228925295762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6962782082738488069.post-29099521994584932752010-10-01T06:22:00.000-07:002010-10-01T06:22:07.304-07:00What I have been working on in my spare time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had bought a few old magazines over the past 2 summers, I have been going through them lately and cutting out images to use in my future art work, here are a few of them. I mostly use these in my personal journals. I used to use them in ATCs, which I haven't done for serval years now. I still love ATCs, I just have perfered to make larger art work at the moment.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrCwTjFbCzdQdkE02um3er3gLuUe-xvaPGtOAV-TxhOY1uFtnPZie5VkgP7thoGYazRriMpY_exZzVYudEI1y3886WxfNbR_GYFJFpLaphJJupqrYVByR6dOHd9z64hzJuoqVNnIGv8oMe/s1600/IMG_4144.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrCwTjFbCzdQdkE02um3er3gLuUe-xvaPGtOAV-TxhOY1uFtnPZie5VkgP7thoGYazRriMpY_exZzVYudEI1y3886WxfNbR_GYFJFpLaphJJupqrYVByR6dOHd9z64hzJuoqVNnIGv8oMe/s320/IMG_4144.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Laura S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15786051228925295762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6962782082738488069.post-46275050105255601352010-10-01T06:16:00.000-07:002010-10-01T06:16:17.974-07:00Pen and Ink of a church<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I draw buildings from time to time, this is one that I just finished of a local church, it will be a gift for a gentleman that is being promoted in this church. So shhh, don't tell anyone. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3FlG5mS0C7J6yK0IUamZTkLg-HVb2pDowGrTXsEa9ol2FVBpmaZZIBm4K9aAs6IxnfTm6CjdsfqWLyFBvKsGRg9eUHwJsUbKyDHfRJqHKXU0gZhbVY_EIInCU0-E0oHQ9G7bg6MIQQ0b/s1600/Amy+George.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3FlG5mS0C7J6yK0IUamZTkLg-HVb2pDowGrTXsEa9ol2FVBpmaZZIBm4K9aAs6IxnfTm6CjdsfqWLyFBvKsGRg9eUHwJsUbKyDHfRJqHKXU0gZhbVY_EIInCU0-E0oHQ9G7bg6MIQQ0b/s320/Amy+George.jpg" width="269" /></a></div>Laura S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15786051228925295762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6962782082738488069.post-3763482273440570702010-07-25T07:26:00.000-07:002010-07-25T07:26:06.326-07:00Alphabet Dreamin'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I woke up one morning thinking about this drawing, I gues I'm thinking about going back to school soon. I added doodles to all the letters and if you look real close you can find the names of family members hidden in around the letters. I had a great time making this drawing, but my eyes were a little crossed by the end. I hope you have fun looking for all the hidden pictures.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjokMYC-r-3VCDhVCPOZBVsJ6v74hW0Xosoc-ticHH7BQhpQZHR_z6VtX95VTSaX2AZOsoZog3-T10rMeWUCVhkxfCIT_Iuh5hLRKmkGWQpqpZFlBnhixCZAbzOw95Eh-r1g9VRF5qRjzhS/s1600/55.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjokMYC-r-3VCDhVCPOZBVsJ6v74hW0Xosoc-ticHH7BQhpQZHR_z6VtX95VTSaX2AZOsoZog3-T10rMeWUCVhkxfCIT_Iuh5hLRKmkGWQpqpZFlBnhixCZAbzOw95Eh-r1g9VRF5qRjzhS/s320/55.jpg" /></a></div>Laura S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15786051228925295762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6962782082738488069.post-45753999182238193182010-07-09T06:23:00.000-07:002010-07-11T20:35:35.511-07:00The Flowers of Dawn<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwx-oDvoNpQVZ-iwf43-uK62blEO8pZH2-5tGb3TwqnAmRP7kN0EAdtjNA8I5_ZXsGvU22CZXQdiXKbZ1TEuxaRt7kCiKjPVick7h_IvKrm_QO5p1xILeEfdNBkC66WKCukWUdL4nULUT/s1600/54.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwx-oDvoNpQVZ-iwf43-uK62blEO8pZH2-5tGb3TwqnAmRP7kN0EAdtjNA8I5_ZXsGvU22CZXQdiXKbZ1TEuxaRt7kCiKjPVick7h_IvKrm_QO5p1xILeEfdNBkC66WKCukWUdL4nULUT/s320/54.jpg" /></a>My latest doodle, I love to do these, I can just sit and relax and draw. Meanwhile I can sip on my ice water and listen to a movie or music or ... </div>Laura S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15786051228925295762noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6962782082738488069.post-42234429490456015252010-07-06T09:40:00.000-07:002010-07-06T09:40:19.681-07:00Swirls of Color<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tCKfIwFaobB9ko3d1nS1pbnA6XOzZNFFiJ7hDpbUl1rm63Zb0Ii9VdxUHDZR5HPfiIS34dANO0irNf4GDrl8mnEEle-CFqI6YMliGtor6XcPsvkh26A2eK9uEQZ6A2YvW-pPWzmW6CH-/s1600/53.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tCKfIwFaobB9ko3d1nS1pbnA6XOzZNFFiJ7hDpbUl1rm63Zb0Ii9VdxUHDZR5HPfiIS34dANO0irNf4GDrl8mnEEle-CFqI6YMliGtor6XcPsvkh26A2eK9uEQZ6A2YvW-pPWzmW6CH-/s320/53.jpg" /></a>After such a long break in drawing, I felt like taking a more free flow approach to my drawing. It feels so good to have some quiet time to myself again and to be able to just doodle. </div>Laura S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15786051228925295762noreply@blogger.com2