Sketching with Crayons and Blogger Issues

Hello everyone!

A small rant before I get to my current favorite subject - Art 🎨

I've been publishing this blog since 2008, but I find that I've never experienced as many blogger issues as currently. Everything from not being able to comment on either my own or other Blogger blogs (thankfully, that's been resolved) to changes made within my blogposts not updating and pictures not uploading. Separate to that I've recently been informed by Google, that my domain, which I've had since 2013 has been migrated to a host outside Google/Blogger, so now I have to deal with that as well. It's so annoying! Ok, rant over.

I've really taken to sketching with crayons lately. I've written about sketching/drawing with NeoColor I crayons in a previous post. These crayons have a lot of pigment and a little goes a long way. I find that starting with a light application and adding layers works best. The images look a bit "fuzzy". This is because I am working on lightly grained paper, not smooth. I like a bit of texture in my drawings. Here are a few examples of my bird sketches - and a cat! 

Thank you so much for stopping by. Have a wonderful rest of the week!

Postcard Art Exhibit 2026

Hi everyone!

I failed to post about the Postcard Art Exhibit at the time the exhibit was held, due to it coinciding with me falling ill and subsequently being hospitalized. In fact, I made the deadline just in time and there is a fun instragram reel where my entry happens to be the 600th one 😄

The Postcard Art Exhibit is an annual, international showcase of hundreds of postcard-sized original artworks created by artists around the world. The event sponsors a different charity each year. This year's exhibit was held in the Netherlands in support of people living with Alzheimers and other forms of dementia. 

The showcase was curated by Dutch artist Tessa Maagdenberg. My contribution is called "Spring Awakening", a mixed media piece in my signature style with lots of layers and featuring a cute bird. The artwork at the top of this post is my official catalog entry. In the picture below my postcard is displayed amongst many others on one of the exhibition walls.

Can you spot it?

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Important: I can't seem to comment on other blogs??

A Simple Art Journal Page

Hello dear blog friends!

Getting back to art after a long, unforeseen absence has me feeling unsure where to start. It's like I'm afraid I may have forgotten how to make art. I know, silly, but still I hesitate. I'm feeling a little stronger, a little more myself again...so I simply wanted to play in my art journal with no specific goal in mind. There's a soothing quality to art journaling and I come back to it again and again, if only to calm my mind. I chose some of my favorite colors and supplies, such as my Aqua Markers, a stencil plus a few flower and mark making stamps... and then I decided to film the process as a way to review it later on. If you would like to see my process for this page click on the link below the image. This video does not contain a voice-over (I'm not ready for that kind of editing yet) - however, I added some relaxing background music:) And one more thing before I forget: If you are watching my videos on You Tube make sure to click on the setting wheel (find the cog at the bottom of each video) and adjust to at least 720p quality.

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Note: This video shows how I created the left page. If you're interested in learning how to create the right side page - there is a full tutorial in my channel.

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