EDM #152 Nut

OK - does coconut count?

Not as fun to sketch as I thought it would be. Now should I try to open it?

EDM #151 Free Choice

Christmas Day evening, as we headed home I reflected and could not ignore the gorgeous full moon shining over us all.

Even though we headed to our Maine ski house after Christmas I did manage to continue sketching. Seemed the perfect post for my "free choice" challenge and to complete the year's worth of

challenges.

With a week from Christmas to New Years the house was FULL with my three children and spouses, all 6 Grands (ages, 5, 2 and under!!)and FIVE big dogs - it was Chaotic for sure- fun and exhausting, and alas sickening as I and several others contracted yet another bug (stomach variety and cold/flu like) One for the record books, but Maine had 6+ inches of snow fall every day we were there - It was a beautiful sight, and quite a memorable week.

EDM #150 candle

There are two of these lovely hurricane candle stands on my dining room mantle. For the holidays I encircle the candle base with crystals which shimmer and glow and cast prisms in the flickering candle light. The base is a weathered copper metal.

Certainly as we near the most holy of Christian holidays this EDM challenge is perfect for reflection. I pray that all my EDM family has a joyous, peaceful day and a blessed new year.

watercolor and a bit of pen in Hand.Book journal

Spot of Red

Gloomy grey day as bad weather approaches, but there he is, a fat fuzzy little cardinal perched on an urn of greenery and winterberry branches. Luckily my bird feeder is near by.

One day to go -

Holiday sketch in pen and water color in Hand.Book journal.

White Christmas

There is snow on the ground, actually more like cement as the ocean tends to add enough moisture to turn it all to ice - but it is white. This sketch is of a local church. The steeple appears tipsy but Honest I was not drinking and the sketch is not tilted. :-)

I am still getting one holiday sketch out a day, amid all the hectic commotion - getting down to the wire now, but All my shopping is done.

Pitt pen in Hand.book journal

Round Tin Santa

From my Santa collection, a round tin Santa who's head comes off - so he is some sort of a tin container, most jovial and very rotund!Another submission in my Holiday series.

Greens

Yes, yet another Holiday study (one from my stock pile created last week) I am testing the waters on creating a sketch a day - quite a commitment and perhaps I will approach it as a goal but not a rigid commandment.

Snow Globe Glob

Snow Globe holiday study - or bubble boys - lackluster as I cannot depict the glistening flakes within the globe swirling wildly - so they have escaped and the bubble now protects the snow men - invasion of the blobs. A real winter Wonderland .

Pen, watercolor in hand.book journal.

Sled Art

Yet another Holiday Study, truly a work of art and I display mine as such.

Music box

The little "Jingle Bells" music box that has amused me of late- and the subject of today's holiday sketch. Pen and watercolor in hand.journal sketchbook

Poinsettia face

I wanted to use the white poinsettia, and I found it quite difficult to shadow subtly on this journal paper, but here it is, my daily holiday study .

Pen, watercolor in hand.journal

Candy Canes

Yes - I work full time, clean, shop, bake, wrap, decorate and on and on for the holidays as many of us do - but I am Making time to sketch, for my own sanity. This is a very quick study of candy canes, late into the evening as there was simply little time left last night :-)

Cone Study

Another study in my "holiday" series, I find it quite relaxing to do these. Pen, watercolor in Hand.Book journal

Tree Pot

My new tree is UP in this wonderful pot- and DH said it could not be done (I love a challenge!!) So I tried my hand at copper - not easy and I will have to try again.

EDM #149 Broom

With snow on the way I had to search for this "broom". Ugly but necessary!!

Golden Glow

Our tree is very grown up now that our children have their own homes. There are only clear glass ornaments and a few golden glass. This is one of my favorites and quite a challenge for me to paint. Fun though. Pencil and watercolor in hand.book journal.

Single Candles

What is the saying? "It is better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness." I love our town's tradition of a single white candle in every window for Christmas- it seems to embody the wish for peace - Of course that means 15 candles for me (for all front facing windows) and I set them up on timers so they are twinkling as I get home from work - so here is a quick entry to depict this tradition. Pen and watercolor in hand.book journal.

EDM #148 Soothing

The challenge is Soothing"humm, as I have been sick for almost 2 weeks I have sought out all things soothing so I am an expert.

I knew this subject matter would be difficult but for me it proved to be impossible - I gave it two attempts (coffee cup bubbles and bath bubbles in case you can't tell ;-D - both quite soothing right now.

Pen and watercolor in hand.book journal

Looks like Winter

Signs of winter are here.

Pen and watercolor in Hand.Book journal

My Hair Hurts

Even Sicker today, I think I have reached my limit. And Yet -- I guess if I can do even one simple sketch there is hope.