I had high hopes for today’s Inktober drawing. It’s a tree, of course, a mango tree, to be specific, and … More
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A Sight to Behold
Today, Cheeky Monkey Mind and I followed a little trail that led to an expensive ghost tree. Yes, those were our … More
Fool Me Once…Fool Me Twice…
You’ve probably heard that old expression: Fool me once…Shame on you! Fool me twice…Shame on me! Accordingly, I’m to blame … More
Fussy Little Bits
On September 12, 1962, John F. Kennedy spoke these famous words: We choose to go to the moon in this … More
Zen and the Japanese Maple Tree
I’ve written before of zen and drawing. For me, it seems to occur most often when I’m drawing something from nature, especially … More
A Learning Experience
There is a road my husband and I often drive down, and each year in the spring, we admire the … More
Making Choices
Today’s Inktober drawing — from the prompt words battle, graceful, swollen, ornament, tree — is definitely the messiest drawing I’ve … More
Anatomy of a Tree
Oh, so much to say about today’s drawing. As I worked on this, I realized that this drawing represents the … More
I Had to Try This
So, where did today’s prompt words take Cheeky Monkey Mind and me? Those words — relax, mysterious, weak, legend, tree … More
Loose and Laid Back
TODAY’S SILLY SEARCH WORDS: Tree, fierce, clock, overgrown. Cheeky Monkey Mind and I ended up sunning ourselves today in the … More
Leaf Drawing 101
I’m sure you probably guessed the outcome of today’s search words — scared, teeming, guarded, ash, tree. With ash thrown … More
This One Almost Didn’t Happen
I know last month I said that you probably wouldn’t be seeing any stippling during Inktober, but, yes, what you’re … More
Two for the Price of One
TODAY’S SILLY SEARCH PROMPT WORDS: Transport, run, cruel, snow, tree. Those words led Cheeky Monkey Mind and me to the … More
I Didn’t Give Up
Today’s drawing is one of the worst I’ve done in these first ten days of Inktober. Even so, I’m proud … More
Another Lesson Learned
Today’s drawing of a Velvet Mesquite tree (Prosopus velutina) will probably be one of my favorite Inktober drawings. Although it … More
How Did I Get Here?
Today’s drawing comes straight from the orange groves of California, but I really have no idea how I got here. … More
Up Close and Personal
First, today’s ridiculous prompt words: hidden, sword, drooling, husky, tree. Okay, so how exactly did those words (taken from the … More
It Should Have Been Easy
Before the official prompt list for Inktober was released, my monkey mind and I had already decided that trees would … More
A Different Kind of Illusion
Inktober is still new, but so far, I’m enjoying it. Of course, I haven’t yet been brave enough to dig … More
Creating Illusions
I remember the first time I heard that art is an illusion. Maybe other artists have a natural awareness of … More