Last month, I highlighted the sketches I was doing in the cool notebook my brother-in-law Tom gave me, and I have a few more of those to show you this month. I had a ball with these, and as I neared the last page of the notebook, knew I wanted to do more. So I used the Jerry's Artorama gift card my SIL and BIL Jess and Terry gave me for Christmas to get a new one so I could continue my fun! I've included the rest of the ones I did in the first notebook down below.
Two new series ideas came to me - the first is called Time and Space, and the second, Softly Spoken. I have a couple of paintings in the Time and Space series, but I'll save Softly Spoken for the January post, because I've only just begun. I do think you're going to like them though - very mellow and peaceful!
I hope you are all doing well and avoiding the virus and all it's offspring. We continue to live our days quietly, Melissa writing or working on yoga classes, and me painting. If you happened by on any given afternoon, you might also find us napping.
Here's a photo we took to share on Facebook to wish our family and friends Merry Christmas.
It's New Year's Day, and when I got up this morning, the house was still decorated for Christmas. But now it's almost one in the afternoon, and the only decorations left are this Christmas tree, one out on the lanai, and the front door wreath! Melissa had the tree up by Thanksgiving and we've enjoyed having the house look festive. But once it's over, boy does she move fast to put the holidays behind us. I'm hoping she'll leave the tree up for another week.
I hope that 2022 brings you all sorts of wonderful things and is good to you. Be good to yourself!
(Sketches and Paintings below)
JR
Here are the 5.5" by 8.5" sketches I did to finish out the first notebook. I did the first two when I was feeling the holiday spirit before Christmas, and we might make them into cards to use next year.
