My Bucket List

Truly, I'm not normally a list kind of person other than for groceries.  I have in fact made a travel list that isn't finished for our first winter trip of the new year. 

Bucket list-   I've never done a physical list before let alone a drawing of it!! So....before I "kick it", I thought I would wear my favourite kicks - here I am in my Converse All-Stars, Mary Janes; as I contemplate what should go on the list. 

Then I realized that I have actually mentally crossed some things off already! Cool! 

Watching Storybot videos

So while my grand-daughter and my husband watch videos on the computer, I am posting this on blogger. We will be heading home later today so our grand-daughter wants to spend time with her grand-dad! She doesn't get to watch this when we leave. 

Often I draw her or my hubby as they watch. 

I love her little butterfly wings! 

My hubby doesn't like this drawing that I did if him her. 

This is what we have been doing

Yesterday the family visited the ROM (Royal Ontario Museum).

I loved the tree light up with lights out front. 

We visited the international Wildlife Photography exhibit. Since cameras were not allowed, I drew four photographs that I liked. 

We went across the road to s restaurant for a snack afterwards where I drew my Shock Top glass of beer. I only had time to paint the one page before we had to leave the restaurant. 

I also drew the Buster Brown sign because I had to buy them for my daughter when she was little.  She had such skinny feet for a young child. 

I left some room on the page for journaling. 

I bet you can guess where we are here! What a store! A fun place for little kids and big kids too! Very cool! Yup, it was the Lego Store! 

A good day! 

Christmas Goodies

It's a wrap for Christmas 2015!!! These are some of the treats we found under the tree this year! My hubby gave my daughter and I an Apple Watch. I love my gizmos, don't you??!!! My grand-daughter got two robot friends called Dash and Dot! Happy that I got some art in after our grand-daughter went to bed. It was a fun day but I went directly to bed after creating this page. 

Abstract page

I'm thinking that I'm not done with this page but I'm not sure yet.  It make me think of the shirt I bought for my granddaughter that says, "I love you to the moon and back! 

This has a bunch of different inks dropped on it.  Then added Inktense pencils, Stazon ink pad, acrylic paint, circle magazine cut outs and gum wrapper foil circles. 

What we did yesterday

This page documents how my hubby and I spent our afternoon yesterday! 

Our fish and chips were delicious and so was the chocolate (only one piece each). 

We picked up the poinsettia on our way back from the grocery store. This is the first time that I have ever drawn and painted a poinsettia. I am happy the way it turned out. The hardest part was trying to capture the colour in the reddish green leaf,  the green really really wanted to turn brown, 

Christmas bow

I found a box of recycled Christmas bows with my tree ornaments.  I made them from magazine pages when I was still working night shifts. 

I thought I would like to draw one while we were getting packed up to visit our daughter and family for the weekend. 

I found a 2B pencil in with my paint brushes do I used it. I couldn't find an eraser to use on the highlight but remembered that I made an white eraser stamp a short time ago so used it. 

This simple object took me a lot longer than I originally thought to complete but I am happy with the result! 

Best Jerk Chicken

I love this city, there is so much yummy food to eat here!

We have eaten here before and this place is always busy. The food really is that good!

I loved the print on the wall showing a street dance party! 

My hubby just had to have a Jamican beer called Red Stripe! 

Lego Advent Calendar

Amazing how such a simple toy can be so difficult to draw! This tree is from my grand-daughters Day 10. 

Yummy meal out

Oh my! Just had a most delicious meal with our family on St Clair Ave W, Toronto at La Creole, a Haitian restaurant.  I highly recommend it! Great food, excellent service and lovely decor!!

We had a really good time! 

Christmas luncheon

The art group women met for our Christnas lunch at a restaurant in downtown Barrie Ontario. It is called the Painters Hall because they have paintings on the wall throughout the restaurant.  We were told that our art group could put our art there as well since they change the art frequently! What an amazing opportunity! 

I drew three of the women who were sitting opposite me at the table.  They didn't ask to see my drawing and I'm glad since my sketching was quick.  I didn't get a chance to add Linda's eyes before the meal arrived. 

I just loved the meal! Beef cheek was the tenderest ever over the potatoes with the gravy. 

The meal included dessert so I had the lemon crime brûlée at the bottom.  My friend ordered the chocolate cake!  Delicious!!

Using my time wisely I n the waiting room

I don't get a chance to draw people often so enjoyed spending my time waiting usefully. My Bertha is now ready for snow and salt now that she is sprayed with a rust protectant! 

I am holding strong, I didn't stumble

I have to say that my car needed a clear out and I found a pack of smokes under the drivers seat.  I will have to admit that I will always be a smoker st heart although I stopped August 27th, 2013.  I haven't smoked in the house since my hubby quit in 1999. I hated the packaging so I would plaster stuff in the cardboard to disguise the package. I have stumbled along the way but went cold turkey.  I remember keeping the pack, "just in case" but seemingly, I forgot about it! Funny thing is, the desire to have one hit me the day before yesterday.  Glad I didn't know they were there or I might have stumbled once again. Yup, I always pay my taxes so I added that with the cigarette shell.  I used the filter as a stamp and threw the works out. Done! 

Pen, watercolour, acrylic and glitter paint in my Moley! 

I elf'd myself!!!

I spent a wonderful afternoon yesterday sketching with a friend! I wasn't loving my first page so I started another and drew this Christmas cactus!  I realise now that I seldom draw plants or rather green plants. I have to admit that I'm not fond of the greens in my paintbox so I tried to mix up my own from the blues and yellows.  I thought I was doing a fine job of it at the time but by the time I finished the drawing it was pitch black outside. It would seem that the lighting inside isn't so good for mixing paint. What is up with this "daylight saving" nonsense when sunset is before dinner??!!! I loved how we chatted totally oblivious to the time! Regardless of how I feel about my actual drawing and painting, I have a page that commemorates the afternoon that we spent together! 

I belong to some drawing everyday groups through Facebook and yesterday was ELF yourself day, so I finally got it finished this morning.