A load of Gravel

I think you can guess what we were doing this afternoon!  We didn’t quite finish spreading it today but we got 80% done.  Tomorrow is another day.  If you are wondering my hands are very sore but happy that I had some deer skin gloves to wear while I raked.  I wanted to make sure that I put lots of gravel where I park my car since it is the lowest spot.  

So that means this is as good as it gets for today’s drawing.  

Sandals in the rain

It wasn’t raining when I left the house and I thought I would “chance it”!  An old adage came to mind, “don’t take a knife to a gun fight”! 

Leonard Cohen

Interesting book structure

This has taken me a few days to “finish” ( I still don’t have anything on the back of this “book” but it’s done for now). 

I’m taking part in a year long class with Carla Sonheim and this folded book structure is this weeks lesson.  Here are my results.  I used Strathmore bristol paper that I bought on clearance last week and so happy I found a use for it so soon!  I had to clip the thing together because it wants to spring open.  I used cheap matte craft paint on this prototype and I also used my Liquetex acrylic gouache paint. 

I’m happy how this turned out and that what I had in my head actually happened on the paper.  Thanks go out to Carla for this fun project.

Election results

This isn’t a political statement just current events.  Yesterday was Election Day here in Canada although we voted early to get it over with. 

Yup, I didn’t capture a resemblance but I did document the day. 

Visiting the family

After a year and a half, this is our first visit to see family in the big city (Toronto, Ontario).  Sitting on the porch and drawing my street view while waiting for our granddaughter to get home from school and our son-in-law home from work!!  So happy to be here, it has been too long!  I kind of dig the wonkiness of the perspective. 

I used kiddo watercolours in my Handbook drawing sketchbook.  

Inspired by my breakfast

For today’s journal page, I was inspired by my breakfast this morning.  I look my Blackwing Pearl out for spin with a paper stomp for smudging!  I’m not going to be a pattern maker anytime soon but I enjoyed using the graphite for a change! 

Potato Chips

I don’t know how this happened but my hubby got these into the cart and into the house without my noticing it!   I like that these aren’t just “made in Canada” but the are “crafted” here! I love this wording for a regular kettle cooked potato chip!! 

The company started in New Lowell Ontario, a farming community south west of Barrie (our largest city in our region).  They debut in 1987 at the annual Allison Potato Festival and they have been going strong ever since! 

I used cheap craft paint in my Moleskine journal. 

Driving Home

Here is the page I did in the car on our drive home from our last summer vacation.

I painted the scenery when I got home.  I was going to flesh out the interior to give it more dimension but decided to move on.  This is merely a sketchbook to document my day and I need to let go that my drawings aren’t perfect.  

I like the Monck Road because there is more cellular service than some other highways.   We like to listen to Moose FM and we were happy that they have a station in eastern Ontario. 

Phone booth

No prompt-  we had to go to town because we forgot to pack coffee!!!  Unbelievable that people can be such ignoramuses!!  When has a bathroom become a phone booth??!!  Couldn’t get a signal yesterday afternoon to post this! 

Silent Lake

We drove 3 hours east yesterday to spend time in Silent Lake Provincial Park.  I couldn’t get a good enough cell signal to post this late yesterday afternoon.  This will be our view of the lake from our log cabin in the woods. Our family will join us late Friday.