Art Lesson 1

I made it....


Okay, so the picture I took with the camera isn't great but I did get the actual picture up that I drew. These my boss's kids. The picture was taken by the momma, Jessie. The actual picture that I drew it from is beautiful, and I see it all the time at work.

The picture it not perfect, and there are so many details I couldn't fix. But overall it turned out nice.

It felt good to draw again. I use to all the time before I got busy with life. It is very unlike me to share anything like this, but I guess the only way to change that is to actually share. Hard for me. I almost don't want to hear anything, you know? I just want it to be out there.

Thanks for your consideration.

Epic Fail #1

So I didn't make my deadline. In fact, I am almost a week past. Maybe giving myself a deadline on being creative was a sure fire to ensure that I would completely lose inspiration to finish. Maybe adults should be given time outs as a reward for being good. Like, you finished work today, take an hour to read or draw or play.

I am close though. So very close. I will have it up by Thursday this week. If not, then I will take suggestions on what I can do as a make up to you, dear reader.

Revised Deadline: postponed but not unrealized. Outlook for completeion, fair to partly cloudy. This Thursday or bust!

Sincerely trying to be creavity,
Biz.

PS What makes you feel inspired to get something done?

Chasing Dreams - Acting on My Bucket List

You know when you get really motivated, and you think about all the things that you are going to get done or try or experience. You feel life flowing back in from where ever you had been storing it when you were actually living the life you do on the day to day basis. Creative thoughts and expectations start to juice up, dreams start to move to the forefront of thoughts, and you are ready to take on that next big adventure.

Then you realize you just worked another 12 hour workday and laundry needs to take precedence over imagination.

Ah, well. There's always tomorrow right?

Bucket List goal: I am going to draw a picture and actually share it on the blog.

Timeline for said goal: a week.

Follow up, undetermined, but currently the outlook is plausible.

I have had this Bucket List since I was sixteen, and I am going to try checking off some of the smaller things so that I can build up to those ones that seem like they will never happen, but oh, how I dream that they will.

Thanks Jon and Lori for the reminder....

Do Not Disturb a Sleeping Bear....

So the other night at we were falling asleep ( no, as Jeff was asleep, and I was falling asleep), I was adjusting myself to drift into the arms of Morpheus. I started to roll toward Jeff, who took that as an offensive move. In what I can only assume was part of a dream, Jeff punched me in the stomach! Not being prepared for my obviously unconscious husband's attack to my un-flexed and very relaxed tummy, I let a little squeal of breathless discomfort. Jeff, still fast asleep patted me on the arm and proceeded to say "Shhhh, it's okay. It's okay." He then fell back into motionless sleep. I lay. Rubbing my stomach. Amused and shocked at what had just occurred. Do not disturb a sleeping bear, husband, or boxing enthusiast. I'm just saying.