I'm still rather amazed that I've added so much shading to some of my recent colorings. You should see my stack of half finished shade pieces from all of the times I pushed myself beyond my interest and just had to bail out mid-picture. And then all of a sudden it seems like no big [...]
It was a beautiful day, so I thought I'd get some photos of our goats to share with you. Things started off so well. Here's Doodles posing nicely. And this is a far more typical goat photo. They are usually in motion and way too busy to pose for pictures! Peppy and Marshall have corners to [...]
When you color a piece that make take a few coloring sessions to finish, it gives you some good opportunities to take inventory of how you may be feeling. By the time I sat down to color today, I was quite tired. I can tell my coloring is a little slower, and slower marker strokes [...]
I started this coloring from Transcend with no color plan at all, but it wasn't long before it started reminding of dainty little tea cakes. Perhaps it's the way that the outer part of the design looks like frosting swirls - but every color I pick is making me think of buttercream frosting. (Yum!) Of [...]
As I finished coloring this piece, I was also working on trying to fix an old computer - and one thing really struck me. There is a world of difference in how different forms of detail work feel. Every little coloring space in this page added to a feeling of relaxation and calm. That's a [...]
When you work at home and run your own business, it’s really easy to blur the boundaries between work and home - especially if you work in a creative feel and want to let life and art intermix. I really never have a desire to get away from the creative aspects of what I do, [...]
Slow coloring just keeps on moving at its own gentle pace. Today we have some corn kernels and pretty aqua shades. Just coloring. Letting the rest of the world fade away for a while. Peaceful colors for a peaceful mind. Not a lot of shapes left, but why rush? Coloring doesn't have to be about [...]
Coloring can be a wonderful time for letting all kinds of deep thoughts unfold. On other days, there might be no thoughts at all - just the peace feeling as you fill in shape after shape with pretty colors. I almost left white space in my picture today, but it seemed a bit too brightly [...]
Sometimes it's nice to relax with a very easy coloring session. Coloring the background of a drawing using a gentle progression of related colors can start you out with a nice strong foundation - and that can help your colors play nicely together when you reach the later stages of coloring. I started out with [...]
It's admirable to try to be your very best at certain things, but it is wise to allow yourself to experience things without the need for achievement as well. Today was a very busy day for me, and included a long drive to stock up on goat munchies. (I needed to get Chaff-haye, a bagged [...]