Smalls

In an effort to make more art, I always have a pencil case filled with unlined 3"x5" index cards, water soluble colored pencils, flair pens, mechanical pencils, black fine tip sharpies, micron pens and an aqua brush in my purse.

Whenever I have a few minutes  available, I start a small drawing with the micron pen or sharpie. These drawings can be random abstract wanderings, silly cartoons from my imagination or repeated themes that I'm always returning to. I call them my smalls.

Here's a Flower Small - 3"x5" micron pen, flair pens and colored pencils. 

I usually complete them with some kind of color and collect them in a binder. 

They are a great way to keep the creative juices flowing and a way to make art 

even when I have NO TIME!!

Back to School

Back to school for me this week teaching art to first and second graders. 

Check out my art room blog to see what we do in art class.

thecolorfulartroom.blogspot.com

Summer Flowers

Sunny Summer Flowers

Flowers from Michigan

Painting - Micron Pen, watercolors, white acrylic ink 

3"x5"

The Garden

Oh the wonderful garden in August. 

Our tomato plants are bursting - a tangle of vines, leaves and red tomatoes.

Tomato painting - watercolor 7.5"x5.5"

mmmm - garden tomatoes

Maggie Kitty

Watercolor and pencil

Michigan

A weekend in Michigan with my family - aahhh

Curious Cat

Colored Pencil

Cat & Dog Together

Three Cat Friends

Micron pen  •  Flair marker 

When you're on the go, use flair pens to outline your image. 

Plain water will turn the water soluble ink into a flowing watercolor. 

Mr. & Mrs. Cat

Lots of Pots

That's it for my pinch pot show for now!

Green Series

More

Some of the pots are very little

More Pots

Once I started mixing colors, I couldn't stop!