WOYWW - Flowers

I'm playing along with Julia at Stamping Ground this week 

and What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday.

I've been playing with old make-up brushes.

Using them to stamp and paint.

I had someone a few weeks ago ask me
to post something that I've finished,
since you always seem to see my art in progress so here it is.
All inspired by the flower doodle in the center of the photo.

Flowers. I have flowers on the brain this time of year. 

Spring add color to my landscape and I look forward to seeing them bloom.

Speaking of flowers. 

During the entire month of May I will be blogging about flowers.

Flowers I create, that I see in NYC in the gardens, in architecture, etc.

Each day I will post a link on my post 

so that if you want to play along

 and blog about flowers we can all play together. 

Visit here to learn more.

And, don't forget to visit Julia's blog so see a few more desks this week.

Flowers...

AEDM Day 25

I'm linking up with Art Every Day Month throughout the month of November.

Creating art each day: doodling, painting, journal making, stamping, photographing, etc.

Flowers, flowers, and more flowers.

May your day be filled with smiles.

Hop over to Leah's website and visit a few other creative soul's who are participating in AEDM.

Doodle in color...

AEDM Day 24

I'm linking up with Art Every Day Month throughout the month of November.

Creating art each day: doodling, painting, journal making, stamping, photographing, etc.

Just a little doodle with watercolors...

Now to work on my sketchbook for The Sketchbook Project. 

Hop over to Leah's website and visit a few other creative soul's who are participating in AEDM.

Happy Thanksgiving!

AEDM Day 22

I'm linking up with Art Every Day Month throughout the month of November.

Creating art each day: doodling, painting, journal making, stamping, photographing, etc.

Happy Thanksgiving!

It is Thanksgiving in the United States.

May your day be filled with gratitude for the things in your life that mean the most to you.

For me, it is often the little things that I am most thankful for and for that I am grateful.

Now, to put the turkey in, make some coffee, walk across Central Park to catch a glimpse of Kermit flying, then the dog show on tv later today,more than likely a nap, and hopefully an old movie later. 

I hope your day is filled with joy and a little gratitude.

Hop over to Leah's website and visit a few other creative soul's who are participating in AEDM.

Flowers...

AEDM Day 21

I'm linking up with Art Every Day Month throughout the month of November.

Creating art each day: doodling, painting, journal making, stamping, photographing, etc.

Back in October when I visited my parents I stamped random okra flower stamps on white paper.

The okra I bought at the farmer's market in NYC and packed in my carry on, which by the way the TSA agents giggled at as they hand searched my bag to see what it was, produced only 5 flower petals when stamped. It must have been a different variety that the okra I had previously use (which you can see here).

I chose to doodle grass across the bottom.

I then added stems, leaves, dots, and depth to the flowers.

I also stamped some clusters. I then doodled them too.

I love the way these turned out. 

I want to see a whole page of them and then I'm thinking fabric.

Happy day before Thanksgiving. For me, this means a short day at the day job and a weekend planned with naps, art, and snuggles with Superman. I am so looking forward to a little down time.

Hop over to Leah's website and visit a few other creative soul's who are participating in AEDM.

Leaf Doodles

AEDM Day 18

I'm linking up with Art Every Day Month throughout the month of November.

Creating art each day: doodling, painting, journal making, stamping, photographing, etc.

Doodling with a black sharpie is a great way to relax.
While we watched a movie last night I doodled.

I'm still stuck on leaves...don't worry, it may change to snowflakes soon.

I also created a simple repeat line pattern. I've decided that I want to create the line pattern with watercolors. 

I hope your Sunday is relaxing.

Hop over to Leah's website and visit a few other creative soul's who are participating in AEDM.

Drawing and Multitasking at the Day Job

AEDM Day 9

I'm linking up with Art Every Day Month throughout the month of November.

Creating art each day: doodling, painting, journal making, stamping, photographing, etc.

Do you multitask?

Most tasks at my day job require me to use my non-creative side of my brain and my full attention. I deal with numbers, analyze results, compile projections, blah, blah, blah.  I also participate in conference calls, a lot.

I've started to multitask while on these calls, or in meetings, conferences, when I travel. I sketch, I draw, I doodle.

Yesterday all I had was a sharpie and some copy paper. This is what I created during a conference call.

Thank you for all your ideas about what I should take with me next week when I travel for my day job so that I can still create. 

I encourage you to embrace the moments when you get them to create. Multitask, it really only does take a few minutes, and you never know it might make the other task a little more enjoyable.

Hop over to Leah's website and visit a few other creative soul's who are participating in AEDM.

Artful Packaging and Inspired While Voting

AEDM Day 7

I'm linking up with Art Every Day Month throughout the month of November.

Creating art each day: doodling, painting, journal making, stamping, photographing, etc.

Last night, after waiting in a very long line to vote and working at my crazy day job, I came home wondering what I was going to do for AEDM. Well, remember that journal I created last week? If you missed it you can find it here.

I decided to wrap the journal and box it up for shipping. I had to add some beauty to the wrapping paper. I took brown paper and drew some white leaves. I also addressed a card and embellished the envelope.  The other envelope is being sent to another admirer who has been waiting patiently.

Here is another view of the back of the envelopes.

I love to send snailmail to people, especially when the person who is on the receiving end has no idea that it is being sent (i.e. the journal recipient).

My other creative adventure yesterday was inspired while voting.

If you follow me on Instagram you saw the photo below yesterday. (You also saw the photo of the line I stood in.) I voted yesterday and waited in line for over 2 hours. When I received my ballot they also gave me a legal sized file folder to help keep the ballot from being damaged. As I approached the last of the 3 lines, which was also the longest, I got upset. I was shocked that in a day in age when I can order food on my food, post pictures in seconds, and check in for flight using my phone that I still had to fill out a paper ballot and stand in line to scan it. Seriously, America, we need to make this easier! So, I chose to take the opportunity to draw while I waited.

Growing up in a small town in Wisconsin meant that voting was done in the community center, you usually could walk in and out in less than 5 minutes, and as a child you went with your parents. My drawing below is honestly of people who were standing in front of my yesterday but placed in the kind of voting booth that I remember from my childhood. Yes, it had a curtain.

By the way, I kept the file folder. I'd like to think that I liberated it and saved from the landfill. It currently hangs on my day job wall.

By the way you can find me on Instagram as lorimoonstudio - hope to see you there.

Hop over to Leah's website and visit a few other creative soul's who are participating in AEDM.

Sketching with Watercolors - AEDM Day 2

AEDM Day 2

I'm linking up with Art Every Day Month throughout the month of November.

Creating art each day: doodling, painting, journal making, stamping, photographing, etc. Moving forward I'll post each morning what I created the previous day (I know that my crazy day job can't stay closed forever). 

In the meantime, I love to sketch using watercolors and a tiny brush. I love how holding the brush and moving the paint is different than using a marker or a micron pen. Smoother.

Leaves: Watercolor Sketch                                                        (c) 2012 Lori Moon

These are tiny leaves that I picked up during a walk in Central Park last weekend, pre-hurricane.

Hop over to Leah's website and visit a few other creative soul's who are participating in AEDM.