Tubular.

I really enjoy these drawing lessons I've been doing. Tonight I had to go get my car worked on after getting off work, so I did a lesson while waiting. I can't wait to see what other types of things I'll get to draw.

Corporate Threads.

So my husband's team at work wants to have some t-shirts made. They are having a contest for designs and criteria were to have the words "Sys Eng" along with a hammer & sickle. I went with a Soviet propaganda poster type design. I found myself today researching that style of poster and typefaces for inspiration. After a few hours of tweaking and eventual suggestions from my husband, here is our submission. We even went the extra step of mocking it up on a t-shirt.

Jeepers.

We've been wanting to take the Jeep off roading for a while now- some friends of ours visited Moab today and that is on our list of destinations.

Shuttlecocks.

Today I visited the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri. I hadn't been there since middle school (well over 20 years ago.. you do the math). This is part of the Shuttlecocks exhibit out on the lawn. I put my spin on it of course.  It was well spent for an afternoon of free entertainment - one exhibit had an actual ancient mummy! I went alone but hope to go back soon to take my husband along.

Bandana Cat.

This is a pretty random picture. I had envisioned this the other morning while laying in bed so I just went with it- a cat wearing a colorful bandana over its eyes.

PJ the Cat.

This is one of our cats, P.J. (aka "Pearl Jam"). I'm a huge Pearl Jam fan and believe they're one of the best bands of our lifetime. So it's only natural I'd want to pay homage to one of my favorite bands by naming my cat after it.

She is our little diva cat, always the first to let us know it's meal time, but very commonly wants to curl up and nap in your lap. She can also be a chatty kitty when she wants to be, sometimes we can almost carry on a conversation with her! Here's to you, P.J.!

Boxes.

I've always liked doodling but I think there's always room for improvement. I bought the book "You Can Draw in 30 Days: The Fun, Easy Way to Learn to Draw in One Month or Less" by Mark Kistler. So far I'm very pleased with the results! The drawings above are from Lesson 5.