Raining Fish

Well, it isn’t exactly raining fish but we FINALLY got some rain last night!  YAY!!

I took this photo of a dark cloud from my deck last evening with promise of more rain:

I thought you may enjoy seeing my “fresh catch of creative fish” that I have posted on Instagram recently:

I have been trying different art mediums – the shadows were an unexpected surprise in this one:

And I’m enjoying mixing in some humor:

Trying my hand at watercolor in my art journal:

And creating a silly paper collage:

Hope you enjoyed seeing my variety of fish that were on the menu this last week!

Cheers! 🙂

Imagine I Say…

An evening sunset?

Peeling bark on an old tree?

IMAGINE I say…

I enjoy doing these abstract watercolors – what do you SEE in them?

Cheers! 🙂

St. Peter’s Fish

As many of you know, I love learning new things!  🙂

My recent art challenge of creating 50 fish on Instagram has left me fishing for information about this subject.

We can learn a ton on the internet but I also LOVE books!! So I purchased this book recently from Amazon:

This is a great book for “kids of all ages!”  I love all the amazing photos and also the basic information such as how fish swim.

I drew this one-liner fish, “John Dory” also known as St. Peter’s Fish from this book:

Do you see the false eye on the side of the fish?

According to legend, over 2000 years ago, St. Peter dropped a coin in the Sea of Galilee and the fish caught it.  St. Peter picked the fish up and took the coin back, leaving his fingerprints on the skin of the fish…

This is an odd-looking fish found in European waters.  It is oval with a flat body and a large spiny head.  The white boneless, meaty flesh is firm and flavorsome if cooked properly.  It is condsidered a culinary delicacy.

I hope you found it as interesting to learn about as I did.

Cheers to learning new things!  🙂

Lighting A Candle Of Peace

I was saddened yesterday by another senseless high school shooting near me at Freeman High School in Rockford, Washington.  One student was killed and 3 more injured but should survive.  The shooter is in custody – a student.

I am thinking about the teachers, families and children who were affected by this terrible violence when creating this drawing and lighting a candle of peace.

I do not know the people who were shot but I think a tragedy such as this touches us all.  Hug those you love today…

Peace Friends! 💜

A Fish Walks Into A Bar…

A little fish joke for you today…

Hahaha! I hope this gives you a smile today!

Happy Weird Bird Wednesday with a Fish twist!!

Cheers! 🙂

Shake Your Tail Feathers!

It seems I forgot that yesterday was Draw A Bird Day – unofficial of course but celebrated on the 8th of each month by some of my talented art and bird friends! 🙂

I may be a day late but I can still shake my tail feathers!

Celebrating that the weekend is here!  Hoorah!

Cheers! 🙂

A Colorful Doodle Fish

I had planned to create more than fish this week but life has gotten in the way!  So here is my doodle fish I drew with a black Micron pen earlier this week:

Last night I colored it with markers and color pencils – very fun! And colorful!

What do you think about coloring books for adults? Have you purchased them?

I find doodling and coloring to be very calming… how about you?

Cheers! 🙂

Mustache or Beard?

Perhaps you remember the Beard Fish?  If not, you can find it here, What Rhymes With Weird?!

Today I have another weird FISH:  The Mustache fish:

I’m enjoying the #create50fish challenge on Instagram!

Happy Weird FISH Wednesday!

Cheers! 🙂

Back To The Drawing Board…

Last week, I had counted my chickens before they hatched… or put the cart before the horse!  (I had expected the results before they had actually occurred!)  Sigh…

So this week, it is back to the drawing board – time to try, “Plan B” to get someone hired to replace me at my husband’s office.  I was thinking we had the “one” but this was not the case.  😦

I would like more time to create art and maybe, just maybe SEE if I could make it a successful business.  But right now, apparently isn’t in the stars… Or leaves!

So I will just “leaf it” and keep creating art and hope you enjoy it, friends!

Cheers! 🙂

A Rainbow… Trout

I had a lot of fun asking “fisherman” at the lake yesterday what kind of trout I drew in my art journal… (before I wrote the name).

I got several answers.  Two fisherman thought it was a Cutthroat, three guessed a Brown trout and one got it right!

Yep, you guessed correctly too!  Of course it is a Rainbow Trout – Just look at the background colors!! Lol!

Happy Fishing! 🙂