I choose joy ~

Hi sweet friends ~

I hope you are doing so good and staying cozy this winter.

It's been quite frigid here in Georgia lately and

you know good and well, we do NOT do cold around here!

I've stepped out of my comfort zone lately and began drawing a little.

I've always loved sketching and have been wanting to try out

a new set of watercolor pencils too.

I drew the little girl first then

used a fine black pen to outline my drawing.

Next, I scanned her into my computer because

I loved her so much, I thought I'd better save her at that stage.

I didn't want to take the chance of ruining my original when
I began painting.

After scanning the original, I printed out a copy.
Then I transferred the copy onto some wonderful,
heavy watercolor paper.

Next I outlined the drawing again with a thin, black art pen and
after that she was ready for painting!

I even had to add a bit of inspiration for the new year for us all...
Choose Joy!!!

Here she is in more subdued tones:

And here in a little stronger, brighter tones:

An in-progress photo as well...

So I've scanned and saved just the little girl and balloon drawing

into my computer as a blank slate.

I can re-create her again just by printing a copy out and

transferring my original drawing onto

a new sheet of watercolor paper.

Now to decide what to do with my finished painting.

I think this image would be adorable on some note cards!

And so, I'm on to something new.

As I was going through my fabric stash

I found the most beautiful quilted pillow sham

that I had purchased a few years ago.

It's white with little pink roses all over...I'm thinking I might

make a few pretty needle books from it, we'll see!

Thank you always for stopping by to see what I'm up to ~

Wishing you a wonderful Monday my dear friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn