MSED: Bird a Day #124 Little Notebook Bird

Remember my little Red Owl Notebook? Here's a little drawing for it.

Ink pads and black pen. With letter stamps too!

When I inked up the page there was a bird, this was not intentional just a happy accident.
I out lined it in pen. 

MSED: Bird a Day #113 Ink Owl

Owl doodle

Ink and pencil on paper

MSED: Bird a Day #108 Flying Geese

Here's a quick little doodle based on this tangle called Flying Geese (scroll down for directions).

I think is looks rather Christmas-y to me. I am also working on a bigger project, a real painting. Well see how it goes. I wish I had better acrylics...

Pen and gel pen on paper.

MSED: Bird a Day #101 Book Quote Bird

The prompt for today was to flip to a random page in a book at hand and make something inspired by the first sentence you read. The book on hand was one that was recommended to me by a dear friend, called; Dear Heart Come Home, The Path of Midlife Spirituality by Joyce Rupp.

Ink on bristol board

I was playing around with the idea of adding color but know I don't know if it needs it. What do you think?

Calligrams

Take a look at this cool Etsy shop I found this morning
http://www.etsy.com/shop/jonijames
Joni has some really cute calligram prints like this chihuahua.

 I love me some chihuahua! :) My childhood dog was a chihuahua poodle mix and to this day I believe she was the best dog EVER (and I've know some really great dogs)

I didn't know when I created this little bird that it was a calligram. This bird a day project has me learning new things all the time!

MSED: Bird a Day #88 Dreaming Garden

Black and white tangle sketch, bird weirdness. Now I have to buy new micron pens. :)

MSED: Bird a Day #84 Bird Brain

Here's another artist trading card. I pretty much have birds on the brain every day I just don't manage to execute one everyday. I should be on bird #104. Do you think I should try to catch up so my bird a day project lasts one year or just plug away as I have been until I get to bird #365?

Color Pencil and pen on bristol board

Also, I wanted to mention that I sold a print on my Redbubble site! whoot woo! It was Courtship Under the Bower. I would love to know who bought it so I can thank them properly.

MSED: Bird a Day #82 Perched Upon Linda's Hollyhocks

I have a friend, one that I have never met in person. She lives on the opposite side of the Atlantic ocean from me. She was one of the first followers on Marika Makes (if not the first). So she holds a special place in my heart. She likes to garden and grows her own vegetables and has the most lovely hollyhocks (in a secret garden). Recently she told me that she retired from her job this year after 25 years of service. So Linda, this card is for you. May the blue bird of happiness sing perched upon your hollyhocks forevermore.

Ink pad and gel pen on card stock

If you would like to check out what Linda has been up to here's a link to her blog http://lindawilksart.blogspot.com/