Cold and Colorful...

Brrr! This morning it was 18º on the patio when we got up. It's been very cold here at night for the past few days. That means staying inside and playing in the studio.

I did this quickie painting on the back of a Ritz cracker box.

I liked the box sides because they are almost square.

 I just splopped on some paint and began looking for her face.

 Then I quickly drew her with a Stabilo water soluble pencil.

I added a bit of colored pencil/Goo Gone and called it done.

Nothing fancy...just playing around.

 I've also been doing some doodles on my journal cards.

The one right above was all done from scratch but the one on the right in the upper photo was an older drawing that I just finished off with some color. These are fun to do. I saw this drawing technique somewhere quite a while ago but don't remember where. I like the way it looks and have done several of these stacking boxes drawings.

Now I'm off to the studio to play some more. It's always warmer in there than almost any other room in the house so I enjoy doing art when it's cold outside. At night the fireplace has been getting a real workout. My son builds us a fire almost every evening. It's so enjoyable to sit and watch TV with a cozy fire to keep us warm. Is it cold where you are??