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Pen and ink sketch, drawn specifically for this book.

the mini Art Journal

pages 26 & 27:

Be an ENTHUSIAST in Life

Love this quote!

There is no need for illustrations or anything else.

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Pen and ink sketch, more whimsy.

AUTUMN OR FALL FAIRY

I S   I T   A U T U M N   O R   F A L L

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Pen and ink sketch.

Whimsical. Just for fun.

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A vintage pen and ink sketch.

I have been drawing Ravens forever.

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pages 24 & 25:

NEED TO KNOW . . .

This is an interesting photo, 

fascinating and meaningless. 

But the color PINK . . . 

I had to draw a flamingo.

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Pen and ink sketch from my art journal sketchbook.

I tried to draw an ugly bird, but I think he is a little cute.

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Ball point pen drawing.

More weaving, this time I added flowers.

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Ball point pen drawing - 2017.

I drew a lot of turtles in 2017.

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pages 22 & 23:

Do You Want to be 

Remembered 

for the Words 

You Just spoke?

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Ball point pen drawing, red and black pens.

Red cherry tomatoes lend themselves to the red ball point pen.

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Ball point pen sketch, a black pen and a brown pen.

Another Raven, this one has a lot to say.

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Ball point pen sketch from my art journal.

More Ravens, I love drawing those big black birds.

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pages 20 & 21:

D . R . E . A . M

Dreaming Opens a window to a broader universe. ~ Maryam Ashkanian

Luckily this journal is not for publication or for sale. 

It is just to share with a friend. 

So the evidence of the joys of a glue stick can be laughed about and forgiven!

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Ball point pen sketch.

Another conceptual self portrait, me and my books.

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Ball point pen sketch, a conceptual self portrait.

I do own a pearl necklace.

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pages 18 & 19:

Out the Door Dinosaur

Nothing earthshaking here, 

no message, 

no motivation or inspiration, 

just an interesting photo.

Prints from original art

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Pen and ink sketch - 2018, an exercise from a 

Robert Oughton drawing class. 

Plaid shirts are challenging!

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"A Bevy of Squash".

Pen and ink drawing, these squash look like swans.

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pages 16 & 17:

UNEXPECTED

Not all journal pages have a written message. 

Sometimes I just feel like drawing.

I do love tomatoes and their 
UNEXPECTED 
facial expressions.

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Ball point pen sketch from my art journal.

Of all my fairies, she is one of my favorites.

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A cute sketch, even little boys like to dress up.

Ball point pen sketch from my art journal.

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Ball point pen sketch from my art journal.

I added some charms and pins to my weaving, 

along with the black and red pen.

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pages 14 & 15:

"There are painters who transform the sun

 into a yellow spot, 

but there are others,

who thanks to their art and intelligence,

transform a yellow spot into the sun."

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Ball point pen, red and black, sketch.

Weaving, without jewelry.

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Ball point pen art journal sketch.

This cute lamb is real, not a real lamb, 

but a real stuffed lamb. 

Love his crooked smile.

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Pen and ink drawing - 2018.

This is Mac, also known as Macadoodle. Cutie, huh?

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pages 12 & 13:

The only think more powerful than 

one person smiling is two people smiling at each other.

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"Bee on Gingham"

Pen and ink drawing - 2017.

Vintage gingham with cherries is my favorite!

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"Bee on a Coneflower"

Pen and ink drawing - 2017.

Perfect border for bees, don't you think?

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Zentangle and ball point pens, a combination meant to be.

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pages 10 & 11

RED GINGHAM

Enjoy the little things in life 

for one day you'll look back 

and realize they were the BIG things.

There are certain fabrics - like gingham - that make me nostalgic. 

The particular color of the gingham helps me to recall specific activities. 

With RED GINGHAM I can remember picnics. Looking back . . .

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Pen and ink drawing. 

I used this drawing in a mixed media painting.

I love this guy!

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Pen and ink sketches from my art journals.

Interested and complicated.

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Pen and ink sketch before the color was added.

This charming drawing was on my 

daughter's wedding invitation, dated 10.21.2017.

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pages 8 & 9:

It's all about the WORK.

Practice doesn't always make perfect, 

but it does make better.

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Pen and ink sketch of my art supplies.

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Pen and ink sketchbook sketch.

 I did add colors from the markers.

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Pen and ink zentangle sketch, along with a zentangle border.

Zentangle is meditation in art.

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Ball point pen sketch from my art journal.

The mini Art Journal and meditation

pages 6 & 7:

The ABC's of artful meditation

This is a zen-like exercise - 

an artful meditation 

- to empty your mind and listen 

- as you fill the page 

with color and shapes.

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As you can see, I really like weaving, 

even my borders are weavings.

Colored Pencil drawing of Primary Cups

A colored pencil study 

- using primary colors - 

always my "Go-To".

Love those bright colors!

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"Heart with Buckle"

Ball point pen drawing. Weaving with jewelry and ribbons.