The Porch

7/17/2011 07:55:00 PM Posted In Edit This 14 Comments »
I haven't been doing much - the illness I had in March never completely went away and I've been trying to behave.  Behaving has never been my strong suit, but I've been doing my best.    Anyhow, I haven't worked on my man at all, but while sitting on the porch recently I decided to try my hand at something "arty".  I have to use the word loosely in this case.

So  first I did an ink sketch, and then later I used watercolors to fill it in a bit.   I'm not very happy with it, but on the other hand, at least I put an implement in my hand and did something with it!  So, without further adieu, here is my humble offering.

14 comments:

Vicki Holdwick said...

Humble, schmumble, it is lovely and I am not at all surprised.

xoxo

Alex said...

Beautifully drawn Nancy, it's absolutely a pleasant to look at. Hope you get well soon.

martinepittet said...

Well it looks nice and fresh and a good start for a new arty road !! Hope you are feeling better !

Sarah said...

I'm sorry you are still not well Nancy! Do you best to take care of yourself - and the sketch is sweet!

Cathy Holtom said...

It's a pretty sketch Nancy...take care, we miss you!

Deborah said...

Looks like a lovely place for some tea or lemonade....should I bring the cookies? Fell better.

Sandra said...

Maybe you just needed to relax and capture the moment instead of mastering a technique such as the "man". Hope that this piece helped to make you feel better.

kazumiwannabe said...

It's lovely, the place you drew looks charming! I hope you feel better soon, take care of yourself!

Anonymous said...

I don't know why you aren't happy with it - I think it's terrific. The colors are muted but effective.

I can relate to taking forever to kick an illness. I think I'm finally over mine, and I hope yours leaves you alone soon!

Anonymous said...

What a lovely view of your porch. Perhaps that is the best place for your right now - taking it easy with pencils and paper to hand! Hope you are soon well and truly on the mend

She Who Doodles said...

beautiful, and just the right amount of watercolor. i feel like i should be on the front porch with a glass of lemonade.

Anonymous said...

This looks like a lovely place to just sit and be for a while. And it looks pretty "arty" to me ;)
Sue

Ellen Burkett said...

A perfect place! Beautiful job, Nancy!

Ellen Burkett said...

A perfect, beautiful place. Great job, Nancy!