daily story, day 1

There was a knock at the door. The bell hadn't worked for weeks.

Looking outside I saw the mail carrier who looks a lot like Burl Ives but his name is Fred and he can't even hum.

He was holding very carefully...
                                                       ...this.

A paint stained trophy with a bunch of daisies.

"Award" was engraved on it. 

What kind of contest deserved this as a prize?
The nameplate was left blank.
"Is this for me?" I asked, hoping it was.

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 Day 1 of my year long daily art story.

Happy Lunar New Year today! Year of the Sheep and/or Goat!
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day 18

Daily Ode 17

Some quick studies/sketches in paint and pencil. A partial ode to childhood. I'll be adding some pop culture items in my daily work. But, a lot of it will be some of my own children's book style work. I like working on both.

Tomorrow is the start of a new continuing theme all year. Maybe once a week? Daily (or 'every other day') Ode to books.

listening to this while I scanned in the sketches. Wish I was at that pub and I had a cool vintage styled dress with side buttons like Lisa's. And the red hat too. But, then again if I wore it, I'd look more like an elf.

for today:
1-chewable vitamins making me feel like a kid but they are basic circle shapes and not the 'Flinstone' brand I used to have growing up.
2-appreciating the color aqua
3-the clickety clack sound of my thrifted typewriter
4-watching the classic The Color Purple ... and will admit to needing some tissues. I hadn't seen it in years, but the ending, always gets to me.
5-lemon scented dust cloths in use while organizing my studio space.

A fortune cookie, butterfly dish and a dash of painting mayhem...

daily ode no. 14

Your fortune reads "There is a prospect of a thrilling time ahead for you."

Air Five: "The motion of High-Fiving given by two people from a distance"

1-the sound of ginger ale on ice and the clinking of ice swishing around the glass

2-lovely thrifted ceramic butterfly dish from a wonderful vintage seller with a few dings and scrapes around the edges.

3-thinking of the stories behind the dings and scrapes and places it's been.

4-fun fortune cookie messages, even especially the random ones

5-the glorious color combination of blue and orange