Recent content by Joan T

Buon Natale, Joe!

Merry Christmas, everyone!!!

Thanks everyone! Wishing everyone a happy and healthy holiday season! Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! Fletch, I will have to go back and see if they allow visitors inside the memorial. I hadn't thought of that, but I should check it out. It is in a location that is high enough that there may...

Jo, thanks. I'm picturing the tamale making that will go on! Have fun!! Ai, Merry Christmas to all of you! I'm glad the four of you got to have a nice meal together to celebrate. Great sketches of the holiday items. Love the giraffe ornament...so cute! Using a different medium is always a...

Jo, thanks. I usually look for scenes that could be potential cards, especially for Christmas next year. Fletch, I need to put the cookies high up on the cabinet so that I don't keep sampling them.👩‍🍳🍪🍪🍪 I was coming back from an errand and saw the sign for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in...

Two kinds of cookies baked this afternoon. 6 - baked goods - watercolors and ink 7 - cookie tin (sub for kettle) 8 - green napkin Wrote this yesterday, but forgot to post it. I think I have "holiday brain." lol

Jo, I helped make tamales one year when I was visiting my sister in CA. Her friend was one of her caretakers at the time and brought all the makings over and we had a tamale-making party. They were a lot of work too, but delicious...and we had margaritas while we made the tamales. That was the...

Today my project is making pierogi for our Christmas Eve dinner. I spent about an hour getting the dough made. I sketched this while the dough was resting. I just finished rolling out (with my pasta machine) and filling 63 cheese pierogi. That took me about 1 1/2 hrs. Next step is to boil them...

Jo, I'm exhausted from putting the tree up. I forget how much work it is, but then I look at all the ornaments that make me smile and I guess it's worth it. Nice digital sketch of the tree! The pine cone came out good too.

Yesterday I met friends for lunch. I aimed to be a little early so I would have time to find something for a quick sketch. This tree in a nearby park fit the bill. 3 - tall - watercolors and watercolor pencils Today I started to put up our tree. I dragged it out of the closet and took the...

Jo, thanks so much for your comments. A lot of the snow has melted so it isn't easy to do a snow scene. I was lazy and didn't go out right after it stopped. Ai, thanks for taking us on the trip with you. I really enjoy seeing your part of the world. Robin, thanks. I had to sketch a bit of the...

I did get out for part of the day to do some shopping and then stopped to do a sketch in a wooded area in Brookhaven. Today was sunny and a bit warmer than the last few days, so most of the snow that was on the trees and shrubs melted off. But there is still some of it on the ground. 1 - tree...

Jo, thanks for the new list. I'll have to sneak in some sketches today...hopefully. Ai, your sketches from the trip are so great. You've really captured the area and the cliffs. I had really liked the nocturnal one, but these really show the detail of the area so I'm enjoying that. Great sketch...

Fletch, I like the pineapple palms...so different from what we have here. Jo, I'll be careful. I kept the step ladder in the living room. I'll need it to put my big bow on the top of the tree. Then I need it to wrangle all those covers and plastic containers in my cabinet that keep falling down...

Fletch, you may be correct about some "mental issue." 😂 I just can't stop myself sometimes. I like your palm frond...makes me think of warmth which we're not experiencing up here lately. Will see if I can squeeze in one more sketch today. I'm heading up to Westchester to deliver the house...