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četvrtak, 27.12.2007.

jane powell

(related: seven brides for seven brothers, howard keel, michael kidd, russ tamblyn, jane powell, )

â€SI have been doodling with ink and watercolor on paper all my life. Its my way of stirring up my imagination to see what I find hidden in my head. I call the results dream pictures, fantasy sketches, and even brain-sharpening exercises.â€ť - Maurice Sendak

For as far back as I can remember, above my mothers kitchen table, hangs the most expidia.com framed sketch that Ive ever seen.. and jane powell created it. I have always been madly in love with it (despite numerous attempts, pleas, and batting my baby blues my mother will not give it up feel free to send me an email to forward onto her, begging her to bestow this upon her devoted daughter!) A fabulous house, a darling snowman, an otherwise just beautiful winter scene .. a sky full of lines, and patterns that just pull you in.. I sat and stared at this through every meal, wanting to walk right into this world.

<sigh> Mom, if youre reading this.. I really do want that picture, and directalertsnew.blogspot.com what youll say& but I refuse to wait until you die, because quite frankly its not ever happening.

So Sorry.. back to what I was saying&

You see, one of my fondest memories takes me through that wondrous time of being a small child, and lovingly gazing up at my mother, or grandmother as they spoke on the phone. I sat in utter amazement as they chit-chatted away .. (which was in my eyes, at the time, a seemingly very adult thing to do) all the while their hands with stacy hedgersf zoo tiger powell aid of a simple pen made pure magic on a notebook, a pad of paper, a napkin, whatever was within reach as they mindlessly doodled.

It truly fascinated me, and I so, SO enjoyed the talent that they each possessed. I was convinced (and frankly still am) that my mothers creations (paintings & sketches as well) belonged in a museum. WOW! If these two talented women could mindlessly create such interesting scenes, textures, patterns, and beautiful lists .. imagine what would be if they set their minds to it.

And boy, did i ever, want to be them. To posses their skill, their vision, and quite simply I wanted to be all grown-up too. (Oh the naivety of a child!) I began doodling everywhere, in the shower as the mist covered the stall & I attempted to doodle the lavish worlds I saw in my minds eye& On paper, I madagascar movie scribble hoping to make some of that magic I saw within the two women I most admired. As i grew older, I kept notebooks filled with quotes, simple drawings, and shapes& (my bedroom walls also bore the grunt of this obsession) filled with abstract patterns and textures& and i would genuinely lose myself within the process.

I LOVED that I had no boundaries. I absolutely loved that this was something just for me, that it wasnt something I would be jane powell upon. This, was freedom.

Somewhere along the line, I sadly lost that passion. Amidst all the to-dos, responsibilities, and obligations we accumulate as adults I couldnt justify a simple act that served no real purpose. Boy, was I ever wrong.

For me, the joy jane powell doing it is doodling when I want to. But if I had to do it, Id lose the joy. -Matthew Ashford

As 2007 rang in, I set a goal to give myself a much stronger, basic sense of sketching.. I am absolutely determined to lean how to draw. Going back to the basics, doodling, seemed the right beginning step.

I grabbed one of my gorgeous journals, dropped it into my purse, jane powell with some Faber Castell Pitt Artist Pens, and toted it everywhere I went. Doctors offices, the jane powell a coffee house, as I watch TV, wherever I have a few moments.. I doodle. I set aside time each week to sit down and sketch a tad more formally. I can honestly say, I am slowly seeing my once very poor drawing skills turn into a very raw, basic set of skills. Thrilling!

However, its not the education I love, its the freedom that I have now reclaimed that resonates within my soul. Cmon, how often do we truly do something, thats for ourselves, serves no purpose other then joy, and is an act that we will whymoreultra.blogspot.com be judged upon? Its priceless. I reap the benefits anytime I create, in how I look at things, and I feel the difference internally. Its amazing, how the simplest of acts, can free our minds so dramatically.

The photos throughout this post, are all pages within my doodle book.. I hope you enjoy them, as much as I enjoyed creating them. I cant wait to look back at these a few years from now, and see how far Ive come!

Now its your turn, find your own freedom get your doodle on, and if you are so inclined, drop by here.. and show me behindtourhot.blogspot.com you are doing!

Did I mention, to get you going.. Im hosting a Get your Doodle On ATC Swap?

Sign up by leaving a comment on this blog post, and Ill email you with the pertinent info. Itll be a 6/5 swap (host keeps one card), all originals ( NO Copies!) .. Due in my Hands no later then 5/30/07 & Any theme, But needs to be a doodle, or sketch.. all levels of skill are welcome! Use sharpies, artist pens, markers, gel pens, pencil (seal it though), anything your heart desires!