Horse Sketch – Keeping My Hand In

February 9, 2014 by still a dreamer

Sometimes there is just too much to do … as I’m sure any of you can attest. Between work and shoveling snow … and shoveling snow … and shoveling snow … and just taking care of day to day life, things that really matter can sometimes be sitting on the sidelines. Children’s books are always in my head, so if I don’t have the time to be writing or dummying, illustrating or prepping something to send to an agent or editor, I can do something else … I can turn out a sketch.

This sketch is of a bay pony at water’s edge and from a calendar given to me by a friend who is so helpful in keeping me inspired to write. Well, this time, I drew, but that’s OK, because I’ve still got my hand in.

Posted in Animals, Art, Children's Books, Creativity, Inspiration, Writing | Tagged children's books, Drawing, Horses, illustration, writing | 4 Comments

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on February 12, 2014 at 10:55 am P.E.A.C.E.

This is absolutely beautiful J. Good for you. Yes – please keep your hand in – and please share your drawings here! Delightful.
Cheers, Gina

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- on February 12, 2014 at 11:58 am still a dreamer
  
  Well, shucks! 🙂 And thanks. I wish there were more time in the day … as I’m sure you do, too, but hey, we do what we can do.
  Jeanne
  
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on February 22, 2014 at 4:18 pm 47whitebuffalo

Keeping one’s hands ‘in’ can be such fun–and one never knows where it might lead.
Hello. So glad you stopped by for PIE! LOL.

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- on February 23, 2014 at 5:28 pm still a dreamer
  
  It’s true. Im often creating in my head, as I’m sure you are, too … but it’s a good thing to actually capture some of those ideas and bring them into the world in a tangible way.
  
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