The EYE Has It

Ever since I can remember, I've doodled an eye. Not 2 eyes ... just one eye. I have tons of doodles and sketches through the years - some as early as my pre-teens - with just one eye.

I'm sure if I looked up the meaning of one eye - I could easily find the meaning of it...LOL

Well tonight, I was playing around with the 2.5 x 3.5 canvas (ATC size), and as usual,, while talking on the phone - I sketched my one eye.

This time though, I decided to see if I could take it a little further than a pencil sketch...and I tried my best to add color, using Twinkling H20's.

I don't know what I'm going to do with the other side, which is blank. I used some metallic rub on colors to ad least one down the white of the canvas - but for now - it will stay as is.

...and yes, I know there are no lashes .. that is where I totally destroy the eye(s)...I need to work on the lashes. Any tips out there for eyelashes??

Journaling, Doodling, Sketching My Heart's Content

Ever since I was a little girl (in the seventies...EEEK) ... I doodled. Curly ques, little faces, eyes, flowers ... whatever struck my fancy. My Mother is an artist, and while she painted portraits - I scribbled away in my black and white composition books ... and now, in a world full of Zentangles ... I find myself smiling that something that I did absently as a child, teen and even today ... has been branded with a fancy schmancy name....Zentangles. In our house - it was called Doodling!LOL

Anyhow ... there is a ton of journaling, doodling and sketching going on...not just by me...but everywhere I look....and its fun!!

The Art For The Creative Mind Group, we're doing a journal self challenge after being inspired by Teesha Moore. Now, I get an instant creative block when I try to do someone else's style...so I have to slowly find my way...my inspiration.


Then...there's a cool blog Sketches, Messes 2nd time Around ... and she is doing an open ended doodling/sketching challenge of the alphabet. This one is FUN!...and I find myself thinking about these and doodling them at work. I still need to add color, and as soon as I do - I'll post them.

So pick up those pencils and pens and enjoy a little doodle!