Drawing a Day 2015

Drawing 303 ~ of hands I remember sprinkling and throwing the dirt from our farm into my father's grave at the interment, saying a loving good-bye to a loving father, husband, grandfather, and uncle.

Drawing 302 ~  of the copper jug that is filled with rich earth from our former family homestead, that our father tilled over the decades, and raised our loving family.                     Today we buried our...

Drawing 301 ~ from 1974 of Papa reading the Papa. This drawing was part of a memorabilia table I set up with a friend for our father's funeral.

Drawing 300 ~ of a grace filled moment...thankful to a friend who spoke of the possibility of it.

Drawing 299 ~ today was a tough day..and I felt like this going to bed tonight. Sleep was well deserved. 

Drawing 298 ~ of the basement laundry room today after not doing laundry for 2 weeksYikes!

Drawing 297 ~ of milkweed pods bursting open in the countryside.... a reminder of childhood when we loved to see these seeds float in the air.

Drawing 296 ~ of the gorgeous Newcastle country road I drove down to enjoy the fall colours at sunset on my drive home.  It's worth taking a side-trip off the freeway! 

Drawing 295 ~ of the beautiful urn that holds my brother's ashes. His wife has been patiently waiting for the right moment to return him to the earth.   In the meantime we had no idea he was placed lovingly up high in the entranceway, on special books,...

Drawing 294 ~ of my father breathing slower and slower as his 88 year long life came to an end tonight.  He was surrounded by us 4 girls, 3 daughters and his daughter-in-law as we talked, told stories, laughed and cried with grand-children phoning and speaking...

Drawing 293 ~ Of an antique plinth sitting behind a chain link fence beside a local coffee shop. Its the back yard of a local antique shop that is chocked full of interesting finds. http://www.507antiques.com/t/garden/gates-and-finials

Drawing 292 ~ of sumac leaves turning colour...my favourite in the fall.

Drawing 291 ~ of my grandson carrying two tackle boxes for his uncle.  He couldn't wait to go fishing with him! Another memory of summer I've always wanted to capture.

Drawing 290 ~ of cute Minion stuffed toys hanging down at one of the game booths on the midway at the CNE ( Canadian National Exhibition).  I never drew them at the time and these cute characters keep popping up in my mind!

Drawing 289 ~ of the mystery seed pods I had picked up during a walk in the woods. Found in my pant pockets before doing laundry a whole week after, I remembered what had me pick them up: the satiny inside of the shells and the curly hooks Mother Nature designed to...

Drawing 288 ~ looking down on a pumpkin.I was in an all day meeting and at one point thought about how the pumpkin looks when you look at it straight down...

Drawing 287 ~ A page from a calligraphy doodle we found today purging boxes of files in the basement.

Drawing 286~ a little spider hanging out on our bathroom ceiling...

Drawing 285 ~  of the famous bat flip today after a huge home run was hit by the Blue Jay's right fielder, Joey Bautista

Drawing 284 ~ of my granddaughter placing her foot down on her Great Grandmother;s foot stone during our visit to her grave site. She seemed deep in thought.

Drawing 283 - is of bundles of garlic drying underneath our old home's porch. Sarah, the organic farmer who now owns our farm is well known for her garlic at the market and this is where she hangs it after harvesting.  The Hand is my assistant today, my...

Drawing 282 ~ is of Sarah, the passionate farmer who along with her husband bought our farm and transformed it into rich bountiful organic garden, ever expanding and full of interesting unique vegetables from garlic... to giant radishes and wasabi! Here she is...

Drawing 281 ~ is a drawing of my amazing sister-in-law who is confident and strong as she takes on being the new captain, along her two special children, of the boat my brother traditionally piloted in the past.    This was a very special Thanksgiving...

Drawing 280 ~ done in 1985 while the children were playing with their friends.

Drawing 279 ~ drawn in honour of my brother on the 1st anniversary of his death. This was based on a favourite photo of him as a toddler in Pembroke Ontario and all the special memories of who he was a my little brother.

Drawing 278 ~ of the computer bank at the Mississauga City Hall where I spent the day gathering AC( acre) F (Frontage) and D(depth) for 200 properties for a client file. A boring drawing? Feeling boxed in? Yes..well, this is not the most romantic part of my...

Drawing 277 ~ of the jumble of bicycles that my daughter, her husband and their 2 children have locked up just outside their home...waiting for everyone to head out in various directions.

Drawing 276 ~ of fresh purple eggplants bought for cooking ...

Drawing 275 ~ of the oyster mushrooms I am about to cook tonight.

Drawing 274 ~ of my dear friend's daughter at her baby shower. She is so beautiful, surrounded by her beloved aunts and women friends excited for the coming birth.