Pretty Colors on a Rainy Day

One more day and I will have completed my first full week at Wright Career College. I work Tuesday through Thursday. I think this will be a good thing and I see more opportunities possible coming in January so keep your fingers crossed. I would rather work full time at one job rather than part time at two jobs.

A couple of days ago I broke out the water colors and got to painting.

The first page started out as a sketch in my little book and I recreated it in my bigger book. It needs something, but it will be a good base for something else.

The last page is based off a photo that one of my friends shared on FB. The little bug caught my eye but even more eye catching was the dark orange of the pumpkin. I tried to capture that color on my page. I am really happy with this.





Tomorrow and Friday I will begin the shift from one apartment/house to another. They are basically the same apartment but the new one will have more windows, the laundry room downstairs instead of up, one less bathroom :-( but one more bedroom which is the most important thing. AND James will get to stay at his school.

I will get come back online on Saturday maybe when everything gets hooked back up.

Comments

Cozyflier said…
I love your art work, you are so talented! Good luck with the move, I hate moving!

Happy November!

Hugs,
Carrie
November 2, 2011 at 5:42 PM
Thinkie said…
I hope the move is going well! I love that pumpkin page, especially the background of it!
November 4, 2011 at 3:59 AM
miruspeg said…
The first week at any new job is always the hardest so I am glad that is over.
Glad you are still sketching and painting Annemarie.
Will you have the same landline number at your new apartment because I was going to ring you for your birthday?
Hugs
Peggy xxxx
November 4, 2011 at 4:53 AM
Marit said…
I hope the moving went easy and without problems Annemarie! I love the bright, orange pumpkin. You did capture that colours beautifully!
November 4, 2011 at 6:55 AM
Anonymous said…
The pumpkin page is amazing Annemarie!! Great colors, LOVE it!!
Hope the move went well!!!
November 9, 2011 at 2:52 AM
Pamela King said…
Beautiful artwork. Had no idea this was out here. But now that I know...

Oh, and the banana bread story? Delightful. That's what happens, I think, when you stop for a moment in order to go forward more elegantly. Instead we hurry up to "fix things".

Congrats--on the job, the bread, and especially for stopping.
November 9, 2011 at 4:39 PM
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