Saturday, February 27, 2010

Mood Adjusting Wild Turkey

It's impossible to sketch this face without smiling!
Yesterday, I plugged away at my taxes, not an activity my personality is well suited for. The previous night I created the pencil sketch for this art in my sketch book. It waited for me patiently on the kitchen table while I took on the less savory task. I could take breaks, work on the sketch a bit, feel refreshed and go back to my tax work. For the creative spirit, this is like an oasis in a desert. I will share turkey photos and tell you all about my visits with these funny creatures soon. But for the moment, I just wanted to share the fun they've brought me.

No matter how you're feeling when you begin, there is no way to hold onto a grumpy mood while you're sketching a turkey's face! And if it's the last thing you do before going to bed at night, you're certain to fall asleep smiling.

10 comments:

  1. They're GORGEOUS Vickie! There's such an expression in those eyes! Love it!

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  2. Vickie, I love those faces almost as much as I love "my" (your!) Turkey Vulture painting!

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  3. I love them, but you actually make them funnier then they are in real life! Nice work.

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  4. These are just beautiful, Vickie, and yes, I know EXACTLY what you mean...

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  5. I'm smiling just looking at those little faces. They are gorgeous, and I love their expressions!

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  6. Love the-shine. They had me glancing at them for a while. You have a great eye for nature.

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  7. Has anyone ever observed you painting/drawing with the same expression on your face as what you're drawing? Just wondering.

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  8. Thanks for your comments, everyone!

    To Murr Muse, I'm sure...while I wasn't looking. But I'll be watching for that expression. It's too much fun to miss!

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  9. A really lovely piece of art Vickie, you are really so talented....so....hope you don't mind, I’m sending you a little Sunshine Award for your blog, hop over and take a look on my blog for instructions. Thanks for being so inspiring!

    http://debadoodle.blogspot.com/

    Regards

    Debbie

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  10. Your photographs and paintings are wonderful! Watercolors is something I haven't tried yet, but I may have to dig mine out.

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