Blues to Blooms

 

Apparently Seasonal Affective Disorder is a REAL THING for me.  And by the end of winter, snow and cloud cover, I'm definitely in a dark and dreary mood.  I was just trying to express how I felt with this doodly doodle.  As always, by the time I was through, my mood (and palette) had brightened considerably.  Very happy for SPRING!

 Even the sense of musical blues looked like it had plenty of Tchaikovsky or Gershwin by the time THAT one was done. Thanks to Trader Joes' bargain daffodils, I had several batches with which to depict Spring more overtly. Thanks especially to my Dallas friend, Lynne, who gifted me with the Ikebana style vase!

Clump o' Doodles

  
Evenings are pretty quiet at my house.  Doodling or knitting while listening to classical music or television dramas is pretty satisfying. Sometimes there's a theme, or a subject, or just a pattern I want to incorporate.

This post includes my drawings from the first week of March:  (Not quite Spring yet, but hoping!)

The above is my interpretation of a magic cat with a magic umbrella protecting herself from magic precipitation.

 This was meant to be a sunflower, even if it sort of looks like a cross between a palm tree, carnival ride and surf board display.  You just never know.

 

I'm still fascinated by house facades; especially ones that vary a lot from whatever is "the usual." If there were an HOA, what WOULD they do?!!

 A person I respect told me that I might learn a lot from the myth of Demeter and Persephone.  I've read quite a few versions, and I'm not sure I understand where I would fit in.  Above is an image attempting to show both goddesses and their interdependence.

 This might have been more successful had I actually STACKED four cups.  But we only use mugs!  So I made this up and added a sort of Rothko background.

Below is actually the first image of this series.  The concept is a path emerging from a sere, dry, inhospitable climate.  Eventually the path finds "brighter" pastures, supportive flora, and less chaos.

 

And then there was the day I went driving around looking for something to sketch.  EVERYTHING WAS STILL COVERED WITH SNOW.

So this is snow and shadows with only a hint of trees and skies.

I wish I had had a gray marker.  Not all of the shadows were black!