Harvest Time Theme Extension!

"Old Woman who lived in a Shoe starts her day"
Copyright 2012 Lori Taylor
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"Down at the Pond" by Lori Taylor (mural panels)
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Here are my color sketches for a mural that I will be working on for the Pinckney Community Public Library later this year. It will be 27' feet long and wrap around the bookshelf tops. Nature and baby animals are always fun for kids. (with 3-D word overlay:  "read, wonder, learn!")

Harvest Time! Is the Scribbler Theme

Happy Harvest Time One and All!

You are cordially invited to dig out those almost finished, nearly finished illustrations and so-close-to-finished illustrations to post this month. Sometimes those works of art that sit and cook look pretty darn good when you pull them out again. Want to find out what went wrong with your "recipe"? Post it and ask questions.
Want to share your vision with others for a visual treat? Post it and wait for comments. It's Potluck time! Bring a dish of art to pass--your choice! Then after you find something good to post, have a treat and enjoy this Harvest month:

• Hug a sheep or a chicken for Farm Animal Day, Oct. 2nd!
• Say thank you eh! It's Canadian Thanksgiving Day, Oct. 8th!
• Shake a local farmer's hand and buy their fruit and veggies to celebrate Farmer's Day, Oct. 12th.
• Donate some food or money for World Food Day Oct. 16th.
• Don't forget National Candy Corn Day on the 30th for HALLOWEEN on the 31st!

Grab a pitchfork and Drop Everything and DRAW!
Lori Taylor
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Deadline:  Nov. 1

What I Did Last Summer: by Angie Kidd

Angie Kidd
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My husband and I took a trip to Utah over the summer.  We visited Zion, Bryce Canyon, Escalante, and Capitol Reef.  Unfortunately, we didn't realize until we got there that it was also flash flood season!  This drawing is based on a photograph taken while hiking in Escalante.  We were searching for Spooky slot canyon, but somehow took a wrong turn and ended up in the dry fork canyon.  Most of the lizards we saw on the trip were a dull, brown color, but this one was as red as the rock it perched on.  We almost missed it!  We were amazed at its ability to climb walls. 

I also tried out a new medium for this sketch.  I applied a watercolor wash over the pencil drawing and then experimented with my new watercolor pencils.  I'm hooked on them! 

September Theme: What I Did Last Summer

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Happy End of Summer Vacation Month Scribblers...

Ah, Memories! Remember when:

• your teacher told your class to write an essay on the first day of school of what you did last summer?
• you had time to sit and read a book under a tree and sip lemonade?
• you last built a fort in the local woods and "lived" off the land?
• you last picked up a brush or pencil and drew for the fun of it?
• you took a day off to simply be and play?
• you spent a whole, entire day without using a cell phone, checking the internet or fiddling with other electrical devices--now that's really roughing it?

Every summer, I always hunt and gather ideas and images and fill my sketchbooks for autumn and winter projects. This capturing of movement, color, sight, smell and sound in images help jog my memory later and bring me back to that summery moment.  So by the time fall arrives, I am ready to hit the drawing board.

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What did you do last summer? Did you try something wild and different? Did you find new art style or inspiration? A new medium? Did you discover a new experience or travel to a new and different place? Post what you did last summer here and share your memory. Time for show and tell, scribbler kids! 

Enjoy!

Lori Taylor
Pinckney, MI
www.loritaylorart.com
loonwoman@gmail.com

Deadline: Sept. 30

Dog Days of Summer: by Dana Atnip

The term the Dog Days of summer has roots in ancient Greece, and it refers to the months of July and August in the Northern Hemisphere. The star Siruis, also known as the Dog Star, is found in the constellation Canis Major (Orion the Hunter's faithful hunting dog). It is the brightest star in the sky, second only to the sun. It was believed that the appearance of Sirius in the sky at sunrise during July and August added to the heat of the day, hence the Dog Days were the hottest days of the year. :-)

flyfishing

You may just hear the bugs buzzing in the ears

of a young fisherman...
with the river calmly swimming by.

Lori McElrath-Eslick
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