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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August: Dog Days and Toady Nights

August heats up with cicada buzz, monarch butterfly mania, and the cricket creep. 

August, the month when that strange silence hums in your ears. The time that comes just before the sounds of school buses and and traffic choked roads. 

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The full August moon brings a screech owl serenade, clambering tree frogs, and bats flitting about as katydids-did. Ah, the dog days and toady nights. 

What will August whisper to you?

What do you see, hear, smell and feel in August?

Get up, get out and enjoy!

Lori Taylor

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Deadline:  Aug. 31, 2012

SUMMER is here!! by Lori McElrath-Eslick

July Theme: Summer Vacation Fun

Happy July Busy Scribblers:

Congrats to Bradley Cooper on his S.C.B.W.I. Summer S.H.I.N.E. illustration mentorship win with Wendy Anderson Halperin. It sounded like a fun time, but I was too busy with my new book to go see for myself. Which brings me to there are so many good, busy and FUN things happening this month. Fourth of July, picnics, fireworks, vacations, booksignings, festivals and more. So let's share it with others.

This month's theme is Summer Vacation Fun:  Amusement Parks, Carnivals, Comic Events, Hot Air Balloon Festivals, Art Shows, Fish Boils (ew--gross, but Michigan has them) and more. OK, you get the idea. Take us on vacation! Take us on a colorful, summery get-away complete with popcorn, watermelon, balloons and ice cream!

Take time to enjoy and experience July!
Lori Taylor
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DEADLINE: July 31, 2012