The Beautiful Insomniac

Do you ever have one of those nights where you just lay there and sleep just doesn't come?  It's as if everyone has their tickets to take the train to sleepytown and you just happen to get their when they're all sold out?  Or you have a date with Mr. Sandman and he stood you up?
This was me most of last week.  No matter what I did, I was just so wound up that sleep would not claim me.  But I knew I was physically exhausted.  However, I made the best of it.
I lounged on my couch and drew whatever came to my mind.  The end result was this:

Pencil and ink

This is three sleepless night's worth of work.  It was quite cathartic.  Even though I was tired, I felt at peace.  I would like to think that this is how my dreamscape would look like as a drawing.  Hooray for surrealism!  Yes, my subconscious self is a green eyed brunette, lol.  Fortunately, Sleep has come back and I am able to start my days freshly recharged.

Sweet dreams!
Peace and love,
Mary xoxo

Sneak peek...

Hey there,

I have some exciting news that I want to share with everybody but can't just quite yet.  I know, that's mean of me.  You'll just have to wait.  But, we do have a sneak peek at something I've been working on....stay tuned for the finished product.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!
Peace and love,
Mary xoxo

I'll be home for Christmas...

I've been busy participating in art challenges lately and haven't done much reflecting.  Call this a self portrait of sorts.  Home is where the heart is....only problem is I'm not quite sure where it is at the moment.

Ink and pencil

Here's to finding the way.
I wish you all a happy, healthy and peaceful holiday season.

Peace and love,
Mary xoxo

Calling all angels!

Dark Angel
pencil, ink, embossing tool, crayon

Guess what?! It's time for another Wicked Wednesday challenge :)  I am very happy that I decided to join in on the fun.  This gurantees that at least once a week, I set aside some time from my crazy busy work schedule to be my creative self.  The best part of it all, I get to share it and see other people's amazing creative endeavors.
When I am creating, nothing else matters.  All my troubles and worries melt away.

Anway, I digress.  This week's theme is about angels.  Here's my angel.  Consider this a portrait of my muse.  The hardest part for me was her wings.  I used an embossing tool to create the lines in each feather and then colored them in to bring the etched image out.  I did the same for the two larger feathers in the background.

Hope you like it just as much as I enjoyed creating it!

Peace and love,
Mary xoxo

Wicked Wednesday Halloween

Princess of the Night
Pencil, crayon, ink

I am so happy to have discovered the world of ATCs!  It's even cooler when you get to share your work with so many talented and creative people.  Since I've joined Wicked Wednesday, I was hooked.  I look forward to seeing other people's submissions and checking out their awesome sites.

This is my submission for the second Wicked Wednesday challenge: Halloween!  I was inspired by the design team's little heart monster.  Scary but cute :)

Let's see what happens this week.  Until then, be well
Peace and love,
Mary xoxo