Daily drawing prompt:

I’ve noticed that people keep secret stuff in shoeboxes: valuables, vices and momentos.
Daily drawing prompt:

I’ve noticed that people keep secret stuff in shoeboxes: valuables, vices and momentos.

On June 24, a news article described the first ever recorded video of the giant squid in U.S. waters. You can read the article here: www.sciencealert.com

My mom used to work as an Avon lady and at the Macy’s cosmetic counter. My parents don’t throw much away, so they have many cologne bottles in the house: some broken, some empty. I like to draw them and study the text, logos and bottle shapes.


Dropping ink on wet watercolor paper creates a “tie-dye” effect. I like it. However, I found myself trying to manipulate the result into solid rounds for my flowers. Trying new things reveals my tendencies to myself and gives me an opportunity for reflection. I’m going to do it again and not take a brush to it at all…and see what happens. I find that I prefer using lighter ink colors so that the pen can show through more clearly.

