“Sometimes I think, the things we see
Are shadows of the things to be;
That what we plan, we build.”
–Phoebe Cary
Copyright Beth Parker Art 2012
Do-Wa-Ditty Doodle Bookmarks – Watercolor & Sharpie
Saturday night, we attended a neighborhood dinner and my hubby had a couple (or three) margaritas. I drank coffee. Sunday morning I woke up with a headache. (He didn’t, by the way.) So… I was wanting something mindless to work on while waiting for the Aleve to kick in. I had such a great time doing these! I worked on them for hours!
Phoebe Cary (September 4, 1824 – July 31, 1871) was an American poet, and the younger sister of poet Alice Cary (1820–1871). The sisters co-published poems in 1849, and then each went on to publish volumes of her own. After their deaths in 1871, joint anthologies of the sisters’ unpublished poems were also compiled.
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These look like so much fun! It’s just amazing to see what’s created on paper when you allow the mind to wander! Fantastic colors and designs!!! ~Sophia
Thanks, Sophia! Here’s to mind wandering! yay!
I can see how much fun these were. And to think they’re good for headaches/hangovers. lol I love all the detail you did. But I LOVE the name.
Thanks, PJ! They remind me a little of your journaling. FUN!
Lovely! Love the colors! Looks like tons of fun to do. (Though I am sorry about the headache. Doesn’t it just figure?) I think I like the one on the right best, with the fiber-y background. Did you do the shadows as you went, or all together at the end? I think I usually do them as I go, and then do more at the end. (You should come see my new wombat! I didn’t like my last post but I like this one!)
Thanks, Cindy! I did the shadows as I went, then added the mesh looking stuff after the shadows. Sometimes watercolor dulls the ink, so I like to do it last.
WOW these are fantastic!!
Thanks, Bonnie! They sure were addictive. I played for hours!