Kind of Sketchy

These days I'm still sketching (doodling) at bedtime, but sometimes
I trade it in for reading.
Thought I'd show you a few... (Sorry these are so dark; I was too
lazy to scan them, and I draw so lightly.)
Anyway, they're just for fun, for practice & for relaxing.


"Romeo & Juliette" (Why are guys so hard to draw?)


I based this pose on an ad showing a little girl from India. My best friend
in college was from India. Unfortunately, I lost track of her, but I bet
she's a wonderful doctor somewhere now. I hope you're well & happy, Shashi!


As I drew this girl, the radio had a little story about the game of Scrabble
turning 60 years old. My husband and I played a lot of Scrabble when we
first got married. Probably because we didn't have satellite TV and internet!




Practicing birds. I was using a bird guide as reference and found it
interesting that so many of the Latin names contained "trogolodyte",
which for me, conjures up images of neanderthals. Must look into that...


Another girl face. She actually has a house on her head, but I didn't want
to show you that part!


One night my son said, "Good night. Don't let the bed bugs bite."
That's where this little guy came from. (It's a tiny sketch.)
My older son is the one who encouraged me to get back to drawing,
and the younger one got me in the habit of taking my sketch book
to bed. So thanks to them both, because I do enjoy it!