PLAYTIME IN DOODLE-LAND January 7, 2009

Promise – © Sue O’Kieffe 2009

Over at Creative Every Day, Leah has chosen play as the theme for the month. It doesn’t take too much to encourage me to play in doodle-land.  So I drew me a doodle, got out my neo-colors and just had fun. Neo colors are a delight for me, and right now is my favorite coloring agent. (Color first, paint with water later…something almost magical and definitely captivating!)

Where the name for this doodle came from Im not sure. I looked at it and the middle flower seemed to offer up a promise…

Dark Promise – © Sue O’Kieffe 2009

…inverting the colors in photoshop adds a batik feel to the design. I like it!

To promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to go and do that very thing.  ~Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 1876

Have fun playing!

~suedoodles

PLAYING WITH CIRCLES November 15, 2008

BURST OUT – © Sue O’Kieffe 2008

One of the pleasures of Art Every Day Month is that I get to give myself permission to try out new things. I set out creating this design with a desire to experiment with watercolor frisket, and to play more with watercolor crayons and twinkling h2o’s.

What did I learn? Well,  you really do need the right tools (note to self:add that frisket nib and new brushes to art store shopping list). It probably takes experimenting to learn what those tools are. Oh yea, and it’s fun to burst out in new directions.

This kind of reminds me of one of those wall clocks from the 50’s, no doubt inspired by sputnik. (Does anyone else here besides me even remember sputnik?)

What do you see?

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Hey, why not come visit my mandala blog, where I continue to explore all things circular!

Good Day, Sunshine October 26, 2008

Good Day Sunshine – © Sue O’Kieffe 2008

I need to laugh, and when the sun is out
I’ve got something I can laugh about
I feel good, in a special way
I’m in love and it’s a sunny day

~The Beatles

The joy I feel in doodling is not unlike the joy I feel whenever I hear this Beatles classic.

The Lovers August 2, 2008

Starry-eyed and dazzled, new lovers show each other their very best colours.

Zendala July 26, 2008

Meanderings – © Sue O’Kieffe 2008

Over at the Mandala Oasis, different members have been showing off their zentangle-inspired mandalas. Me wanna play too!

Zendalas? Mandoodles? Whatever we choose to call them, they are a great opportunity for playing with lots of different color media (crayon, neocolors, sharpies, oil pastels, twinkling h2o’s)

Hey! while you are at it, check out Milliande’s way-inspiring video on zendala-making