Sir Frederick Minor

I have this feeling that does not go way- I need to draw ! All my life I have worked with oil paintings only and when I did that I never draw prior painting . I used my brush to mark the subjects and get the proportion right but oil painting is very forgiving because one can layer and adjustments can be made during the process.
For a long time I wanted to illustrate books using wool as my *palette* , I wrote two children's book and did the illustrations and when I was ready to send out to get it printed , I changed my mind. Since then, I have only wanted to draw and I think is because I want to use watercolors for my medium and drawing is very important, in this case.
The illustration above came to me one day when my daughter , Kate, told me that she was planning to write a children's story. Kate has written many poems and stories. She helps me translate my own stories and she does much editing as my English is not good enough. I believe that she is very gifted with both composition ( music ) and writing (stories). She is not very interested to write, at this point of her life . Kate is very different than me, she focus on one thing at a time , and I like that on her!
Anyways , although she is not planning to write a whole story soon ( one never knows, ) she wrote a summery about her first book . The story is about a musician mouse named Frederic Minor, well, he is better know as Sir F. Minor! I can't tell you more (yet) but I am hoping Kate will begging to write soon... As she read it to me , the picture above was formed in my head and I told her : "Wait! I have to draw!"
One would think that I have plenty to do already ... it is true .. I am making dolls, painting , making animals and yet this desire does not go way ... so I am following my heart!

I am adding a picture of my new little creature - A hedgehog! He is waiting for his Pixie to be ready and both should be on eBay shortly!
* picture was taking at night , not in his favor, I must add!

Majestic oven of mine....

Several years ago , one day , my husband was out visiting a state sale . It was from a family that had their elderly mother passed way. She lived in the same house for over 70 years and she had the most amazing furniture. When she was alive she took care of everything she had ...one could tell .My husband was going to take our eldest daughter to her beekeeping weekly meeting when he called me and said: " Honey, you would flip over if you would see this old stove. It was made by a company named Majestic and it is a wonderful condition... I propose a trade... You take Sthef. to the meeting and I will stay and bid to win it for you". I said , very excited , Oh , YES dear!!!*grin*The drawing is a recently one of mine... thebaby is my youngest son, Ben. He was that age when we got the stove and he used to craw all around it , specially during the winter months were I always keep the stove on and warm to make my bread rising efficient.I am posting today but I feel so badly..... I have been visited by a virus and although everyone seems better , I am that last with it and nothing much I can do except to rest and ... to be honest with you ... I don't like to rest!!!*grin*

Music for a goose