Drawing September

 It's that time to turn the page to a new month despite what the weather is saying. It has been very hot and very humid the last few days-humidity levels at 75% and heat index of 92 F! Not complaining though. I've been able to enjoy mornings and later evenings outside. During the heat of the day I've been catching up on drawing lessons and completing the new calendar spread for my Draw Your Awesome Year class. And look what an amazing spread/ idea JoAnne Sharpe has come up with:

 It's a trompe l'oeil spread! We were prompted to draw a composition notebook within our journal and make it look dimensional. And we're filling it in "old school" style. Remember having to put title, subject,date and name at the top of every paper we handed in? I even wrote out my first day in old elementary school cursive.LOVE this! Linking to Kate Crane's Calendar Challenge , Paint Party Friday, and Art Journal Every Day.

 For T Stands for Tuesday with Bleubeard and Elizabeth I'm sharing the paper and a mug of coffee outdoors:

 I had to change mugs because my painty one was on my art table for a drawing lesson. This mug is special because it shows a blue roan English Cocker -and this one looks exactly like our Annie!

 Of course I did some cooking too:

 I made a dish of "Tomates Farcis" or  Stuffed Tomatoes - a tradional French dish in my family. My mom used to make it often and she and my MéMé  taught me how to make this. The tomatoes have been so bad I hadn't made it the last two years, but my mom got me these in Lancaster at an Amish stand. This is an indulgence because it has a sausage, tomato and bread stuffing but it brings back so many fond memories of France! Sorry, no recipe-like typical country French dishes there are no exact measurements :) However, I can share a recipe for this French dish I make in the summer. My cousin in France, Annie, showed me how to make this:

                                                        Tuna and Rice Salad (Recipe at end of Post)  

 I'm linking my summer themed photos here to Inspiration Avenue (theme of "Summer's Bounty").

 And here are two pages I did for the Draw Your Awesome Life class:

 

 I actually kept putting off this lesson on contours and shadow effects because I didn't think I'd like it or be able to do it-wrong! I really enjoyed this lesson! First we had to crumple a piece of paper and draw the outlines of it by looking at it. Same with a piece of fabric. It was drawn with a water based marker and then depth and shadows were made by using a wet brush over the lines. Next week I'll share my pages from Lesson 7 - my painty coffee mug.

 Thanks so much for stopping by.I'll be popping in to see you too while having my morning cuppa:)

" We know that in September, we will wander through the warm winds of summer's wreckage. We will welcome summer's ghost."  Henry Rollins  

                                                     

                                                        Tuna and Rice Salad

 

  2 cups whole grain rice, cooked and cooled     1/2 to 3/4 cup of fresh or frozen corn

 

  one can of tuna, drained    1 tomato, chopped   red wine vinaigrette

 

   Combine rice, corn, tuna and tomato in a glass bowl. Add red wine vinaigrette to taste. You may wish to add more as it gets absorbed into the rice.