This might be fun. I can talk about the children’s book and go back to the roots of this blog: My art. So I am going to share with you the steps I am going through to make the cover of the book.
I know it doesn’t look like much right now. I did a quick pencil sketch and then slapped some watercolor paint on it. Then I took a pen and did some outlines in dark ink…
It is starting to come to life. Hopefully by tomorrow I will have done some cleanup work in Photoshop, and I can show that to you. I need to clean up the ink lines and get rid of some of the sloppy places where paint seeped into places it wasn’t meant to go. That is sort of an occupational hazard of watercolors. I will also probably brighten the colors of the flowers and add some details as well. I will try to save it now and then and show you how it is coming along.
But wait till I stick the cute little monkey in it!
Pouring My Art Out 
I liked the first pic before the pen
That is three votes for that one…
It’s more watercolour like, which I like
I agree.
needs monkeys.
Dig that.
Hey man you’re good. I likes.
However, I think you should refrain from saying “But wait till I stick the cute little monkey in it” too much. It could be taken significantly out of context, and I might worry for you if it was.
I plead the fifth… of Jack Daniels…
That’s what she… ah never mind.
I never do.
That’s what she said!
Yeah she did.
Sigh.
Hgis
Don’t bring physics into this. The scientific search for the God particle is akin to me searching for my keys in some dark room in a stranger’s house while being heavily hung-over and very likely to vomit at any instant.
The Dog particle. Or hair of the Dog particle, as the case may be.
A dog just stole my breakfast.
You should have guarded it better.
It wasn’t a very good breakfast.
Or a very good dog…
You’re right; you spell that with temeritous aplomb.
It’s a curse being this good.
I can but dream to be cursed in such a manner.
You really shouldn’t say that in the present company. There may be witches hereabouts. Or yodellers. Or witches who yodel, the worst of all.
I had no idea that yodeling witches frequented these hereabouts; I shall be sure to speak in B flat, which as we all know yodelers cannot hear.
I learn new stuff here.
All part of the service!
Sssshhh, it’s the secret service…
wink wink
nudge nudge
say no etc.
Say no to saying no.
I’ve heard that. But new age witches are very cagey. They also dress nice and smell like flowers. It’s confusing.
I’ll tell you what’s confusing; new age witches explaining M-theory in Greek.
I am definitely confused.
A journey of one step begins with one step.
I always knew you had some Buddha in you. Very well. Buddha it is. Stay tuned. I type therefore I am not.
I blog, therefore I am not either…
I hired one to cast a spell-checker for me… HA!!!!
Where’s hotspur when you need him…
I ask that question quite often.
And they ride around on vacuum cleaners.
There’s nothing like a vibrating vacuum cleaner between the legs.
Can we talk about one thing that doesn’t turn into a sex rant?
I thought we were talking about witches. Now, witches are admittedly sexy especially when they are riding vacuum cleaners, but I’m pretty sure we were merely having a scholarly discussion about the occult. What is this sex thing you talk of?
Don’t play dumb with me… I am an expert at dumb… and I ain’t just playing it!
You and me both brother.
ok then
Yoditches… or widellers…
I think you’ve started something there. Or ended it. It’s so hard to tell sometimes.
I can do both at the same time.
I would like to inform you kindly that the standard refrain of “That’s what she said”, however appropriate as a response in this situation, is in fact a cheap cop out and thus I will show restraint and try to come up with something a bit better. But then I failed.
That’s what se said… HA!!!!!!!!!!
Oh boy…
yup
No… you might end up being cursed if you stick around.
That’s what Satan said.
Oh my gosh. That’s the name of the dog that stole my breakfast!
I’m not surprised.
What a bitch.
I… got nothin’…
That’s what she said?
You suck…
That’s what she said!
I was going to say that too.
Yeah… what he said.
Damn the seepage!!!!
Precisely!
Yes, I am very precise as well, if that’s what the recipient prefers…
One can only assume.
Oops that comment should not have been on this post… guess I should pay attention next time…
sigh
I’m giing to throw a spanner in the works and say…I like it better without the black outlines. I’m not 7 though so …
I knew somebody would say that. That is why I might do a version without the dark outlines… HA!
HA!!
Oh you did not just out exclamation point me!!!
Really I was just thinking of the monkeys. I think they’ll stand out better. Nice job though with or without the black outlines.
No… nitpick away… I try to make everybody happy… and I sort of had the same thought.
Same.
wheee….
Looks pretty good to me… why ruin it with a monkey?
Oh, that’s right… you like monkeys. How silly of me to have forgotten so quickly. 😛
It is all about the monkeys!!!
I thought it was all about your hilarity? I’m confused again.
I can do two things at once… not very well…
are you chewing bubble gum while you drive again?
I can’t do those two things.
Neither can I.
Chewing gum, in general, is difficult – somehow it always ends up on my bedpost overnight…
I have nothing to say to that.