Here is another card for the Pick a Theme swap at iATCs. I feel good about getting a bunch of cards drawn this weekend, but the house is a wreck.

I went ahead and joined the Fall Pick a Theme swap at iATCs. One of the participants in my group chose the theme "Cows." Okay, so I only did one cow.

Here is another mask ATC done for a private trade.

This is an ATC I drew for a private trade. The person said she was interested in a mask, so I hope she will like this one. I may do another one, just so she will have a choice.

This is an oddball ATC I drew. It looks like the mouth that ate Detroit.

I finished up the ATCs showing the seven characters from The Endless. Whew, it feels good to get that done. I am having trouble scanning them so that they show the details well. I always have that problem with pencil work, so I think I need to research scanning techniques. Surely there are some tricks of the trade.

Yesterday, as I was recuperating from a recent trip, I happened upon a movie on the tv called “Once.” I missed about the first 15 minutes of it but I was quickly intrigued. It is a delightful, surprising small budget movie and it totally captivated me. It is about an Irish street singer who meets a young Czech woman selling flowers on the streets of Dublin. The young woman is also a gifted musician. They go on to get to know each other through their music. I think it is one of the best movies I have seen in some time. The way they interact seems so natural and the combination of their talents in their musical efforts is simply marvelous. The movie features Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová and most of the music was written by Glen Hansard. Apparently, the musician/actors got together in real life after making the movie and are now touring the states doing concerts. Unfortunately, they are not coming to a town near me. If you are looking for a good movie to watch, this one definitely gets a thumbs up from me.

I decided to join a swap at iATC on trees. I sat down today and did not even look at a picture of a tree. I thought I would discover what would happen if I just tried to convey my sense of trees rather than trying to realistically reproduce images of a tree. I really tired myself out on these and I think they ended up looking quite primitive. Being primitive can certainly be fun.