Just returned from sunny Florida to the snowy cold midwest winter. I was able to spend one morning by the pool sketching in the beautiful sunny weather.

It's that time of year again. A time of reflection and of anticipation of the future coming year. I always wonder why people wait until a whole year goes by to regroup and take a fresh look at their life. I tend to get caught up in that thought process too. Maybe it is the daunting process of preparing for taxes that forces me to think that way.

If you think about it though, isn't every day a fresh new start. A gift of a new day with new opportunities. This year as every year I am making my plans on what I would like to accomplish artistically but one of the things I am vowing to do is to stop letting the "Someday Syndrome" rob me of today. I am going to enjoy the artistic process new each day and not worry about where it will take me someday.

When I stand before God at the end of my life,
I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left,
and could say, "I used everything you gave me."
— Erma Bombeck

This image is one of my all time favorite sketches of mine. My husband and I fondly refer to our son as "The Boy". The Boy has his special bear that has been with him since the day he was born. "Bear" has now been replaced with Star Wars and Nintendo DS. Time goes by so fast and this picture will always be special to me.

Welcome to my sketchbook blog. I look forward to sharing my sketchbook sketches, what's possibly on the drawing board at the moment as well as what is inspiring me as an artist. I hope you come visit often.