Stanley the Snake Wanted to Catch Snowflakes...

so he put on his new sweater scarf and ventured outside... for the first time in winter.

And he caught one!! Playing in the snow can be such fun!!

I find myself still oddly inspired by Mr. Toast's bi-weekly theme of "scarf". Plus Stanley is pretty whimsical so he is my submission for Dan Haase's Whimsical Wednesdays.

Hope you're having a great week!

George the Giraffe wasn't so sure about skating after all...

My challenging "I'm sorry I forgot you..." themed Sketchbook Project is finally finished and mailed off to the Art House Co-op in Brooklyn! Yay!! So my Sunday Sketching has lost its forced focus. What to do now? I'm free! (And lost and confused! lol)

Actually, I was inspired by a lot of different challenges this week. First I saw Inspiration Avenue's Weekly Challenge theme of "Colour" (I know the spelling has changed and Americans don't like U(s) but like many Canadians, I do. So while I am usually a meticulous speller, some of my words still deliberately have U's in them).  I immediately thought PURPLE.  My Word of the Year is PROPEL and those two words seem to be meant to go together for me!  

Next I read Mr. Toast bi-weekly theme of "scarf".  Hmm purple scarf... And I always love Sophia's Sunday Sketching, CED2011 and enjoy Dan's Web of Whimsy. This whimsical image of a giraffe attempting to skate started to creep into my mind...

And became much clearer with the addition of the colour PURPLE!! (Dang, that photocopier makes purple look like deep blue!)

This is my submission to all of these incredibly inspiring websites and challenges!! 

One of the things I want to do more of in 2011 is art journaling (and painting - on canvases vs on paper). I am working on an art journal page to help me brainstorm ideas of things that might help propel me forward OR help me to propel others forward. Participating in these challenges is one great way to do that!

I am looking forward to seeing what you have created for one or other of these! If you haven't visited the others, please do. There are great people with wonderfully creative ideas and fabulous art in each of them!

Inspiration Avenue

Sophia at Blue Chair Diary's Sunday Sketches

Mr. Toast's Creative Tuesdays

Whimsical Wednesday

Creative Every Day

What else do you enjoy participating in?

I look forward to seeing what you've been up to creatively!!

Whimsical Wednesday - Girl in Green

I've always think of my "Girls with Funny Hats" as being rather whimsical. Since today is another Whimsical Wednesday at Web of Whimsy, I thought I'd create a new girl. This one is all decked out in the holiday spirit!

Are you feeling whimsical today?

Once Upon a Time...

... there was a Frog Named Freddie. Freddie was a very talented frog. He could do amazing things with his tongue. Anytime he wanted to venture out into the world (and he loved to go on adventures....) he would stick out his enormous tongue and send the end spinning. In no time he had his own personal froggie-copter to lift him into the air and take him off on an exciting escapade.

This is my little submission to Inspiration Avenue's Weekly Challenge of "Once Upon a Time" and Whimsical Wednesdays. When my daughters were little, their Dad used to start a bedtime story with "Once upon a time, there was a frog named Freddie..." and from there the story would evolve with contributions from his and the girls' imagination. I don't know if that Freddie traveled by tongue-o-copter, but mine does!

Oddly this also suits the new December CED theme of "Air" though that was totally subconscious!

AEDM Day 24 Whimsical Pilgrim

Thinking of my U.S. friends as your Thanksgiving approaches... a whimsical pilgrim for today's effort and for Dan Haase's new Whimsical Wednesday challenge.

Happy Thanksgiving tomorrow as you all create marvelous meals!!