Finally ...

I've put pen to paper at last and have a moly ready to send on. I spent an extraordinary amount of time trying to think of what to draw and decided to just go with  my favorite subject. If you're looking for inspiration in my book, just draw what you love.

Round 2?

Now that the holidays are over and things are calming down, I wondered if we want to give this another go around? I have my book back and am more than willing to send it on if people are interested.

Happy New Year!

One Round Done.

I got my book back a few weeks ago, but with one thing and another I'm just having a chance to upload the images. Robert did an amazing job on his last addition, as did all of the artists. I have to tell you, this is a thing of beauty and I will treasure it.

Thank you.

Mine

Kathleen

Shane

Megan

Lisa

Robert

Almost embarrassed to post this!

Yes. I've had this Moleskine for almost the whole year (sorry). I'm posting the current state of the drawing to show that I am now working on it and will have it sent at some point in this lifetime. It's been similar with the other 4 Molys I have as well. I've still got a bit to do on this one. I used white ink, which I've never done before, and I need to do some tests (in another moleskine) with using pencil or charcoal on top of the ink for some shading. So far everything is ink (except her eyes). So sorry for my delay in this.

Yes, a new Moly entry is done!! :))

Finally! You know, I have had the idea, and then the sketch, and then the watercolor, and then the ink, in my mind and then on the paper for nigh on 6 months now (maybe more!). So sorry to be so behind, but hope you like this finished product!!!
Oh, btw, the full view (below) is before I inked it.

Just checking in on everyone!

I moly/flickr friends!! Just checking in on everyone :)) Do we have any new molys to see yet? Would love to see our books moving again!!!

Who has molys...

Hello Friends!!
I hope all is well. It has been a long time since we have seen any movement with our group. Please let me know what molys you have and if you would still like to participate in a second round to fill our molys up.

Currently I do not have any molys from our group in my stack.

Karen's Moly is moving on now...

I finally have Karen's moly done and will be sending it to Robert today.
I had a tough time deciding what to draw...there were just so many things from childhood that helped shape me as an artist...finally settled with nature since that it what I drew the most as a child. Hope you like it Karen!!!

Round 1 Done for Kathleen's.

I just finished up Kathleen's moly and it's very cool. What a talented bunch we are! Kind of tough to get an idea of the whole piece at this point, but here's a close-up of my contribution and the whole moly. It fit in with the travel theme more at 3 o'clock in the morning when I thought of it. Ah well, hopefully Kathleen will like it. I hope to have it out to you tomorrow.

Holy cow! I finally finished this!

Sorry this took me so long! I was originally going to draw a guy pulling a rickshaw but just couldn't get too motivated about it. Don't ask me why I couldn't get motivated about that, but could about a monotonous map! For as simple as this thing looks, it took quite a while to put together. I'm actually happy with it! Hope you like it, Kathleen!

Three Fish with Flowers in Shane's Moly

I finished up my pages (turned out to be 4!) in Shane's Moly last night by adding some ink and some more red to the zinnias. Now it is ready to go back to Shane! I hope he likes it!

This segues just to the right of Karen's work, seen in the previous post below.

Finally Found An Hour.

It gets nuts around here in the fall, but I finally managed to sit down and work on Shane's moly today. It seems to have an underwater theme, so I tried to go with it. Still managed to sneak a flower in. Hee hee.

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Putting On My Thinking Cap.

I have Shane's moly in my hot little hands and it is fantastic! It's going to take some thinking to decide how to follow what has already been done.

the "Travel" moly is on the move....

I decided to draw one of my father's antique trucks he has sitting out back. Next to it is an antique fire truck. Both in need of restoration. Some of my most treasured childhood memories revolve around old antique cars/trucks. I just love them, even in this sad state of disrepair.
Kathleen's Moly is on it's way to Robert!!


Kathleen: here is your moly in it's entirety (well almost, the scanner cut off part of a panel on your drawing...but I thought you would get the basic jest of it... ;-)

We will have a guest artist this month!

Hi All!
I spoke with Robert on Friday. He will be out of town for the week, but wanted everyone to know that a friend of his really wanted to add a little something to Shane's moly. So Karen, keep a look out this week for that moly to land in your mailbox. When it arrives, will you scan it and share what Robert's friend drew? I am very curious to see his style of drawing :)) Robert says he is quite talented.

Shane, have you sent any onto Meg yet? I know Meg, and Kathleen are anxious to do a bit o' drawing. ;-)

Happy days to you all,
Lisa

Hello Moly 23(ers)

I learned a new trick from one of the other groups I am in. I have put our addresses into the email box on settings.... its just that if we use the c box we don't get notification of comments. using the blog for our questions etc would keep everyone in touch.....and keep the blog lively. I have been looking through the older blogs, there are a lot dying through lack of communication, a couple haven't even taken off at all :-( So, let's talk :))))) I would love to see our group moving again.

I have Kathleen's moly ready to send to Robert. I will send Karen's on the beginning of next month. How do you all feel about allowing molys to move on that are overdue? I am thinking that if we have more than 1 moly from this group in our possession and we are a bit backed up at home to go ahead and send the older moly on to keep it moving. We can then fill more than the 2.5 pages at the second rotation. Being in more than group I know how daunting a few molys staring you in the face can be. The goal is to have fun and not to stress you out. So lets say we start moving our molys again. :))

Also, don't forget to post your latest images here so we can have a fun sharing and interacting with each other. I also thought it would be fun to brainstorm here if we get a bit stuck on what to do next. Would love to hear from you all!!

Meg's Moly August Entry

I finished up my work in Meg's Moly by adding a bit of shadow to what I had already done. Hope you all like it! :)

Lots of Work to Do......

Hi Everyone!! Thought you would find it fun to see the molys hanging out at my house. Three of which need to find their way to a new home ASAP....

I was thrilled to see Kathleen's and Karen's molys come last week from Meg! I was very giddy all evening showing them to my family. I feel so lucky to have such fantastic artwork living, for too short of a period, in my home.


I love the way Shane incorporated his design in with Kathleen's for her moly. It really gives the overall piece a lot of depth and personality! I just can't help but smile when I look at his drawings. I would love to show you the details in Meg's drawings, they are both simply amazing. (However, I promised I wouldn't give it away [ too much anyway ;-) ] ) If Megan hasn't posted detailed scans in the next week, then I will, so you all can see the fun work being done here!

Now, off to work I go...what I shall do....I don't know!!!!!

Moly_X_Hydrangea

I got lots of valuable advice on Flickr about whether to do any more to this than the first picture I posted. Well, I felt all along it needed a LITTLE something, so I did go ahead and add some ink to my watercolor. Hope you all like it!