It's time to meet the muppets

When I was a kid, I loved the Muppet Show, so I couldn't resist watching the most recent version of the Muppets out this year.  It wasn't quite the same.  I'm not sure if I've just grown up too much or if the world is just not innocent enough to appreciate their nerdy charm anymore, but it did bring back a lot of great memories.

It's time to meet the muppets
It's time to light the lights
It's time to get things started...
Why don't we get things started...
It's time to get things started on the
Muppet Show Tonight!

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Another church

I'm not sure what my obsession is with sketching churches lately.  Sometimes, they just remind me of a pretty community that feels like home (in this case, this one is in my hometown and I didn't do it justice).  In other instances, they provide the most beautiful architecture around.  Sometimes, it's the fact that people will build a church anywhere to capture that sense of community, in the most unlikely of places.  I must admit, I don't often go inside, but I am intrigued by the edifaces.

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travel sketches

We had an amazing time traveling over the winter holiday. 

This sketch was of a very old church on St. Simon's Island, Christ Church.  The church is surrounded by beautiful landscaping and a church graveyard.  We were there on a very rainy day and were lucky enough to run into the groundskeeper who knew the church history inside and out.  He opened the church for us and gave us a very detailed tour, with the entire history of the church.  It was fascinating. 

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Sunday Sketches

I spread out a little with this sketch, working in canson's 11x14 mixed media sketchbook.  Unfortunately, i don't have a scanner that will scan something that large so I've taken a quick photo with my iPad, which is not a very accurate reflection of the colors and it's lost some of its crispness.  nonetheless, i am posting as part of sophia's sunday sketches. click on over there to view some wonderful artistry!