HumpDayHaikus in Notorious November

I may not have been keeping up on the blog posts, but the adventuresinkreativitee instagram account is going strong!

I was in Europe earlier in the month, which resulted in a few more pictures than drawings. It's honestly about the average anyway, so it's unlikely anyone noticed a difference. :)

The SO and I spend Thanksgiving Day in Frankfurt, Germany and had sauerkraut, sausages and mashed potatoes for our T-Day meal. When we got back the bf decided he wanted an actual turkey, so we had our Turkey Day a few days ago with some good friends. Personally, I'm thankful for my family, friends, and good health to name a few. Wishing you a healthy and happy holiday season ahead!

07Nov2018: San Diego and some awesome fall skies

14Nov2018: Ludwigshafen, Germany and the lovely Parkinsel Park

21Nov2018: Paris, France and the Eiffel Tower

28Nov2018: My cousin's freckled-nosed cat

HumpDayHaiku in Oblivious October

Holy Cow! I forgot to post in October, my bad.

The month flew by like nothing, didn't it? Since the month is now over, I know that I didn't get a chance to do too much art work, but hey, I still got a few months before this year is over to get a few more in there, right?

03Oct2018: Optimism is the game

10Oct2018: Cloudy with a chance of sun!

17Oct2018: Not holding back

24Oct2018: Appreciation

31Oct2018: Halloween!!!
So I had to do a #throwback to my old minion characters. It's been so long since I drew them (3 years!) but they still hold a place in my imagination and heart. Gotta love characters that make you feel like a kid again!

HumpDayHaiku in Amusive August

I don't know about you, but this year has gone by in a blip! How can it already be August!?

01Aug2018: I had lunch with some friends in Ocean Beach and had to take advantage of being there. It's such a pretty place and I discovered OB Garden Cafe (click link for my review) had some excellent vegan lasagna.

08Aug2018: Torrey Pines never disappoints. Well, unless it's super hot out and I forgot water. No coverage on this hike but the scenery is beautiful.

Some happy news to share is that my cousin had her 2nd baby too! So excited to meet her!

15Aug2018: This was taken at Fairview Park in Costa Mesa. I loved this park. Glad to have enjoyed it while I lived there.

22Aug2018: what can I say? I was feeling rainbow hearts.

29Aug2018: On the 101 near Big Surand Monterey. Just gorgeous!

HumpDayHaikus in Jocose July

Yay! I've been able to hit all the haikus so far this year! It helps that I allowed myself to use pictures that I've taken. I hope to get a few more drawings in there, though I have several paintings that I am working on (or thinking about working on! LOL)

Happy 4th of July!

11Jul2018: I've been painting a bit lately. I have 2 huge canvases (30"x 40" and 36"x 48") that I'll be working on relatively soon too! I got a request to paint stuff involving fruit. So here we go!

18Jul2018: Work in Progress... I need to finish the sky on this one, so I'm almost there. Should finish it by the end of the week, but we'll see.

25Jul2018: Torrey Pines is a beautiful place. One of the best (and easiest) hikes in San Diego, with amazing views.

#HumpDayHaiku in Serendipitous September

September 2nd:

Socal has been experiencing a heat wave for a few weeks. It's finally starting to cool down and has even been overcast for a few days. Here's my version of a "rain dance" plea:

Bring on some showers!

And because I'm a bit of a Nerd, I drew the moon to reflect its phase tonight: a waning gibbous.  🌖

September 9th:

Today is Teddy Bear Day! I was thinking about what to draw for this week's #humpdayhaiku when I remembered this art exhibit I saw in San Diego in 2009. The. 1000 Teddies project. Philipp Jordan is the German artist that created it and I thought I'd pay tribute to him for it since you'll see that I borrowed his idea, just in a different medium. Looks like he has a new project on display: http://teddiesinspace.com/

In any case, I took a couple dozen pictures and decided to use that as the basis of my haiku since it's Teddy Bear Day.

Here's a photo from that exhibit:

And here's my haiku:

September 16th:

I'm a self proclaimed sunset chaser.  I go to the beach to catch the sunset as often as I can. Lately the waves have been huge, and surfers are out on droves. They inspired this week's #humpdayhaiku

September 23rd:

The heat wave has yet to subside but it's officially the first day of fall! Here's hoping that we get some cooler weather soon.

September 30th:

Beantown is my home away from home after I spent two short years here during grad school at BU.

Here I attempted to merge a few of Boston's icons, the Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge and the Public Garden ducks.

I could probably write a ton of haikus for this city, because it's awesome and there is so much to it!