IF - Caution!

For Illustration Friday's prompt, Caution. Digitally tweaked from an old charcoal figure study. To see a variety of takes on the prompt or add your own spin, go to illustrationfriday.com and click either enter your link or link viewer.

Yesterday I featured an interview with artist Felicia Kramer. Click here to see the interview and read about next Thursday's Giveaway. The prize is a print from her "Liquid" series. Basically, anyone who leaves a comment before noon (EST) on 8/27 will be entered in the random drawing.

Also yesterday I was featured on Felicia's blog Felicia Kramer Has Another Bright Idea. She is also hosting a giveaway (same rules and deadline). The Prize is my original drawing, Idle Hours. Mounted in an 8"x 10" acid free mat, it is ready to frame.

For your chance to win this piece, visit her blog & leave a comment before 8/27. Its that easy. Thanks for stopping by. Hope you have a creative weekend!

Idle + Random - IF meets RTT

Curiosity is idle only to those who fail to realize that it may be a very rare and indispensable thing.
- James Harvey Robinson

Idle Hours - work in progress

Illustration Friday's prompt was idle. That triggered 2 ideas. The first (watercolor & ink on scrapbook paper) is still evolving but I have a hunch that if I don't post a WIP it won't get put up for a while. This piece keeps wandering around on its own - I'm not sure where it will end up. I fear it has drifted off the path - of course that is usually when the journey gets interesting. If you get a chance, visit I.F. & check out the great variety of submissions. Or enter your own creation if you're feeling inspired.

This week's a bit rushed but here are a few Random Tuesday Thoughts:

Anybody into the magazine Where Women Create? Through Sandra Evertson's blog, I found this "Online resource - Inspire, Connect Share"

Keep meaning to make one of these - DIY playing card top hat!

Like wordplay? Cross a thesaurus with a mobile & you get Visuwords!

Always behind the times, I just heard The Puppini Sisters for the 1st time yesterday - great stuff!

Couple of cool random drawings from 2 of my favorite bloggers/artists. Visit their blogs for contest details :

Poet's Narcissus by La Donna Welter

La Donna's will pick 1 lucky winner on August 10th. Click on photo of prize to visit her blog, LaDonna Papercutting.

January Wish is sponsoring a giveaway of Alessandra Fusi's artwork. Click here for details

Last but not least, for all you zombie fans: Have you checked out Lili's Lair yet? If not Here you go

Gotta Run. Rampaging zombies? Nah, just deadlines (only scary to me). If you have some idle time, pop over & see what wild RTT is running about over at The Un Mom today Got a little more time? Grab a button & play along!

Also there is still time to enter Thursday's Random drawing for a custom 16" x 20" photo printed on gallery wrapped canvas. CLICK HERE for details.