Weekend: Wonderful

This weekend was AWESOME.

On Friday Hubs surprised me with club level seats right behind 1st base at a local Mudhens game.It was cold but so worth it. Great seats, and a bit terrifying.  Love these little spontaneous dates he organizes.

Saturday We visited my mom. WE walked around Oak Park, bought some fun little plants and the visited my uncle gary's garden. A garden which contains 527 different species of hostas. Just different hostas. His garden is beautiful and a bit ridiculous. Mostly awesome.

Sunday my sister, Mom, Niece, and I all took a pilgrimage up to Ikea. Its becoming an obsession this store. This store is like a  home goods Mecca.

I've officially lost 40lbs.

Best of all I finally confirmed a visit to Florida. I have to fly solo because hubs can't get time off work. I've flown before, roughly 6-7 times. Never flown alone. Annnnd I'm afraid of heights.

Bring it on.

Some days I get weird.

Relaxing

It's been a long fun day. Oak park with my mom and uncle, a garden walk, time with grandma, and some new plants.

Ikea tomorrow with my mom, sister, and niece.

Take me out to the ball game

Love these little spontaneous dates hubs organizes.

A sketch a day 1-4

I'm a day behind 0.o
Need to do another one today.

Subconscious Inspiration

Yesterday I truly realized that a lot of my artistic inspiration comes from subconscious observations.

My awesome little gnome brought all of this about. I was watching some DVR recordings of The Big Bang Theory. During The Friendship Algorithm Episode I began to draw the little guy. I don't have a particular fascination with gnomes, in fact this is the first rendering I've ever done of a gnome. Though happy little fantasy characters are not far from my wheelhouse so I didn't think much of it.

 Later when my husband was watching the same episode I noticed a book in the background (of a bookstore scene no less) with the front and back views of a gnome that look suspiciously like my gnome. I had begun drawing after that scene.

Can you find the gnome book?
Bazinga. 

It is incredibly indicative of me to notice what is in the background rather than the subject matter at hand.

It truly is a great breakthrough for me. A forward momentum with my art. A realization that I may need to let inspiration come to me. Trust myself.

I'm feeling a fantastic shade of blue today