From Him With Love...

I Logged on to Facebook a few days ago... too many notifications My goodness.. Among them I was tagged in a note from one of my good friends, Windy. Windy posted this super sweet message which I found really encouraging and incredibly sweet. Love you Winds thanks for posting I will now repost :) (I also stole it from her blog :D which btw... is totally awesome )


I have three words for you. I mean each of them. They will change everything for you, I promise: “I love you.” I love you. I always have and I always will. I’m not going to give up on you. Never. I’m going to keep loving you. I’m going to maintain My faith in you. It’s a given. Even if you are faithless, I remain faithful. I’ve got enough faith for both of us, and I will bring you through. Just tell yourself, “Jesus loves me,” because I do.—In the good times, the bad times, at all times.

Niece :)

This is an older one... when I decided I'd make protraits, she was the first I'd drawn after a long while... :)

So now...

My latest work of art... :) since I started drawing protraits and posting on Facebook... well all of my friends decided they wanted one of themselves... so the requests keep coming. The only problem is, I'm out of paper... and out of time. I can't do ths no more so I'll take a break... I'll be back to art in a few... weeks :) as for now... this is what.

Still life

SO now I've taken to drawing people. Faces mostly. and its good practice... I think. Since I have a lot of time now, I do that :D
This is... well my niece. she's the sweetest thing ever! :)

Black and White

This too... is a bit aged. But I like it. Evil? I don't think so... I like to think of it as... conceptual :)

This Sentence Has Five Words

Gary Provost, quoted in Roy Peter Clark’s (terrific) Writing Tools:

This sentence has five words. Here are five more words. Five-word sentences are fine. But several together become monotonous. Listen to what is happening. The writing is getting boring. The sound of it drones. It’s like a stuck record. The ear demands some variety. Now listen. I vary the sentence length, and I create music. Music. The writing sings. It has a pleasant rhythm, a lilt, a harmony. I use short sentences. And I use sentences of medium length. And sometimes, when I am certain the reader is rested, I will engage him with a sentence of considerable length, a sentence that burns with energy and builds with all the impetus of a crescendo, the roll of the drums, the crash of the cymbals–sounds that say listen to this, it is important.

It’s good advice, of course, but mostly I was impressed by the execution.

Something Sweet.

Now for smething recent.... This is cartoon-ish and maybe a bit girly but I loved how it came out :D

Something Old

As a child I loved drawing... on walls and my sister's notebooks. I can still recall having my older sister scold me for drawing on my younger sister's school notebooks. As I got older I had this girl give me one class, and from there I took off. My art was still out of context with big lips small bodies and big heads... slowly my art started evoluting into something that didn't quite hurt your eyes that much. I later had another couple of lessons with pastels and chalky colors.... but I never really had a thing for colors. a while later I took like 3 classes out of a course with another teacher... but that didn't last long either. But I kept going... By the time I was 13 my art improved and I created things out of my imagination. Fantasy was always my favortie subject for drawing. A few days ago I found this... I drew it when I was 13 :)

For a while I drew faries and the such... then people. I was never good with animals or plants and I always imagined I'd draw something worth posting on my wall... but that never really happened.
As of now (5 years later) I can draw portraits (somethign i was never able to do until recently) and the such. For now... this is it. I'll post more later.
~A.J.

Day 30 - A picture of someone you miss

Day 29 - A picture that can always make you smile

Never fails :D

Day 27 - A picture of yourself and a family member

Niece :)

Day 25 - A picture from a really good day

A really good day :)

Day 23 - A picture of your favorite animal

Ok... I don't have a favorite animal... I mean I like animals, sure... but I don't have a favorite... I think i like penguins... yeah! penguins! :D

"It's practically impossible to look at a penguin and feel angry."

Day 20 - A picture of somewhere you'd love to travel

Day 18 - A picture from a trip you went on

Picture taken by me :>

Day 05 - A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day

Day 03 - A picture that never fails to make you laugh.

I had so much fun doing this one.... Its sooo good!

Every time I think of you...

You Are Tired (I Think)

You Are Tired (I Think)

You are tired,
(I think)
Of the always puzzle of living and doing;
And so am I.
Come with me, then,
And we’ll leave it far and far away—
(Only you and I, understand!)
You have played,
(I think)
And broke the toys you were fondest of,
And are a little tired now;
Tired of things that break, and—
Just tired.
So am I.
But I come with a dream in my eyes tonight,
And I knock with a rose at the hopeless gate of your heart—
Open to me!
For I will show you places Nobody knows,
And, if you like,
The perfect places of Sleep.
Ah, come with me!
I’ll blow you that wonderful bubble, the moon,
That floats forever and a day;
I’ll sing you the jacinth song
Of the probable stars;
I will attempt the unstartled steppes of dream,
Until I find the Only Flower,
Which shall keep (I think) your little heart
While the moon comes out of the sea.
--E.E. Cummings

After all this...