Cemetery Bench

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"Cemetery Bench"

Posted Oct 31 2008 by E J Mordasky

Another Eastport Maine moment---

when driving through the cemetery

I spied this bench off a ways looking

like it expected someone to sit there

and watch the sea while visiting.

It was more for a child then big

people size--it had some carvings here and

there and on the bench back

I just found some initials

--I took one telephoto

shot to get some of the detail

and that's all--it looked like it was sinking

into the earth and had

been there a long time

it is done in the small

Moleskine book...... this morning.....

I started to add the color and just

could not stop till it was done

---or close to---it seemed to have

the spirit of All Hallowed Eve

So I'll post it in time for that.

"Bill's On The Way ! "

"Bill's On The Way"
This spread commemorates such good times

when the family would have the Lobster

meal driven fresh from Maine by

Uncle Bill Stevens. I forgot to mention

in the newsy note on the left page,

that Bill always brought Kate's Homemade

Butter and I would make Butternut

squash, seasoned with Brown Sugar.

I have thousands of photos I've taken,

to use or have the objects right in front

of me or find somehow what I need---

in this stage, there are lots of

"Aha!, just the perfect thing I need"

Then I start to plan the page with

the first object as the main focus and

then things get added to design the

space well...I use pencil first with eraser

kept busy, and then the Pitt pens--then

watercolor pencils, usually. And I am never

sure what will be next--the time on the

watch was not readable in the old

photo, so I made it 8:20 am,

the time when I was born, for personal

celebration of that moment that must

have been looked forward to---I put

the yellow flat elastics that hold the lobster

claws in the front and that lead to adding

Yellow in a couple other places for balance

of that color. I did add the red fireball

on top of the bread, as I felt it needed

a red spot there--now that was not

preplanned.....that's how it goes.......E J Mordasky

Lock your doors.......

Every once in a while I like to put

up a "guess what" type of photo.

I took this today and was

surprised to see this amount of

detail...such a cutie pie!

Roof Top King

A sketch from a clear morning view in Eastport

last summer--

it sure surprised me to find out

this is the same house

I had painted from a down low

angle---it looked so different

to me from up above. In the Bay

below the car ferry goes

several times a day to a

nearby island I have yet

to experience---maybe

next summer.

Fall Bounty

This spread is done in my favorite small

Moleskine 3 1/2" by 51/2" size....I don't

like usuing any other kind of paper

as this seems to take alot of abuse

and the watercolor pencils work well

on it. Everytime I do a journal sketch

I never know exactly what I will do

---but just keep plugging away till I like it.
Last week, as I drove to the grocery

store, their massive display of pumpkins

caught my eye, because it just seemed

like way too many and nobody was

around them--this spread shows just

some---the girl in the now popular

tight low rider jeans I had photo'd

earlier in the week down there,

so I thought she'd
fill the space with interest...

..and, why not add some black crows

I like to use alot and the memo on

making pumpkin Woopie Pies

this year--let's hope they turn out

right---I will make the cakes

tomorrow to try to be ahead of the game.

Don't forget to left click on the photo

to see it larger.

Baked Potato Challange for EDM

Several people in this

Every Day Matters Sketch Journal

group posted their favorite Baked Potatoes

with toppings sketches. This restaraunt mentioned

is in Ireland on the Kerry Ring road trip

and was really a big place completely

made of stone on a hill by the sea'

I like this combo of the two potatoes

in my sketch but I sure love them many

ways---do you?

Fall Shadows

In all the years I have driven by here and taken photos,

today was the first time I timidly drove down into the driveway

to get this shot---it seemed so deserted and if

they saw me they sure knew the yellow VW was me

and wouldn't mind anyway. That tree is

so huge with it seems thousands of branches

lifting upwards---pretty awesome gathering

of shadows.

Can't Be Beat !

I saw this hanging on the side if an old shed

and was fascinated with all the textures,

shapes and the

cast shadow. I'll bet it could make

some yummy whipped cream for

dumplings made with

apples in the orchards nearby.

"Lark's Spurs Trading Post"

I add this acrylic painting as some have mentioned

not being able to make larger the ones

on the left on the blog page---they do not open

up--have no clue why--but this one will---I

really enjoyed painting things like this where I

had research to do on what might be in an

old timey Western post.

"Casy Would Waltz With The Strawberry Blond"

If you left click you can read the words

much better. The Strawberry photo

I took, got this spread started in my journal

Then Ireland entered the scene with an old

Abby ruin, Pub sign, Shamrock, Pub award, waltzers,

and musical instruments. I guess I would use

a blue background any time I can--love it---could be

sky or sea. The remaining words in the

old time song are: "He'd neer leave the girl

with the strawberry curl,

and the band played on."

"Somewhere....."

One of my assemblages I like a lot

as this was the first movie I ever saw.

The two typewriter keys on the bottom left

say OZ...the hanging tag says "Somewhere....."

and there's Toto by some poppy stems.

There are several bird tickets (that

fly over the rainbow), some tornado

information, the tin man's oil can

etc.----

A Real Fixer Upper

This was on the desktop as I am using it

to draw a journal page that has Irish

things--I am so happy to have quite A

lot of photos in my files from there, nobody has

ever seen. Or maybe I did show this before.

This is a ruin of an old

Abby I am guessing---I just

know as you drive around Ireland,

there will be scenes

like this that must be so ancient.

Dish Play

---I am becoming more aware of my

surroundings and what a difference

that makes in life--never really a

boring day with nothing to say for

me now. I did a page that had my

daughter in it--now, I have 4 sons

to go...Kurt was the 3rd born and

I love to hear him talk about

things--makes me laugh...

I left the right side with less

color as to me, it seemed it would

be on the busy side if I used the

watercolor pencils all over--some

of you MUST recall

You're In The Army Now song

--- that kept going through my

head while doing the spread...

maybe it was suggesting I do

a spread on my husband's Army

experience that was humerous

--I'll think it over.

Breakfast With John Wayne

"Ya gonna eat em all up Pilgrim?"

I made some of the best in the world I've

ever made, French Toast Sticks and enjoyed

it sooooooo much, even with

John Wayne being sarcastic.

He watches my calories for me.....

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This type of photo can easily be a page

in my journal, complete with the recipe etc.

The most simple everyday things around you,

and I mean just you---are so unique if you stop

to notice---such as how you place something

on a table---what pin you chose to wear ...

where you put the peanut butter---how you get in the car ,

what's your position reading this......can you see

that as non electric these things are, they are still

wonderful moments for ideas that say "you" and nobody

else. Let's take your pocketbook and spill it

out...now that more than likely says

allot about you....I'm just harping on how

you don't have to run for office, win an

Emmy or climb Mt Everest to be interesting.

We are all different in many ways and these

'ways' help others to relate or even disagree--

but it's why were here---we all have something

to leave behind, if we record it somehow. At

any rate that's a lot of my reason, that and

being unhappy if I'm not doing

art journaling. Totally a gonner, there.

I also believe I have to be where I am in

my cyle on earth to have the time to

do this.....

Boss Strawberry

Enough for a large pie....

One of my favorite photos from

the weekend--this is in the

shade---not easy to get the color

so thank heavens for PSP 7...

where I could lighten it. I am wondering which

photo, different people like best...and

here's the chink---

say why you prefer one to the other.?

Project Runway

"The Fall Collection"
Here we have VW on the runway,

sporting the look
we all love in the Fall,

when it's
oh so smart to park under a maple tree.
Accessorizing with a flow of

motion in the trees
spells unique for this number.
Thank you VW....

Extra photo for today

I spy a break out !

Driving through pumpkin patch country

over by Broad Brook yesterday--I must

have seen thousands of them---and you

just know they won't all make it to the

big night, or just how many, will the

evil stinking monsters smash..

I guess you can tell, someone stole

my electric pumpkin one year and

I never put another one out....I didn't

plan on taking any photos, but will be

uploading a few more I like..soon...

I have no doubts this particular

pumpkin was trying to leave the patch to

be in some special display or pie---

Every Day Matters Challange #192

This is the first challenge I have done in this group..

there will be a new one each week. The theme

was Things that float---I'm wanting to see what

others do with it--this group is pretty talented and

from all over the world. I like how on the left

it looks like the boat picture is stuck in a slot in

in the page---it wasn't preplanned but just

developed and I will use it again.

My Car Door Oct 10 08

When I went out to go get the mail

at the post office in the Hollow...

this leaf that floated into the handle

was a moment I had to photo.

Don't Stand Me Up

I'm just waiting for you to pick me up

for a Hollow Halloween Party..

they are the best, starting with a moonlight swim

with the geese, then the Barn Dance at Mauley's.

and rounding out the night the with a trick or

treat tango by the old mill stream.

The Stool Pigeon

I am so addicted to doing a journal page..

.this is one I just finished

and while doing it, did not

like it at all---but from

experience, I thought I better

keep on using the watercolor pencils

till it looked better to me--it

took awhile but it shaped up better

than I thought it ever would..now

I have to go on about other things

with this day---I wonder if anybody

ever heard of this old song.

I used it as a result of looking at the pigeon

photos I took, and trying to come

up with a reason to have them

on a page that appealed to me--

can't you just hear the voice tone

of the stool pigeon...they'll

banish him from the group for sure.

Left click on the photo to see it

bigger...........

Like a Postcard View

Some photos it seems look fake when they are not--

the buildings here look painted to me when I see

the photo in it's large size. Taken to day

out of the window in Sean's room

at Hartford Hospital. He remains in a coma

while everything heals is the hope.

Jill's Auburn Maine

A new journal page with memories old and new from

my home town of Auburn Maine. The great Victorian

house we lived in once has it's copula represented here

which as a child I barely noticed, my Mother's

watchful, caring eye, my junior high school, a

newer old looking street light, Halloween was

such big and fun and exciting, the church here was where

I went to crafts classes and sang, Carry Away A Song

as we left each day--I'd be clutching my beads made out

magazine roll ups. ELHS stands for Edward Little

High School and to the left is Squire Edward Little himself

who I knew only as a silent statue watcher

on the school lawn ...there's my father with his

tipped back hat, a Balloon for the Fest they

have each year, some mountain ash tree berries

which were so prevalent on the streets,

a 1940s style shoe for Auburn

was once known as Shoe City with several factories'

my brother was in the top right corner but had

a slight complaint about it so that's how the

while starry sky came about, my sister's straight A's

report card I had no way to better, My mother's crypt

door where she was kept till warmer weather for

burial---they made sure she stayed there with

all that twisted rusty chain...

Crows I have always loved

to see and hear and Sumner will no doubt

have his own page in my journal

as the brother I dearly love.

Love the dove

A photo taken today for a class and what

a treat for the dove to some sit and stay

there for me--I think the doves thought I was

just one of the big Yellow machines they

use over there doing the loam operations.

Not so little

How this uploaded is a mystery

to me--usually with any words

it refuses to accept my photo.

Trying to do an assignment to day

I tried some horses that were

good--it's just that I wasn't thinking

and used the wrong lens. So they

may never be famous...and centerfolds

in Playhorse. I will try again

maybe with chickens....

Ireland Memories page

I 'm pretty sure I could fill a journal with just Ireland

memories---here are some Gorse flowers that grow

everywhere in Ireland, a pitcher I loved coming upon,

castle yard hardware and Hennessey the Flavin family dog

where I stayed for a week in Listowel, County Kerry.

My ex students may be

interested to know I look at one

of my photos on the computer

and draw by eye for all this stuff--

or sometimes by eye from the actual object.

doing it everyday has brought back my sketching

times which I had missed---I always thought

it was ideal to just draw--I remember thinking

James C Christensen's sketch books were the

most interesting things he did even

when I'd see his great paintings

on the walls--it was the sketches that

enthralled me....

but that's just me being me