Follow Friday: Readily Available

Tonight there is a show at Crosstown Arts called Readily Available: An Instagram Show. So for follow Friday I'm suggesting that you follow these ladies on Instagram: Lesley Young, Stephanie Wexler-Malone and Jenn Billy Brandt. I'm looking forward to this show - when I noticed that Lesley was posting a lot of interesting location pictures I thought, "She should really show these somewhere."

Friday, June 7, 6-10pm
Crosstown Arts Gallery, 430 N. Cleveland, Memphis TN 38104

Overton Square

Last week I went to dinner and a movie with my girlfriends. We ate at... Bar Louie? Out on the patio. Across the street is... Bar... something? Is it called Local Pub? Whatever, we had a great time at dinner, it was really nice out and it was lovely to see people out and about in Overton Square. Then we saw The Great Gatsby as I napped.

Studio Night Last Night: Spain and London

More Spain on paper... channeling Matisse?

Tiny London so far, minus the one I did tonight.

Tuesday Morning Sketch

I've been getting to work early enough to do a quick sketch. Here's one from a couple of weeks ago - that's the... Hilton? Hyatt? Adam's Mark? Omni? in the background.

Memphis Monday: Crosstown Arts' MemFeast

This was fun! MemFeast is hosted by Crosstown Arts. It's basically a big dinner at which artists present ideas and everyone in attendance gets to vote on which project gets funded.

This one was for a public art project in the Vollintine Evergreen neighborhood, and since public art in Memphis is near and dear to my heart I decided to go.

I went with Shannon and Brian and a bunch of their friends joined us, and I ran into people that I never get to see, so it was really fun.

I sketched all through the presentations because I was already familiar with everyone's work :)

Jeannie Tomlinson Saltmarsh won for a project called "Are there fish in Lick Creek?" The project will be great - an entrance marker to the V&E Greenline.

Supply Sunday: What's on my Drawing Table

Sometimes my supplies are: color wheel, iPad, tiny palette, paper towels, and popcorn.

Soccer with Nieces and Nephews

First, I really wish there was a collective term for nieces and nephews. Is there? Can we invent one?

Second, it was just one niece, but two nephews, but saying "nieces and nephews" just sounds better.

Anyway, a couple of weekends ago I got to take Somerset to her soccer game. She did great! Especially when she played goalie. Her team won woohoo!

Plus I got to hang out with Calvin and Joshua! I took them for frozen yogurt after. Have I mentioned that I love being an aunt?

By the way, Memphis Urban Sketchers is sketching this morning at Cleveland Street Flea Market, 438 North Cleveland at 10:00 AM. Come join us!