Day 140 "Afternoon" mixed 8 x 6

I love my vacation.  I'm seeing friends, getting a lot of things taken care of around the house, grading a giant bag of work before next week, listening to my favorite radio, reading, drawing, enjoying the week.  While taking care of some paperwork today, I looked up and saw the sun making this interesting pattern on the wall from a front window.  I sketched it in in pen, used gray markers for the values, then added some watercolor pencil and pastel to finish.  The drawing is mostly successful, but interestingly, the trees through the window look like they are glued on as an afterthought.  I need to resolve an issue with the temperature and values in that space, but I left it for now because the illusion is so interesting to me.  
This is my hundred fortieth daily drawing.... very interesting journey so far. Thank you for looking.

"Roses - Kitchen Window" watercolor and ink 6 x 4

On our recent wedding anniversary, our daughter presented me with a big bouquet of lovely roses. They are opening beautifully, with just the right amount of regal asymmetrical balance and elegance.  What a nice surprise, and a nice direction for our young adult to take!  
Here's a sketch of them in the kitchen window.  The roses are in a crystal lemonade pitcher that was one of my parents' wedding gifts... full circle.

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