Each morning I sweeten up a local coffee drinker (a tea drinker, myself) by making an espresso and I add a little bit of milk and look to see what is drawn there. The best is when the carton is quite empty and instead of a plop of milk it comes out in a skinny little line. A milk pencil. I have gotten to where I’m not really looking at the amount of milk I’m adding as much as the amount I need. To create the art, like.
So this morning this is who I found.
Do you see her?
Work with me here. Isn’t that sort of a goat face with a flower on her head? And a cute smile? She was sort of winking at first but when I walked down the stairs the bubbles did stuff so I’m not sure what she’s doing now. Possibly wearing a mask.
Ah. Now you see her, right?
One morning it was this pouty bear, stomping off in a mood.
Here, try this.
One day there was a flirty llama, or maybe an alpaca? Isn’t she dreamy?
I don’t think you need the cheat sheet anymore, but just in case.
She looks like she’d have long eyelashes to bat, doesn’t she?
This one might have been an off day.
Or maybe a bunch of fireflies? Coffee fireflies? Coffeeflies?
So this morning’s goat. I think it’s a goat with a flower on its head and maybe a wink. Cute little smile. And it sent my head working and then my hand, sketching out some goats, trying to learn what sketching lines make a goat look like a goat. I love doing that, just sketching something over and over until you see what’s important. Those eyes on the sides of the head seem to be a biggie.
So now I know I’d like to do Pippin goats. I might need to figure out a troll. Maybe tomorrow’s coffee will help me out.