Rosie digs for treats

 I hide little kibble bits in this toy so she can entertain herself digging them out.  She is food motivated.   Found this toy on Amazon.  She has no use for the preferred toys of Nikki or Lulu.  I dont think this dog had ever had a toy, or even knew how to play.  Now her favorite game is to stage fake fights through the wire fence with neighbors dog.   It only lasts a few seconds then they turn their backs and walk away wagging their tails.   Best buddies. 

Totems in journal.

 I carry a 9 x 6 inch Strathmore sketch diary to senior center art group and clubhouse arts and crafts group.  It is so much easier and more convenient to haul along limited supplies and materials.  I carry a small tote bag with pencils, erasers, buc extra fine point pens and colored pencils.     

I started playing with doodles.  Just drawing a continuous line with swirls and twists.  Right away I saw the loops as eyes, and began to see them as totems. Faces stacked in abstract compositions.    I love working with colored pencils, varying the colors and mixing colors.   Here are some from this sketch book.  I do one or two a week.  Usually finishing them off during the week, as chatting takes up art time in groups.   Lol.  That's why we go to these groups.  It is NOT all art.  It is majorly social.