My latest drawing in response to what's going on. "Untethered from Reality: A Portrait.: Crow quill pen & India ink on laid paper. We seem to be drifting farther and farther away from civility and not waking up to dread the news.

The last of my sleep and dream series. This is "To Rest, and Dream No More." As usual, crow quill pen & India ink plus watercolor pencils. May we all have restful and dream-free sleep in these troubled times. This one might be my favorite of the series!

Latest pen & ink and watercolor pencil drawing in my "sleep and dream" series. "Caught in the Dreamweaver's Web."

I seem to have started another series (I'm known for such). Crow quill pen and Prismacolor micro pen, "A Dreamer's Hope of Sleep." Created while listening to an audiobook.

Latest exercise having fun with crow quill pen, India ink and a Prismacolor micro pen. The Gnome's Hidden Garden. Doom scrolling avoidance = making art.

I call this one "To Sleep, Perchance to Dream." Made with some Prismacolor pens that came as a gift. Trying a new medium as I avoid doom scrolling by drawing in my sketchbook.

Latest exercise in doom scrolling avoidance -- "Subterranean: A Hidden Realm." Gouache on a sketchbook page.

Newest doom scrolling avoidance drawing. "Tracks and Tracery" made with fountain pen on a sketchbook page

This drawing is titled "Continental Drift," a bit of whimsy and different from my usual exercises that want to connect all the elements! I like that the shapes are silently moving through space. For this one, I used both crow quill pen and India ink plus some fountain pen additions.

I created this regal sovereign (of some mysterious and fantastic realm right out of a lost fairy tale) over the past week, As always, maximum doom scrolling avoidance to the accompaniment of some music, often of the Celtic variety. She Rules. Fountain pen and colored pencil on a sketchbook page.

Newest mixed media crow quill pen & India ink with watercolor pencils. The Garden of Unearthly Delight. How I avoid doom scrolling.

I painted this instead of doom scrolling a few days ago. View From Above reminds me of the maps I used to draw for archaeology a long time ago. Perhaps it's an alien landscape with rivers and lakes and an ocean. Gouache on canvas board.

Backstage at the Opera, latest crow quill pen & India ink drawing to avoid doom scrolling.

Wallpaper for an Agoraphobic. Drawn with crow quill pen & India ink on a sketchbook page while listening to Celtic music and Cory Booker.

Actually, re: eggs at Costco -- my son reminded me that he got 2 dozen brown (local) eggs there yesterday for $6.00. We love Costco!

Instead of doom scrolling, I made a Fae Bride, crow quill pen & India Ink on a sketchbook page.

This is my latest fountain pen drawing in the series of women in fantastic hats. This is “A Milliner’s Love Story.