Roxanne Baldwin's Artsy Blog

  • have a Ball!

    have a Ball!

    Having grown tired of cats, I saw this little scenario, that had possibilities. So, I did a little picture of the little scenario. Yellow Basketball So, my mind got onto the subject of balls. Nothing dirty here, please folks. Then it occurred to me, that I owe a friend a birthday card, which she specifically…

  • That’s that

    That’s that

    Already, can you believe it? I’m tired, for now doing cat drawings. I’m sure I will do more at some point….but for now, that’s that. Here’s the last drawing in the series, for now. Pumpkin, again Meow for now

  • OH NO!

    OH NO!

    I’m at it again. Cat Pictures. I realize, at least for now, drawing small cat pictures is the most soothing thing for me. Sounds odd, I know, but it works, and it’s a lot cheaper than a vacation in Bermuda. I don’t know, can you even go to Bermuda under the current restrictions? I get…

  • Anticipation

    Anticipation

    When last we saw our heroine, she was happily contemplating a new supply of art paper, and time to do work. But the paper wasn’t arriving. Then it dawned on her. We’re in a pandemic, and art paper is not considered a necessity. So, disappointed, she went back to creating a handmade face mask. That’s…

  • Distraction

    Distraction

    I know many artists are making sad art,reflecting the current times. I’m not good at that, my attempts at sad, thoughtful art have been damn depressing. Who needs that? The best I can do is bittersweet. I want to try to contribute something during this sad time, but I don’t have much in way of…

  • Part two

    Part two

    So, I finished the full-sized drawing of Man,Dog, Phone, and Parrot. I guess I could add chain link fence to the title, but that would be too long. I cheated. I started to draw the stairs, got them so out of perspective, that I just decided to make a cubist design out of the background.…

  • Sheltering in place

    Sheltering in place

    So, what are you all doing in self quartine? Reading? Yes! Facetime? Yes! Video Games? Yes! Hobbies? Yes! Housework? Errr, um Surprise, I actually am doing housework, among other things. You see, I had scheduled this week off since January. A friend from overseas was going to be visiting. So. due to COVID-19, he wasn’t…

  • IN the wink of an eye

    IN the wink of an eye

    For those of you who noticed…….I took down my last post. For those of you who didn’t notice…it’s just as well. I was working on this, but was tired and sick…didn’t I once title a post, “Friends don’t let other friends draw sick”. If I didn’t I should have. I put up a post and…

  • #selfquaratine

    #selfquaratine

    Good afternoon all!  It was a good afternoon, until I coughing.  So, hoping for the best, In the meantime, I haven’t heard of a virtual contagion of coronavirus, so anyone reading this blog is safe. But cat lovers rejoice!  Let me remind you that for us, it’s St. Gertrude of Nivelles Day, the Patron Saint…