Miriam Badyrka is The Doodler

Doodle of the Week (and still no painting)

Here is this week's doodle, and it certainly is an odd one. I like the strip format in the upper portion, and the large medallions.

Here is the weird part, the sampler reminds me of (wait for it) lederhosen. Don't they look like folk embroidery? I have absolutely no idea why it is lederhosen that springs to mind. It is not like I am itching to go to Oktoberfest. I don't even drink beer.

Did you know it is really easy to find lederhosen? Obviously, they have quite the following. American Airlines is even having a "posin in your hosen"  photo contest for travel miles.

These nifty suspenders are from Ernst Licht. Open the site and it will play a polka. I like polkas, but it is a warning to those who have more refined taste than I do.

Doodle of the Week

This week's doodle is interesting because of the way it moves back and forth between dark and light. I think there are some pretty medallions in the carpet that would stand very well on their own.

I have been painting this week. Really, and in color too. I am really happy about it, I have missed it and it makes me happy when I do it. I had a goal of having a finished piece to show today, But no. I probably could have if I was only working on one, but I am working on three at the same time which slows the process, so maybe next week.

Ok. Silly me. Lesson learned: Never mention a kitten without posting photo. Here is Cosmos, our resident troublemaker.

Some Catch Up Doodles

This is two weeks of doodling circles.

I haven't been able to doodle much between end of summer backpacking and a new kitten. He makes it very hard to doodle because he either thinks he should attack the pen, attack and chomp on the paper, or sleep right in the middle of the page.

Here is another large carpet doodle, but it is kind of a cheat, because I have already posted a part of this doodle. Have no fear though, it is already raining and this may signal an early start to the blogging season.