“Feeding Baby Brother” © Breezy Brookshire

A quick sketch made while taking a break from drawing. Just can’t get away from it!

“Snow Birds” starts as a sketch.

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My great uncle Bill, or “Doc” as he’s usually called, is ninety-four years old. You wouldn’t be able to guess his age because he’s taken such good care of himself.

He’s been an avid reader for eighty-seven years, and his favorite books are romance novels. And he loves to garden.

Here are some details of the “por-trait.” ;)

As I started to sketch him, his wife Eula slowly came up and gently patted his collar to spiff it up a bit.

On Saturday, Mom and I took down my exhibit at the library. A wee bit bittersweet, but I’m glad to have all my pieces back home.

(Edit) This piece was drawn with graphite pencils on Strathmore drawing paper. Thanks for all the comments!

Over the years I have spent thousands of hours drawing. God has been gracious in allowing me to use that time drawing, and I can’t call myself a genius. But the time invested is certainly a reason why drawing comes extra easy.

Ann Voscamp wrote a beautiful post, “How to Nurture Geniuses”, and I highly recommend that everyone read it!

“What would happen if every Christian used the 4 hours daily spent in front of the television a day (more than 126 hours a month!) or the near hour a day the average American surfs the internet and spent two of those hours developing their skill in a particular domain . . . and one hour more on the spiritual disciplines that lead into a deeper relationship with God, (prayer, memorization, Bible meditation, fasting) – only repurposing three hours a day from the five we spend on passive entertainment — and in one decade, our entire culture – and the world at large – would be entirely revolutionized. How are we being faithful stewards of our 10,000 hours?”

What would happen? Can you imagine? Head on over there and read it and be inspired!

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