I’ve been busy doing other things, but I have managed to do a few 3.5″ x 3.5″ drawings. Most of these drawings were done to test the pen colors for larger drawings.
Large Colorful Mandala 5
This drawing was done with Sakura Gel Pens on a 16″ x 20″ Carson Art Board.
Large Metallic Mandala 4
This mandala was create on 16″ x 20″ Carson Black Art Board using Sakura Metallic pens. It did not come out exactly as I expected, but the lines did provide a basket effect.
Large Moonlight Mandala 3
This drawing was done on a 16″ x 20″ Carson Black Art Board using Sakura Moonlight pens. Once the center was done, the edge went in it own direction.
Large Metallic Mandala 2
This mandala was done on 16″ x 20″ Carson Black Art Board using Sakura Metallic pens. When I am using colors in my drawings, I like using as many different colors as possible.
I first sketched in a grid using circles and lines, then I applied the color.
Large Metallic Mandala 1
I decided to do some drawing on large drawing boards, 16″ x 20″ This drawing was done on Carson Black Art Board using Sakura Metallic Pens. I used a compass and ruler to draw the grid lines for the drawing, and than I created the pattern using only lines.
Do You See?
After many days of heavy rain, the sun finally came out. I parked my car in front of a fence and noticed animals peering from the soaked fence.
Bear
Deer
Do you think the home owner would let me cut them from the wood?
Last one, eye.
Audiobook Recommendation – May 2019
It has been seven months since I’ve updated my audiobook recommendation list. Most of the books I have listened to during that time were written by Dakota Krout. If you like RPG books, you will enjoy these books. So, a shout goes out to Dakota Krout for a job well done, okay six jobs well done. My only dilemma is where to put them in the list, and which series was better. I love the Bobiverse series and the Magic 2.0 series.
Below is my updated list of book recommendations.
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel – Neil Gaiman
- We Are Legion (We Are Bob), Bobiverse, Book 1 – Dennis Taylor
- For We Are Many, Bobiverse, Book 2 – Dennis Taylor
- All These Worlds, Bobiverse, Book 3 – Dennis Taylor
- Mogworld – Yahtzee Croshaw
- 14 – Peter Clines
- The Fold – Peter Clines
- Paradox Bound – Peter Clines
- Differently Morphous – Yahtzee Croshaw
- The Authorities – Scott Meyer
- Run Program – Scott Meyer
- Ritualist: Completionist Chronicles, Book 1 – Dakota Krout
- Regicide: The Completionist Chronicles Series, Book 2 – Dakota Krout
- Off To Be a Wizard: Magic 2.0 – Scott Meyer
- Hacker, The Outlaw Chronicles – Ted Dekker
- Spell or High Water: Magic 2.0, Book 2 – Scott Meyer
- An Unwelcome Quest: Magic 2.0, Book 3 – Scott Meyer
- Fight and Flight: Magic 2.0, Book 4 – Scott Meyer
- Out of Spite, Out of Mind: Magic 2.0, Book 5 – Scott Meyer
- Dungeon Born: Divine Dungeon Series, Book 1 – Dakota Krout
- Dungeon Madness: Divine Dungeon Series, Book 2 – Dakota Krout
- Dungeon Calamity: Divine Dungeon Series, Book 3 – Dakota Krout
- Dungeon Desolation: Divine Dungeon Series, Book 4 – Dakota Krout
- The Passage, Book 1 – Justin Cronin
- The Twelve (The Passage Trilogy), Book 2 – Justin Cronin
- The City of Mirrors (The Passage Trilogy), Book 3 – Justin Cronin
- Anansi Boys – Neil Gaiman
- Master of Formalities – Scott Meyer
- The Graveyard – Neil Gaiman
- Will Save the Galaxy for Food – Yahtzee Croshaw
- Jam – Yahtzee Croshaw
- The Time Keeper – Mitch Albom
- Forbidden, The Book of Mortal, Book 1 – Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee
- Mortal, The Book of Mortal, Book 2 – Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee
- Sovereign, The Book of Mortal, Book 3 – Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee
- Run Program – Scott Meyer
- Black: Book One, The Birth of Evil – Ted Dekker
- Red: Book Two, The Heroic Rescue – Ted Dekker
- White: Book Three, The Great Pursuit – Ted Dekker
- The Junkie Quatrain – Peter Clines
- Dead Men Can’t Complain and Other Stories – Peter Clines
- I Can Only Imagine: A Memior – Bart Millard
Sorry, Neil Gaiman but Good Omens will not be making on this list. The book failed to hold my attention. I kept getting distracted by other things like traffic lights. However, I will watch the TV series when it comes out.
Sand Hill Crane
March and April it is prime time to view Sand Hill Cranes in Nebraska. The best viewing time is early morning or evening. In Nebraska, at that time of year it is cold and it can be very cold, and windy – really windy. I cannot envision me taking that particular adventure because I like warm weather and sunshine.
However, when walking through a Mall I will walk through there free display recognizing the Sand Hill Cranes.
My Low-carb Cheesecake Recipe
Here is my recipe for my low-carb (no-sugar) Cheesecake. Several people have asked me to make this for their birthday.
Ingredients:
Crust:
1 Cup Chopped Walnuts
1 Cup Splenda for Baking
2 tablespoons Ground Cinnamon
Filling:
5 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 pint Sour Cream
5 eggs at room temperature (3 whole eggs and 2 egg yokes)
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 Cup Splenda for Baking
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Spray the springform pan with cooking spray. I like Pam from Baking.
Mixed the Walnuts, Splenda, and Cinnamon together and pour into the springform pan. Gently shake pan to level the crust ingredients.
Place the Cream Cheese and vanilla into a mixing bowl and beat on medium speed until it is combined. Add the 1 cup of Splenda to the mixture and beat on medium speed until it is combined. Beat in one egg at a time to the mixture, until all three eggs and two egg yokes are added. Make sure you are scraping the sides of the bowl while adding everything to make the filing.
Add one pint of Sour Cream to the mixture and beat on low speed until sour cream is blended into the filing.
Pour filing into springform pan over the top of the crust. Make sure the filing is level inside with pan.
Bake until the Cheesecake appears to be firm and set on the outer 2″ rim of the cake. The center of the cake will still appear to be soft. The baking time is approximately 1 hour – check cake after 40 minutes and then every 10 minutes. Do not stick a toothpick or knife into the cake to check for doneness.
Let cool and refrigerate it.
There are some people that can’t wait to eat it and eat it warm.
