I've finally reached the end of a long hiatus. Once again, I'm steering my way back the blogosphere, which seems to me like a memory long gone. I have, however, managed to work through a couple of sketches to ward off the blues.

 

Artwork in progress by Lila Marquez (colored pencils on paper, 2017)

Even though the trip had all been spikes and sighs, I was still able to drive home a pocket-sized artwork in flesh and blood, a little human about to walk this bumpy road called life with me. So, I guess I'm up to more sketching, blogging, and mothering from now on.

 

Sketches and Scribbles is a current project of mine and the artworks will be available this year (hopefully). Meanwhile, here's part four of my ongoing Instagram series. As a side note, at times when my sketches seem sulky or heavily laden with ink, it must be due to either the changing weather or that I'm too lazy to reach out for another cup of coffee.

A recipe for meaning, ink on paper, March 19, 2017.

Crossing the future, ink on paper, March 19, 2017.

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This is the third part of my art and poetry series titled Sketches and Scribbles which I launched on my Instagram. The series features my on-the-spot sketches and poems rendered on intermediate paper. One of the challenges I've had with this project, apart from my sneakiest cat trying to grab my attention, was catching up with my thoughts as I work through each piece with my own handwriting, the old school stuff, using no single draft or outline. For this reason, each piece should appear spontaneous as though hordes of lines and words were directly lifted off my thoughts.

Strike the chord again, ink on paper, March 18, 2017.

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Breaking away from my daily mundane tasks always calls for a bite of chocolate...and awkward conversations with the kitties and pup...and crayons. I was lucky enough to have found a second to lay away some jittery lines on my notebook this morning before I could even bear the brunt of modern living. My notebook usually comes in handy every time I needed a pillow, by the way, so, I put aside all the day's nonsense and headed toward my quiet corner. 

The wind that wrote the song, ink on paper, March 13, 2017.

The colors of parting, ink on paper, March 13, 2017.

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Sometimes, while you're trying to outsmart time behind your work desk, you meet with your thoughts and ask questions you dare not ask your kitties. Then you try to find a way to impart that conversation to any surface you can find. And when you do find it, the universe simply opens up its doors to usher you in.

World of Swarms, ink on paper, March 9, 2017.

Lost Rhyme, ink on paper, March 9, 2017.

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