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Foo Fighters and Frames

Weird combination I know, but today music my inspiration.  Basically there are many types of music that appeal to me.  I do however have a few bands that top my list, The Beatles, The Who, Jimmy Buffett and my absolute favorite, Foo Fighters.  I was excited a few years ago we got to see them even though we did have nose bleed seats the show was still AWESOME!  New album out soon too, cannot wait.  I had to listen to Everlong while driving today, love that song!  So how is this inspiring?  Try not to be inspired by music.  Whatever your preference is, music can change your attitude.  It can get you tapping your toes, singing in your car and can bring a smile to your face.  I miss having a job with music in the background because it helps you get through the day.  How do you feel when you hear that one song?  It washes away the negativity and gets you going!  Am I rambling?  Probably, my bed is calling my name, YAWN!  Now to post for today...

If you haven't guessed it yet, I like frames.  Being an artist it does make sense, but in general even for my family photographs, I like unique frames.  So far in this blog they have been painted, decorated, used as trivets and some left as is.  Don't worry, there is much more to come, frames will never be boring to me.  :)

I have some patterns and designs that are my favorites, so I just drew them to be displayed in this simple frame.  There are times when I am drawing things like this that I wish a computer program was in my possession to use.  The process of drawing is great and relaxing but when it comes to fill in the designs it can be boring.  It would be awesome to just click one that part of the picture and just have it colored in.
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