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Monday, September 12, 2011

Kitchen ~ A Creative Tuesday Sketch

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Kitchen is the theme this time at Creative Tuesdays. I thought I'd do something a little different and show the view from the outside looking in! This cute little house is from my imagination. I love it's stone walls, pretty windows and it no doubt has a thatched roof. :) Like most kitchens, it's the heart of this home, with it's typical gathering spaces, delicious smells and warmth. Of course it would have a kitty peering inside, flowering potted plants on the sill, and something yummy from the oven cooling in the open window. And don't forget the bird singing to me while I do dishes inside! :) And can you hear the tea kettle whistling? OK...enough standing outside! Come in and have a piece of peach pie! Ala mode? :)

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  1. The Silver FoxSeptember 11, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    Your drawings keep getting more and more intricate! Love them.

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  2. Betsy BrockSeptember 11, 2011 at 6:30 PM

    Thanks, Silver! :)

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  3. JillSeptember 11, 2011 at 6:45 PM

    I just love seeing your sketches. This one is lovely and inviting.

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  4. Old KittySeptember 11, 2011 at 6:46 PM

    You drew this!??! WOW!! Lovely!! What talent!!! Yay! Awww thank you for your kind offer of peach pie - yum!!!

    Take care
    x

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  5. Betsy BrockSeptember 11, 2011 at 6:53 PM

    Old Kitty ~ well yeah, I did! You should join us! I didn't think I could draw when I started but it's a lot of fun!

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 11, 2011 at 7:03 PM

    beautiful,, just so much detail..beautiful.

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  7. TannaSeptember 11, 2011 at 7:25 PM

    GREAT sketch, Betsy! I can smell that pie! I like the house you have imagined. ;) blessings ~ tanna

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  8. Brian MillerSeptember 11, 2011 at 7:47 PM

    very cool betsy...this is one of my favs by you....lots of layering of color and many different pieces within to take in...

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  9. Betsy BrockSeptember 11, 2011 at 7:52 PM

    Aw, thanks, Bri...

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  10. MichelleSeptember 11, 2011 at 8:19 PM

    Lovely color and detail in this drawing and peach pie ala mode sounds divine.

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  11. Christian - Modobject@HomeSeptember 11, 2011 at 8:23 PM

    Your sketches make me happy.

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  12. Betsy BrockSeptember 11, 2011 at 8:24 PM

    Thanks, Christian! They make me happy to color them! :)

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  13. God, Gals, Guns, GrubSeptember 11, 2011 at 8:33 PM

    My grandmother used to set the pies out on the window to cool off... always shooing the barn cats away...

    Your sketch brings back good memories...

    Dann in Ohio

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  14. joanneSeptember 11, 2011 at 8:35 PM

    I can hear the hustle bustle of a happy home and I want to run around and knock on the door!

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  15. BeckySeptember 11, 2011 at 8:56 PM

    Betsy thats soooooo cute.Seriously I would love some of your work.Very nice!

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  16. Betsy BrockSeptember 11, 2011 at 9:03 PM

    Dann ~ hey, thanks...and thanks for visitiing! I'm in Ohio, too!

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  17. Betsy BrockSeptember 11, 2011 at 9:26 PM

    Becky ~ I have been known to mail them to bloggers that ask! :)

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  18. AnonymousSeptember 11, 2011 at 9:27 PM

    Aaaw...perfect! All my favorites rolled into one...birds, hearts, cats and pie : ) This is so cozy and the colors are so warm . Great job, Betsy!

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  19. Pat HattSeptember 11, 2011 at 9:28 PM

    Wow you do just keep putting more and more detail into each one
    This one had a ton
    One of your best too
    Of course one thing is due
    Really think the cat would stay there with the bird and pie
    He/she would make one of them die..hahaha

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  20. Betsy BrockSeptember 11, 2011 at 9:29 PM

    Thanks, Cat...all of my favorites, too!

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  21. ChristineSeptember 11, 2011 at 9:31 PM

    Betsy, this is so gorgeous and detailed. I think you've captured the true essence of 'kitchen'.

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  22. Betsy BrockSeptember 11, 2011 at 9:32 PM

    Pat ~
    aw, look...you're being a dear
    and even kind of sincere!
    I guess you have a point
    kitty would be out of joint
    with food live and baked
    just would have to shake
    his little behind
    and be unkind.
    Should have included three more
    to show all the cats at my door!

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  23. Betsy BrockSeptember 11, 2011 at 9:34 PM

    Thanks, Christine. You're a sweetheart! :)

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  24. Pat @ Mille Fiori FavoritiSeptember 11, 2011 at 9:45 PM

    This sketch is adorable! It would make a wonderful greeting card. I love the kitty sitting on the ledge :)

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  25. MarieElizabethSeptember 11, 2011 at 10:04 PM

    I love the details of the heart and the music notes. But I'm pretty sure my kitty would be licking that pie in the window!

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  26. Country WhispersSeptember 11, 2011 at 10:07 PM

    Love your drawing and the description sounds so homey!

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  27. ChristineSeptember 12, 2011 at 12:28 AM

    It's late but I just have to leave a comment. You have to create a book of these drawings.

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  28. Alan BurnettSeptember 12, 2011 at 2:07 AM

    The house might be in your imagination Betsy, but the style and the welcome inside is all you. Now pour me that cup of tea.

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  29. SueannSeptember 12, 2011 at 5:19 AM

    I will definitely enjoy a cup of tea with you...a little cream and honey please!!
    Love your drawing! Perfect!
    Hugs
    SueAnn

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  30. Jill from Killeny GlenSeptember 12, 2011 at 7:55 AM

    PERFECT!!!!
    On my way over!

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  31. Betsy BrockSeptember 12, 2011 at 7:59 AM

    Alan ~ it would be a pleasure to serve you a cup of tea! :)

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  32. Betsy BrockSeptember 12, 2011 at 8:00 AM

    Christine ~ maybe a cookbook? I'm thinking about it! :) This could be the cover!

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  33. fragilewisdomSeptember 12, 2011 at 8:21 AM

    What a charming picture. I would love to come in and join you. :)

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  34. Betsy BrockSeptember 12, 2011 at 8:23 AM

    fragile ~ come right on in...I'm serving pie...even for breakfast! lol...

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  35. Anita JohnsonSeptember 12, 2011 at 10:39 AM

    I'm waiting for the next drawing where the kitty will be looking OUT from the INSIDE!

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  36. Betsy BrockSeptember 12, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    Anita ~ I probably would have let them inside by now but I'm afraid they will think Nugget is lunch! ha.

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  37. KathleenSeptember 12, 2011 at 1:01 PM

    I could picture myself in that kitchen, just daydreaming gazing out through the window at the lovely little cottage garden in front of it. There's your next subject - a cottage garden?

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  38. Betsy BrockSeptember 12, 2011 at 1:03 PM

    Kathleen ~ that would be a good one...but I'm at the mercy of Mr. Toast! :) Maybe he'll read your comment!

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  39. Christie describeHappySeptember 12, 2011 at 1:55 PM

    You knocked the socks off of this one!! Just love all the details and color you managed to sneak in. Just adorable and I can just smell that peach pie too!

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  40. L. D. September 12, 2011 at 2:20 PM

    It is a wonderful illustration.

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  41. Ed PilollaSeptember 12, 2011 at 3:48 PM

    what a beautiful mood you set with this drawing. what an inviting home and kitchen:)

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  42. A Lady's LifeSeptember 12, 2011 at 5:11 PM

    so inviting I think I'll come in for a spell lol
    I remember having a canary hanging over my kitchen sink and it was so happy singing there.

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  43. Betsy BrockSeptember 12, 2011 at 5:13 PM

    Lady ~ come on in! You know, I almost drew a bird cage hanging in the window! :) btw...my parakeets are in the kitchen and they are singing right now, too!

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  44. WandaSeptember 12, 2011 at 5:42 PM

    Oh I love this....I must stand out side a little longer and just ponder every little detail. But do save me a piece of that pie, I'll be in soon as I pet the kitty.

    Betsy, you have a "magical" imagination which just blesses me and makes me smile.

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  45. Betsy BrockSeptember 12, 2011 at 5:50 PM

    Wanda ~ when you finally come in, please plan on staying a good long while! I've missed you!

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  46. Kittie HowardSeptember 12, 2011 at 6:00 PM

    Hi, Betsy! I gave you a shout-out on my post today. Thank you for following me. I hope to visit more after I get some stuff done around the house.

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  47. HeatherSeptember 12, 2011 at 9:35 PM

    This is so warm and inviting, Betsy! Yummy, pie! A wonderful illustration! xo

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  48. ZuzanaSeptember 13, 2011 at 2:58 AM

    I have said it many times before, love your drawings.;) You should be an illustrator.;)
    xoxo

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  49. Dina ThankiSeptember 13, 2011 at 8:30 AM

    This is so cute and i love the gingham that the pie is placed on. Good idea to do the kitchen from the outside too :)

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  50. Jehanne's doodlesSeptember 13, 2011 at 8:56 AM

    Oh this is gorgeous. Love the colours and the bird singing. The pie is making my mouth water :)

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  51. CrystalSeptember 13, 2011 at 9:14 AM

    This is fantastic Bestsy! I just love how you have us looking in from outside! That is just so creative! :-)

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  52. Cheryl (Grandma Coco)September 13, 2011 at 9:31 AM

    I like the point of view you chose and the kitty on the windowsill is the perfect finishing touch.

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  53. MichaelSeptember 13, 2011 at 10:20 AM

    Wow, incredible, Betsy, and you did this all from imagination! Whoa. I seem to recall you saying once how you could never do that, have to look at something, but this clearly shows otherwise. What a clever interpretation--from the outside looking in, being beckoned in as it were. that is one smart kitty. I wonder if it loves peach pie as much as I do? this must have taken you yonkers. ty so much for doing it.

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  54. Betsy BrockSeptember 13, 2011 at 10:30 AM

    Mmm ~ actually, I meant that the house didn't look anything like the one I live in..that I dreamed it up. But, it is true that I usually have to look at something to draw it. This time I didn't do that...just thought of how I wanted it to look. Maybe I was using that as a crutch before? I don't know..but most of the things here are pretty straight forward...cat, pie, bird...easy to to draw.

    I had originally thought I would show more of what was inside the kitchen, too, but it lost the effect of the geranium and pie. I thought they looked better with shadows behind them and it gave it more depth.

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  55. JaniceSeptember 13, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    You've got it all happening here! I love it. Nest, bird, geraniumn, cooling pie, kitty. I really like the way you did the bricks, just a few here and there. And the peach pie? I'll be over.

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  56. Joni NickrentSeptember 13, 2011 at 11:12 AM

    Beautiful...love the colors and the amazing whimsical feel! POP ART MINIS

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  57. linda (dots n doodles)September 13, 2011 at 1:12 PM

    Such a lovely picture and a great take of looking in from outside. This is the kind of place I would love to live in.

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  58. craftydvlSeptember 13, 2011 at 2:20 PM

    Found you via C.T., love your style and this picture of a kitchen! I do hope the kitty you drew gets to come inside, get some warm food, and is petted by some nice humans (-: The bricks on the outside are lovely, great illo.

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  59. UnknownSeptember 13, 2011 at 3:24 PM

    Beautiful sketch Betsy

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  60. Morph WaffleSeptember 13, 2011 at 4:48 PM

    Cute,I eally like all the added tid bits; kitty, nest, potted flowers.

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  61. UnknownSeptember 14, 2011 at 10:30 AM

    Betsy you are indeed getting better all the time. Love this cottage window.
    QMM

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  62. jennyfrecklesSeptember 14, 2011 at 5:06 PM

    Oh, so pretty. Only one thing wrong - surely the kitten would be eating the pie?

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  63. steviewrenSeptember 16, 2011 at 6:46 PM

    You have a great imagination Betsy. I love your take on the theme.

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