The Ice Cream Spoon....

It has been quite the week

it started with an unexpected bit of wonderful

when I opened week 1 hook up for the Summer of Colour

hosted by Kristin at Twinkle Twinkle

and saw that I had won the week 1 giveaway

I tell you I was so shocked

I checked it on my phone

then made Phantom check it on her computer

then her phone

then Sinus on his phone

before I started to dare believe it
and I can't send out a big enough thank you to Kristin
it is soooo appreciated....

because the truth was I had been coveting that spoon like no body's business

I have had a bit of a cutlery drawing obsession happening

and so all I could think about all week was that spoon

and now it is on its way

so obviously I just need to obsess on something hard enough and it happens

watch out George Clooney you are going to be heading my way baby....

anyway

 I now see huge bowls of ice cream in my future

and the added bonus of a wonderful vintage spoon to draw and paint

although I couldn't resist giving it a quick sketch in preparation

because I love having a sketch for Sunday Sketches ready

and in a stroke of genius I used this week's colour prompt

of mint choc chip colours so it can do double duty....

Which is just as well

because my planned drawing for the week has not gone smoothly

I had a comment on a recent blog post about chocolate biscuits

in which I discussed my obsession with Mint Slice

and Tammy from T's Daily Treasures said that she satisfies her mint choc cravings

with a cup of peppermint tea and a piece of dark chocolate

which has to be healthier right

and I do love tea

so I figured I would pop out and buy some peppermint tea and some dark chocolate

and try the rather unfamiliar healthy after dinner route

and then I could paint it up for the challenge this week

Now I have to say I thought I loved all tea

but I now must amend this to almost all teas

turns out as lovely as the tea smelled it is not for me

all I could think with every sip was toothpaste 

being washed down with a hint of shaving cream

I should have listened to Sandra who warned me about this

but I thought if I tried a peppermint tea by the company that made my favourite

green tea with jasmine and pear then I would be safe

turns out I was wrong

and I ended up eating a half a block of the chocolate to chase the taste out of my mouth

so not quite the virtuous option I was hoping for

and maybe this infected my drawing

because I just couldn't get it to work

and I didn't paint the peppermint tea in the cup

because quite honestly couldn't revisit that horror

so the sketch is not what thought it would be

but they don't always work out

and at the end of the day

I am still coasting on the whole

I won the spoon thing

so I can live with a slightly dodgy mint drawing

happy Sunday Sketches and Week 2 of Summer of Colour everyone...xx

This week you may have missed....

The Ghosts of Breakfast Past....

Doing the Lean....