Post Cards

I remember as a kid always dreading the writing of thank-you notes. Now, as an adult, I see the need for showing gratitude. But sometimes I get bored simply writing on blank cards, so I decided this year to individualized them a bit. I mailed out custom postcards. Whatever struck my fancy; Some were on nice water color paper, others were on random bits of cardboard backing from used sketchpads. Here are a few of them:

For this one, I found some scratchboard that I bought at a clearance sale over 25 years ago, and finally decided to try it out. I hope it survived the mail process alright. I would hate to think it got all scratched up before my sister received it.

This one is simply a fine-tip marker & Prismacolor® pencil on toned paper.

This drawing of my dog was drawn on a scrap piece of cardboard backing. But I liked the surface and the color. Sometimes bits of leftover cardboard and/or an old grocery bag make the best drawing surfaces!

My dog really sits like this with his forepaws crossed and his rear legs splayed out to the sides. Again, Prismacolor® pencil and a PITT brush pen for the line work. My mom said she was going to frame it.

I painted this lovely Wahine with water color. (In case you didn't know, mahalo is the Hawai'ian word for thank you.) I liked the way she turned out, so I made a few items with this image available on Cafe Press (with and without Mahalo). So if you are inclined to like her, too, you can get your own set of thank you cards!

All images ©Tim Hodge (me).