Thank You, John, for the inspiration

This morning my husband came into the house and said, "I have a surprise for you."  

He proceeded to hand me a clump of coal from our chiminea.  

I must have had a quizzical look on my face because he proceeded to tell me 

I could use it for my next drawing.

You know, sometimes, it's those simple things in life that have the grandest impact.

 This was one of those moments. 

 

I did just that.  I used only the charcoal he gave me to draw this lovely lady.

At times it was a little tricky because the charcoal was chunky, 

I found it somewhat of a challenge on the details.

Yet with a little persistence and an eraser I was able to get the job done.

To top it off I drew her on a of piece of textured wall paper that I had stenciled on.

 It did have had tooth to grab the charcoal.

Thank You, John, for the inspiration of Day #13.

Thank You for all of your support and encouragement.

I couldn't do this without YOU!