How can I describe my life to you? I think a lot, listen to music. I’m fond of flowers. — Susan Sontag

Those who know me, know that I enjoy simple pleasures such as…

Visiting a new grocery store and taking home a drink from a different country to try
Putting some fresh flowers in the bottle when it’s empty and setting them in a place I can see even if they trigger my allergies
Drinking a good coffee
Having a sweet with that good coffee
Sitting in the sun and cuddling with my dog
Listening to a record and reading books with my husband while sitting in the sun and cuddling with my dog
Having a small conversation with a neighbor
Watching my dogs whole body wag with excitement to greet a neighbor
Finding a book that looks good in a little free library
Leaving a book or some other little treasure in a little free library

…to name a few. The past couple of years I’ve felt compelled to try and write more about these moments and draw them, both new ones and old. And that’s how the moments category on my work was born.

However, an illustration like the one above lives somewhere between what I’ve categorized as a “moment” and something else. Honestly, it doesn’t fit neatly into a category on my illustration page, at least not my current conception of those categories.

That illustration was inspired by a quiet moment from my life. But it didn’t really need a whole blog post to accompany it, Susan’s words were enough. However, I’m really proud of how this came out and I wanted to share it with you. Drawing it was a kind of meditation itself, I enjoyed getting lost in the colors, textures, and light.