Draw A Sheep - Part Two

If you aren't already hopelessly hooked on Junelle Jacobsen's Yes and Amen Blog, lamb leap over there for a few lot of minutes and meet her and some of the over 1000 sheep she loves and loves to share. I tried to pick a favorite post, but just couldn't. Here's a link to her Barnyard. That's a good start. See you back here in a few hours... ;-)

Junelle takes the most beautiful lamb photographs and creates some of my most favorite sheep art. Her love of God's world and all the wonderful creatures who share it shines through everything she does. I'm so excited - but not at all surprised - that she is willing to share with us.

Her video is fantastically good. Don't be discouraged if it takes a few minutes to load. It is worth every second.

Enjoy!

When Sara approached me about doing a sketchy sheep project, I jumped at the chance. Of all the creatures in the world to sketch, sheep are by far my favorite!

With a couple of active days of moving and shearing sheep this week, I have seen my share of sheep personalities. Off the top of my head I can easily see the: slow movers, eager wigglers, fast jumpers, wily-eyed sneakers and defiant stompers. You, too?

(She is seriously not going anywhere...Nope.)

As anyone that knows and loves sheep can attest to, these sweet creatures are not alike ~ as similar as they sometimes appear, they have wonderfully unique traits and quirks. Some are so laughable and lovable and some just want to make you pull out your own hair! Agreed?

(I am going to hang a sign off the tush of this one that says...close the gate!)

Taking photos will sometimes capture that telling look or funny antic, but choosing to sketch your sheep gives you so much more to work with.

As a photographer and sketchy artist, I love to keep both feet in the door. My name is Junelle Jacobsen and I am sheep-smitten photographer (baby lamb photographer) and resident artist. I have a home in the central mountains of Utah and document my stories and images on my home blog ~ http://www.yes-and-amen.com/ .

As you can tell, my imagination gets away from me some days, too.

I just can't help but be engaged in the everyday lives of these sheep. My heart races when lambing season approaches and I go through depression when they leave to the deserts in the winter.

I work for a local sheep rancher. He thankfully accepts my silliness at the farm, and we work hard to maintain his herd of Rambouillet sheep. I often come home from hard days at the farm and use my sketch book to get through sad times. I also create *sheep art* to bring joy to myself and others as I re-live the wild adventures we have in the blessed barnyard.

(A simple sketch after we lost our first two lambs this spring.)

sheep + sketch from Junelle Jacobsen on Vimeo.

Whether you have sketched before or not, this video is for you!

***simply click on the screen and then pause the video for a moment to let it load. You can enlarge the screen by clicking on the four small arrows next the word "vimeo".

I hope you enjoy!!!

Love and Lambs,

Junelle