Tuesday, October 06, 2015

Thirty sketches in thirty days day 26!


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I am officially on day twenty six, but I am on sketch 40! It really is getting easier., but it is really important to have a group of pictures and idea generators to be able to sit down at nine pm after a long day at work and draw. I am drawing on the coach as I watch the night late night comedy from the night before. Jimmy Fallon, Steven Colbert, and Trevor Noah make up some of the funniest television on the tube!  #inktober

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Sunday, October 04, 2015

Thirty sketches in thirty days - day twenty four




- using ink with a brush today. It was different and I need to keep practicing. #inktober

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Saturday, October 03, 2015

Thirty sketches in thirty days - day twenty three




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Actually did this last night, but just in case... I love alliums! They are such fun flowers. The shape is is like lollipops in the garden. I used an image from Spring Hill Nurseries for my inspiration, but didn't want them to come out really realistic. It was also a challenge to create the multiples where they touched.

I committed to doing #inktober thirty day challenge which will add another 25 days to my drawing every day. I am really starting to enjoy it and not see it as quite a challenge!

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Friday, October 02, 2015

Thirty sketches in thirty days - day twenty two










- What is so cool is that this is actually my twenty sixth sketch! It really is getting easier. It isn't just about getting into the habit as much as developing a system that works for me and my lifestyle. I work full time and am in my last semester of an MBA program. Between these demands and my family and dogs, I don't have a lot of downtime. The big win from committing to the thirty days is that I have worked out ways to bring it into my daily routine. Before I would go into my art room, away from everyone, and make art, but then I was away from the family and the dogs. By getting a second set of pens and a few wood less pencils and kneaded eraser, I was able to keep that and a sketchbook in the family room and sketch on my lap. The second big barrier was my nice sketchbooks that I would use. Instead I bought a cheap sketchbook. As I was only doing pencil and ink, I didn't need expensive paper. I was free to make mistakes and just draw. I soon realized that the last big barrier was deciding what to draw. Sitting on the couch at nine at night, I was too exhausted to 'be creative', so I started printing out in groups of seven or eight, pictures to sketch either from my phone, images from the Internet, or this great site called Paint my Pictures.

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Thursday, October 01, 2015

Thirty sketches in thirty days - Day Twenty one







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This is one of my orchids. The drawing isn't amazing probably because I drew it quickly.

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Day Twenty

I forgot to upload this last night. I started drawing and then realized that the pumpkin and flowers were not connected. Adding the leaning flower to try and help, at least a little.


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