EDM challenges & Look what came in the Mail!!!

I have been on a sketching streak!!! I just sketched up the remote last night, the vacuum this morning and then when I got Danny's new book this afternoon I sat down and did a quick sketch before I dive in and read it!!! I was really surprised it was so thick!!! I had to take a peak and look through a bit but as soon as I finish dinner I'm diving in!!!

Hey, at this rate I may have my moleskin finished before the end of January!!!

Too tired to sketch?

Normally I wouldn't post such bad sketches but I have to prove that I have drawn every day. Besides, this keeps me humble, not every sketch is going to be great. So on with the post ~

Can you actually be too tired to sketch?!! No, but you can be so tired your sketches are off, your perspective is off etc.

We have been doing some major cleaning and going through and getting rid of stuff and I am sick of cleaning, I didn't like it before and still don't, probably never will... Anyway - we're done. Well I am. Now to rest up so I can draw a descent perspective! LOL!

Happy New Year and an EDM challenge #27- draw a book

Happy New Year!!!

This was my sketch for tonight - draw a book. I decided to draw a skewed stack of books. I have so many books it's obscene! I really need to go through them and get rid of some. I'm afraid if I do I'll regret it.... I have been drawing something every day, and I'm really proud of myself! I'm planning on finishing this moleskin by the end of January. Wouldn't it be awesome if you could just draw all the time?!!!

Old bobbins

Here's a sketch I just finished this afternoon. What is it about old things, from when we were little that seems to fascinate us? Is it because they remind us of a simpler times? I think so. I love to sew and I love to collect anything to do with sewing. Going through sewing boxes from years ago at estate sales is just fascinating! Old buttons, bits of lace, hooks and snaps, and of course old wooden bobbins ~ treasures to behold!

Buttons! ~ EDM challenge #89

Another sketch that surprised me! When I first sat down to draw this I thought "no way, I've completely lost my mind now...". But I did it! I just gave up trying to draw every single button. :)

I was trying to think of button quotes to use as a border but only came up with two, tried a search with no luck so if you know of some other button quotes please let me know!

Now if only I can keep doing one sketch a day I will have this moleskin really quickly!

Another sketch...

I have to share this, I just finished drawing it! I was really intimidated and thought I should really do it with a pencil but decided I would try it with just a pen and it turned out a lot better than I thought it would!

The group over at Everyday Matters http://groups.yahoo.com/group/everydaymatters/ is so inspiring! I'm thinking it would be really cool if I could fill this moleskin in one month, we'll see.... Come on over and join us!

Another Sketch

I sat down to crochet last night and decided to sketch and journal instead. I had fun with this, drawing the bottom right sketch of the stitches was a bit challenging and I ended up cheating a little, but that's my creative license.

I wish I had 4 clones! One could do all the cooking and cleaning, one could sew all the time, one could draw all the time, one could do mixed media art... okay I would definitely need more than just 4 clones. Wouldn't that be awesome?!!! I guess that's not an option so I'll have to do with just one of me and squeeze as much as I can into the time I have, maybe if I sleep less....

New sketches

These are some recent sketches I've been working on. The bottom one was inspired by Andrea Joseph ~ I visited her blog the other day and was thinking "how does she do such awesome work with just a ballpoint pen?!" I had to give it a shot, not as good as her drawings but not as bad as I thought.....

The middle ones are spoons I did really quick on a slow day at work.

The top one I did this morning before I ate the pie, you gotta keep traditions alive you know! :D