daily sketch: 30 March 2007

I'm back!

I've taken an extended break from the computer for the holidays. Phew!... We're almost there! Now that I'm a mom, I appreciate how much work it takes to make Christmas happen. But, I've also had more fun than since when I was a kid. My kids help me relive my childhood.

Today's sketch is a still life of some pizza ingredients for our party tomorrow night. Just add a nice Merlot to wash it down , something fizzy at midnight, and some friends to enjoy it with.

two more from my marathon

Ho Ho Ho.

sketch marathon

I participated in a sketchcrawl yesterday. Basically, I challenged myself to do as many sketches as I could squeeze in. The plein air sketches were done on a drizzly cold day from the comfort of my car. My daughter was with me for the drive, so each sketch took about 5 min (it's like a rule of physics: toddlers abhor a still car).

Of twelve total (some were just 1 or two minute studies), here are a few:

first snowman of the winter

We made him yesterday in a blinding, sideways-driven wet snowstorm. R. rolled the balls himself. He has rosehips for his mouth, a spruce cone for a nose, beach rocks for eyes, and alder twigs for his arms. It was blowing a gale, hence he is hatless & scarfless.

The new snow has inspired me to dig out the decorations, so we are decking the halls this evening, complete with freshly baked gingersnaps and hot chocolate. Ho Ho Ho.

today's sketches

today's sketches

A few sketches done for the WetCanvas weekly scavenger hunt:

something hanging from my ceiling, a newspaper, coloured glass (beach glass), a jar full of something not food (beach stones), and wood grain (driftwood plywood). All done in my moleskine.

As a way to practice, stretch, and grow as an artist, I'm making an effort to produce something every day, even if it is just a quickie 5 minute sketch. I've kept it up for about 3 months now. I notice that I am more confident now, my hand is quicker and more sure, and I use the eraser less, if at all. I even attempt sketching straightaway in ink (see my chandelier?!), which I never would have done three months ago.