I’ve got a child who wants to get out of her crib! But I am selfish and am stealing a few minutes to post this. Have a great day!
Art Every Day Month – Day 21
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Art Every Day Month – Day 20
Contentment costs little these days. I wish I had the time and energy to begin more ambitious projects (I drool over Leah’s daily output), but I’m also really pleased with what I’m doing this year. Some day, soon enough, I’ll make big messes again.
Art Every Day Month – Day 19
This is how I sometimes amuse my Little Eclaire in the late afternoon before daddy comes home. She knows and can say the names of all these things except the purple fuzzy creature.
Art Every Day Month – Day 18
Art Every Day Month – Day 17
Art Every Day Month – Day 16
I played with watercolor pencils and watercolor paper today.
Art Every Day Month – Day 15
More circles in my sketch book.
Art Every Day Month – Day 14
Today’s effort was a random (and ineffective) experiment with watercolor (I so don’t know how to work with watercolor paint). I didn’t have time to really get into something and wasn’t coming up with ideas. This is the kind of creation that may someday be reincarnated into another work, like this one, which also started as random swipes of paint and sat for a couple of years until I saw something in it. Today’s work is the kind of art that my friend Gerry looks askance at (a five year old could do this, there’s no real skill or technique involved, and I don’t necessarily disagree with him). This effort fits with Illustration Friday’s topic Pretend. Pretend this painting is about something. Consider it a kind of Rorschach test; what do you see in it? I saw sunlight on the water of a lake.
Art Every Day Month – Day 13
Claire and I found a leaf on a walk at Central Park yesterday. It was distinctive, and I thought immediately that I should try drawing it.
Art Every Day Month – Day 12
This is watercolor paint on sketch paper then drawn with ink. For some reason, lately I find drawing hundreds of tiny circles to be relaxing and meditative. This is how I spent my two hours while the babysitter took care of Claire.
Art Every Day Month – Day 11
This wasn’t the best day for creativity. I spent the morning at the doctor’s office waiting (much too long) to get a TB skin test. Claire and I will start a parent-participation preschool class next week, and because I’ll be in contact with other kids, they need to know I won’t visit a plague upon them. The rest of the morning and much of the afternoon were spent with my friend and her little girl, and I cooked as well. So my inspiration today was what Claire was wearing — teal pants with little pears and hearts and cherries on them. I’m not particularly happy with the result, but the effort and process have equal value.
Art Every Day Month – Day 10
I debated adding color to this but didn’t want to mess with the crisp clean look.
Art Every Day Month – Day 9
No Inspiration
I’m spinning my wheels today regarding what to create for AEDM. Every idea I have I feel is too complex for the time I have today, I feel stale and uninspired, and I feel unskilled to bring forth some of the ideas. Ugh. Ugh. Ugh. I have very little free time today.
Art Every Day Month – Day 8
This week’s theme for Illustration Friday is wise, and owls were my first thought. Claire adores owls and loves to say the word, though she has yet to catch on what they say (who? who?). So here is my attempt at drawing a barred owl. Owls have such improbable faces.
