Monthly Archives: November 2021

365 Days of Art: Day 334 – Drawing Christmas Ornaments Part 3 & the Importance of Imperfection

The challenge: Create some form of visual art, no matter how small, each day for a full year. Tonight was date night and the earlier part of my day was spent taking Ellie to the doctor for her annual physical. … Continue reading

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365 Days of Art: Day 333 – Drawing Christmas Ornaments Part 2

The challenge: Create some form of visual art, no matter how small, each day for a full year. I’m trying to get to bed early, so this will be quick. I got some initial shading done in car line on … Continue reading

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365 Days of Art: Day 332 – Drawing Christmas Ornaments (and a circle hack) Part 1

The challenge: Create some form of visual art, no matter how small, each day for a full year. I was hoping I could finish this today, but it’s not going to happen. School starts tomorrow, and I resume getting up … Continue reading

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365 Days of Art: Day 331 – Drawing a Sleigh Bell

The challenge: Create some form of visual art, no matter how small, each day for a full year. So I spelled “bell” “Belle” (as in the Disney Princess), and I’m definitely thinking I need to spend more time with adults. … Continue reading

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365 Days of Art: Day 330 – Drawing a Bay Leaf

The challenge: Create some form of visual art, no matter how small, each day for a full year. Full day today. I took down my Autumn decorations and put up Christmas decorations. Now all we have left is the tree. … Continue reading

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365 Days of Art: Day 329 – Mistake-Ridden Drawing of a Toy Goblet

The challenge: Create some form of visual art, no matter how small, each day for a full year. Happy Thanksgiving! And Happy 6th Birthday to my daughter. Yes, today was busy, and I couldn’t get started on any artwork until … Continue reading

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365 Days of Art: Day 328 – Drawing a Cardamom Pod

The challenge: Create some form of visual art, no matter how small, each day for a full year. Seriously, I’m looking at the number 328, and I can’t believe I’ve actually kept this up for that many days straight. And … Continue reading

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365 Days of Art: Day 327 – Drawing a Clove

The challenge: Create some form of visual art, no matter how small, each day for a full year. Never before have I looked so intricately at a clove, and I probably will never again. A few things about drawing cloves: … Continue reading

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365 Days of Art: Day 326 – Drawing Nutmeg

The challenge: Create some form of visual art, no matter how small, each day for a full year. Once again, I couldn’t get started with any kind of artwork until 10:00pm. (No school means no car line.) Tonight, in keeping … Continue reading

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365 Days of Art: Day 325 – Drawing a Cinnamon Stick

The challenge: Create some form of visual art, no matter how small, each day for a full year. Tonight, I didn’t get started until after 10:00pm, and I didn’t want to spend much of my time reading about drawing an … Continue reading

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