365 Days of Art: Day 357 – Drawing a Christmas Light

The challenge: Create some form of visual art, no matter how small, each day for a full year.

I got my Covid Booster this morning, and I’m really hoping I can have my fever and aches just through tonight and tomorrow and have it all be over by Christmas morning. Actually, I’m hoping I won’t have any issues with this one, but I fear the aches are coming on.)

Anyway, tonight after my daughter went to bed, I drew a Christmas light. I decided not to do the red elections perfectly, but I added enough highlights in to make it look more real. My only regret is that I didn’t increase the contrast. I probably should have added more layers, but I’m really tired, and I need sleep to get through this vaccine. (My second shot basically gave me aches and a fever all day—the day my daughter graduated from preschool, so that was fun…)

Anyway, here is my Christmas light:

Here is the actual light:

Two more sleeps till Christmas! Good night everyone!

About M. B. Weston

M. B. Weston is an award-winning fantasy, pulp, young adult, steampunk, and paranormal author. Her attention to procedure and detail gives her works an authentic gritty, military feel that takes an adventure tale to the level of a true page-turner. Weston’s writing attracts both fantasy and non-fantasy readers, and her audience ranges from upper-elementary students to adults. A gifted orator, Weston has been invited as a guest speaker to numerous writing and science fiction/fantasy panels at conventions across the US, including DragonCon, BabelCon, NecronomiCon, and Alabama Phoenix Festival. She has served on panels with such authors as Sherrilyn Kenyon, J. F. Lewis, Todd McCaffrey, and Jonathan Maberry. Weston has spoken to thousands of students and adults about the craft of writing and has been invited as the keynote speaker at youth camps and at several schools throughout the US.

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