A Dog Day (Days#7,8)

 Last night I sketched, but didn't feel like posting anything. But hey, the goal is to get me drawing so...success!? All the same, tonight I felt like I just had to draw something I could post; if only to keep myself accountable to my challenge! 

Tonight's sketch is inspired by my cutie, my doggo Belle! No picture will ever do her justice, but I would love more time to create art of her :) Just not tonight...it's so late already! 

Good night all!

Little Butterfly Days#5,6

 

A sunny break in the storm got us all outside! While Belle-doggo went sniffing and rolling in the wet grass, my Little-Guy and I enjoyed watching the little white and orange butterflies flutter around. from flower to flower it flew until it landed on a leaf, seemingly full and happy as it rested.

I started sketching this Monday night, but again my art-time was cut short by a fussy Little-Guy! So, here's another unintentional two-evening sketch, again rough with some digital color :) 

P.S.- According to the internet, I believe our little butterfly friends to be "white peacock butterflies".

Movies on Disc (Days#3,4)

 It has been an odd couple of days. They have reminded me (against my will) how much I rely on the internet these days. With a storm coming and connection very, very spotty, I ended up digging out a movie on disc *whoa!* to have some background noise as I work. I found an unexpected amount of comfort in a familiar movie’s menu loop :) 

 

Nice to see you again Qui-Gon!*

It was so nice to enjoy the movie without sputtering or ad breaks. I forgot the peace that comes with the intentionality of having to put a disc in a player. No auto-play, no jumping instantly to something else at random like you can with streaming services now.

After sketching in my book with good-old pencil, I had the urge to bring out my old drawing tablet! It has been so long since I sat with it. I took what I'd started in my real sketchbook yesterday, redrew a lot of it, and added a dash of digital color for fun ;)

Still just a rough drawing, but hey, it's getting late again! I hope you had a great weekend! Good night all!

*As always, fan art is for fun, and I make no claim to their characters/property. 

Sketchbook Day#2: Too Tight!

Whew! I feel like I need to shake it out! 

I know starting a new challenge for myself always gives me nerves, but geesh. I started sketching tonight and I felt all the tension trying to think of and draw something “good enough” for this blog/challenge. My sketching started off super stiff and soulless; too tight!

Though I’m not satisfied with the results today, I know it’s the habit of drawing and the journey that I should focus on right now! Little victories, right? So, here is a super rough sketch from tonight’s pages as I sketch through this funk!

My Way Back (Day#1)

One goal of my return to blogging is to be unashamedly myself and honest. I don't want to deny my struggles; and I hope someone can feel a little less alone in their struggles by reading about mine. I didn't expect my first day back to drawing to be quite so heavy, but here we are *chuckles*. Which brings me to today...

I stayed up too late to “just doodle” and found a flood of emotions waiting to engulf me. I’ve missed it so much, I’ve missed the art community I used to be part of. I’ve let my skills get rusty, pens dry up, pencils break. 

Part of me feels like I’m nuts to put myself through this when I could be asleep….and the rest of me knows I crave creating so much. It is the part of “me” I have been missing! In some ways it’s not about choice; I am not “completely myself” when I am not creating! 

So I push through with good music and doodle this. Here’s to day #1 of getting back to “me”.

In the end I am glad for the wave of feelings. It means this endeavor is worth it :)