writing and drawing, day 1

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I mean to write down what I've gotten done each day. Maybe I'll note the things that made me happy that day, too. Noting the things that are aspirations/goals seems like a good idea.....

I've begun with stars by the accomplishments. I definitely need a particular mark for the aspirations.

I've 'shopped the pink star onto this image; maybe I'll use my colored Sharpies for other sorts of "bullets"......... (So many choices -- keep it simple -- one sketchbook and one Sharpie, vs more colors, more materials, etc..... Nothing stopping me from coloring it later, I suppose.........)



I used to love my handwriting, back in the day when I actually wrote anything by hand.

Now, the thing I write on most frequently is the grocery list........

In part because I can't write three words without needing to change something. As with "missit" and the illegible "halting" (below)...... This I am trying to get over.  I can't possibly write by hand and not need to scratch things out, so I'm trying to accept that and move on..........  Needing a pink star here in this paragraph ... maybe someday I'll figure out how to make a font out of my handwriting.  The best of both worlds.............  :-)



Our sketchbook challenge "assignment" for January is to draw things we prize highly.

The suggestion was family members and pets..................



I wonder if the expectation is that most people have been drawing for a long time and just want some impetus to practice daily.

As someone who has not drawn regularly at least since I was in middle school (in the mid 1970s!), I have no desire or inclination to begin with such ... high-value subjects.

With a low-value subject, I am able to not care that my efforts are ... sketchy ... attempts. With a higher-value subject, I would care.  Caring would get between me and doing; puzzled to hear a suggestion to jump off the cliff rather than dipping just my toes in the surf..........  Maybe that's just me.

Luckily, I am fine with ignoring suggestions that won't work for me.



Without further ado ... my efforts for 1/1/11 (with a bit of censorship).

My favorite part of drawing the camera was the wrist strap.  I've got a knot in the strap so the loop is less likely to slip off my hand when I'd rather it didn't.  (This has saved me from dropping the camera on multiple occasions.)

Drawing the loop, and the knot, with the woven texture of the strap ... that was my favorite aspect of the camera to look at more closely and to try to represent.  Happier with the second sketch all around -- 3D, and much better strap.....

I believe I'll continue mentioning my favorite part of the day's work.......

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