Showing posts with label doodles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label doodles. Show all posts

Saturday, 6 June 2009

Drawing - everyday

Bluebird - ewian

I draw everyday! And I am proud of it!
I have always doodled. My old school books are filled with small drawings I have made, ideas that I have had and solutions to small everyday problems. I used to have a piece of paper by my bed and when I could not sleep I made a drawing or doodled a bit. My drawing had never been in a system and often the drawings ended up in the trash. 2 years ago I made my self a birthday promise/gift I would allow my self the time to draw and create everyday.

Here is the rules I made for my self:
- make an entry to an "art journal" everyday
- for at least 15 minutes
- put at least one line on the paper
- not feel obligated to finish a drawing
- bring the "art journal" with me every time I go out side


Soon another year has gone by, and I have made it! I am going to continue doing it! It has been fun and I have learn so much AND I have a year full of journal entrys, ideas and solution's of everyday problems all in one place.

I am really proud of my journals. And I wish you all could feel the joy it is to make them and then look back and see some of the things you have done.

Today illustration is a bird with a bag, do you think he has a journal in there? It is made by drawing the bird with a HB pencil. Then traces with a permanent marker. It is then made with a wet technique, where the paper is wet, colour over with the watersoluble wax pastel.

Medium used: pencil, Derwent watersoluble wax pastel and permanent marker.

Wednesday, 10 September 2008

One year of my art journal, you can see it ALL, good AND bad.

You can find a copy here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se903QFZZgk&fmt=18


One year of my art journal, you can see it ALL, good AND bad. In this video you can see pictures from my art journals this last year. This is not showing all the doodles I have made, but it shows all the pages that I did in my art journal. It was never meant for anybody else but me, but there have been several request to see some more of it, so I decided that I am going to show it ALL, good AND bad. It contains most of the mediums I have played with this year, from pencil and ink, watercolour, acrylics to different types of paper, tape and glue. Not all of the structure is showing and the pencil marks are pale, but how cares, the original is good.