So You Missed Open House?
I hope you had a chance to go swimming or sit in an air conditioned movie theater or something. Chances are though, you had a full day and another commitment and I completely understand. Aside from a handshake and some friendly words, I can share everything with you in this post. Here is what you […]
My Year of Creating Digitally
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle This is the quote that motivated me to try to develop my iPad drawing skills through Every Day Drawing Challenge. I wanted to learn to use the iPad as a drawing tool, just as famous artist David Hockney […]
Eleven Months & 334 Drawings Later
Here we are entering the 12th month of the Every Day Drawing Challenge. 334 drawings on the iPad since January 1. I have learned so much about mobile/digital art making, including which apps and stylus works best for me and the best subject matter to work with. I have discovered that I like direct painting […]
International Dot Day – A Celebration
Her teacher smiled. “Just make a mark and see where it takes you.” These are words to live by from The Dot, by Peter H. Reynolds. In celebration of International Dot Day, dots have been the focus of our recent artwork in three types of media. If you are not familiar with the book, you […]
August Every Day Drawing Challenge…at the 2/3 Mark!
August was a month for traveling and making drawings in hotel rooms for the Every Day Drawing Challenge. The first drawing of the month was done during a “Return to your Roots” road trip with my mother as we visited her childhood home and college. It was incredibly nostalgic for her and very sentimental for […]
From Oscar the Grouch to Matisse – Another Month of the Every Day Drawing Challenge
Summer, summer, summer…has been great for me and the Every Day Drawing Challenge. Without the hectic schedule of the school year, I have had more time to work with drawing apps and investigate different techniques. ArtRage continues to be my favorite app and I have fallen in love with the oil paint tool this month. […]
A Half Year of the Every Day Drawing Challenge
A half year finished, a half year to go! Six months, 180 drawings done…WOW! As I look at this gallery of 30 images, I realize that it is an eclectic group ranging from stained glass to cake! I appreciate the Every Day Drawing Challenge tasks more and more as the year goes by because working from […]
90 Days of the Every Day Drawing Challenge on the iPad!
Another month has gone by and that means another 31 drawings for the Every day Drawing Challenge! Sorry to be a couple of days late with the new list, but it has been a busy week with a new session of Enrichment and the Art in the Valley art show, which I am helping to hang […]
