Day 390

Tonight I thought to myself, "Maybe this will be the day I stop this daily art thing. Maybe I will just go to bed." Then I did this instead:

 

Day 380

Day 380

Today I revisited the pastel painting I did on in August on my friend Kevin's birthday (Day 244). I wasn't satisfied with it back then. I wanted to make it a bit more painterly -- less enslaved to the original photo. 

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Day 378

The Beach Studio Tour is coming up again in May, so I am working on some new inventory. Today, strips of Japanese paper woven into a watercolour doodle on a notecard.  

Day 376

"Singing and the Rain"  Art journal, watercolour and ink

Today's piece was all about spontaneous process. It began at choir rehearsal with doodling to the music with my fountain pen. When I got home, I let the rain fall on the page and then I splattered paint onto the raindrops. Then came some blow-drying, more raindrops, and finally sprinkling with glittery stuff. 

 

Day 374

"Take your broken heart and make it into art." Art journal, watercolour and ink. 

I forgot to watch the Golden Globes on TV this evening, but I heard about Meryl Streep's speech and then watched it online. It was an eloquent and moving political commentary. She ended it with this quote from Carrie Fisher. 

Day 373

"Locking Pliers". Art journal, pencil  

Having my studio in the basement has unexpected benefits, like finding new drawing subjects. For some reason I am very taken with this tool!

Day 372

"Scrap Heap".  Art journal, collage. 

I dug through my box of Japanese papers etc. for random scraps and kept sticking them down until I was satisfied.