Campervan, what do the signs say?

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it, and sharing an art tip too.
Today's drawing is a campervan collage.
Today's tip: Whatever else you do art for, teaching, making money, political messages, to win a contest... don't forget to do it for joy.
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Tim's profile

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it, and sharing an art tip.
Today's drawing is my husband's profile.
Today's art tip: Artists observe society and imagine it's possible futures. That puts them outside society, they are outside the class system, outside any clique, artists have painted royalty and prostitutes alike for hundreds of years. Own it, revel in it, belonging ​is overrated!
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Jasmine drawing (I drew from life)

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it, and sharing an art tip too.
Today's drawing is my daughter, drawing. I worked from life and I didn't try to make her sit still, I stopped when she finished her drawing and ran off.
Today's art tip: Work from life sometimes. Photographs are technically easier as they hold still and have already been turned into two dimensions for you, but emotionally harder as you carry the life of the thing, from thing-to photo-to page, not just thing-to page, it can lose some life in the process.
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Tulip and art tip

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it, and sharing an art tip too.
Today's drawing is a tulip.
Today's art tip: Don't be afraid to wreck it! You can always do another, or photograph it or scan it then be brave. This drawing was a bit dull so right at the end I just decided "Let's wreck it and see!" Now I like it. See the dull version below.
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Blossom and Ratatouille!

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it and sharing an art tip too.

Today's drawing is some cherry blossom. #drawingadayclub

For today's tip I offer this quote from the film Ratatouille:

"In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment. We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read. But the bitter truth we critics must face is that, in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is more meaningful than our criticism designating it so."

Dylan

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it, and sharing an art tip too.
Today's drawing is my son Dylan.
Today's tip: It's more important that the colour work well together, than that it have anything to do with the subject. I have drawn my son with a brown and a blue pen. They look good together and have nothing to do with my pink and blond son!
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Osprey and an art tip you can reject if you disagree!

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it, and sharing an art tip too.

Art tip: Try not to tell people what to think (about your art).

I once did a painting of a wave, and sold it to a woman who loved it because it "reminded her of her grandfather in his rocking chair." Who knows what connections people make. I feel they are all valid, what others see in your art, the secret to selling art (or just showing it to people) is to shut up and let them make them, if you start explaining you may violate one of their ideas about your work, and since you are the artist, and must know, they get the idea they are wrong and no longer want your work! I've put plenty of people off by letting my mouth run, some even had their purse on their hand at the time! This goes double for excuses "It's not really finished because..." "It would have been better if..." DO NOT make excuses, ether don't show people or embrace their right to like it!

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Sharks

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it, and sharing an art tip too.

Today's drawing is sharks, l love them!

Today's art tip: Use the biggest brush you dare, use the biggest paper you dare, and get yourself a bunch of it so you don't feel it's too valuable and you have to get it right. Things look good big, it will uncramp you and help you like what you do!

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Woodland (yesterday's drawing)

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it, and sharing an art tip too.

Today's (yesterday's) drawing is woodland fenced off.

Today's art tip: Don't bother too much with self criticism, I find life supplies plenty of people willing to critacise you, and you can safely leave it to them!

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Dylan sleeping (the day before yesterday's drawing)

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.
Today's (the day before yesterday's) is my son sleeping in a coat in the pushchair.

Art tip Many people feel that work follows inspiration, so you feel inspired or in the mood, then you do artwork. This is somewhat true but if you only follow this rule you will not be prolific, in fact it is doubtful you will even get enough practice to be good. Inspiration also follows work. My successful author friend put it like this "bum on seat, hands on keyboard." That works for me too, I start working (even though I'd far rather not), I get inspiration and sometimes I do some of my very best work. Yesterday I did a drawing for my textile design that I described to my brother as "hitting it out of the park" I badly wanted to sit and watch "Big Bang Theory" when I made myself start it!

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Kingfisher and art tip.

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.
Today's is a kingfisher.

I'm also now offering an art tip every day.

Today's tip: Create as you go. The realm of imagination is a perfect place where anything is possible, the material world is not! Try not to create a perfect art work in your mind and then unfavourably compare it with an attempt to "copy" it on paper, that is the way to hate everything  you create, start an unfinished idea and create it as you work in the real world. One day the technology will exit to put your imagination straight onto the page, till then give those finished ideas a kiss and wave them off to the clouds.

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Horse and the first art tip!

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.
I'm also going to offer an art tip a day from now on.

Today's art tip: All art tips, even from your favourite artist, even from me, should only be adopted if they make sense to you, it's your art.

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Fish

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.
Today's is fish. #drawingadayclub

Water and fish have long been associated with wisdom and spiritual enlightenment, I also tend to associate boats and the sea with freedom, perhaps that is why I return to these subjects again and again. "Don't stir up prejudice for gain, sit by the carp pool and look for tolerance to praise in others." Or some such message! 😂

Landscape from imagination

I'm creating art every day, does it help you?
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Leaf

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.
Today's is a leaf. #drawingadayclub

Children's Tiger mask (no string needed)

I'm creating a drawing a day, for two years, just for the art of it.
Today's is a children's Tiger mask. You cut the strip out too and staple or sellotape it together so you don't need string. Feel free to print it off for your kids if you want. I'm not looking for a royalty on this one, it's just a game for my daughter. If you print it out A4 it should fit children (I cut one out to test it and it's a bit small for me but only slightly).

I have a blog where i usually share my kids art ideas:
http://artistmummy.blogspot.co.uk

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Ink Tiger

I'm creating a drawing a day for two years, just for the art of it.
Today's is a Tiger. #drawingadayclub
 http://createadrawingaday.blogspot.co.uk

Tiger

I'm creating a drawing a day, for two years, just for the art of it.
Today's is a tiger. #drawingadayclub

Jasmine looks down at the ladybird she found.

I'm creating a drawing a day, for two years, just for the art of it.
I would not have attempted such a challenging subject 438 days ago! I think I'm getting better. :)

Ferns with water soluble media - experiment 2

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.
Today's is ferns with water soluble media - experiment 2
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Ferns and water soluble media - experiment 1

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.
This is yesterday's that I didn't get done.
Ferns and water soluble media - experiment 1.
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Fans

I'm creating a drawing a day, for two years, just for the art of it.
Today's is fans. #drawingadayclub

Lamppost

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.
Today's is a lamppost. #drawingadayclub

I've lived in two places called Mayfield in my life, the one in Scotland is not too pretty, don't go there, Scotland is full of nice places to go, but the one in South East England is like a Dickens novel made life. My flat (half way between two churches on the high street had a bay window with those pains of glass that look like the bottoms of bottles in it, that was not a gimmick, it dated from the days when that was as big and as flat as they could make glass! I used to sit in the window seat and when it snowed, and the flakes fell in the light of a street lamp a bit like this, you truly walked the pages of a novel from the days when reading novels was sinful and corrupt!

Boat

I'm creating a drawing a day, regards of how much sleep I get, or who is getting teeth! I'm not sure if that is good professionalism, or just nuts! #drawingadayclub

Blossom

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.
I missed yesterday's. It's blossom. #drawingadayclub

Dolphins

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.
Today's is dolphins. #drawingadayclub

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Snowdrops

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.

Today's is snowdrops done with making fluid and Derwent Inktense pencils. #drawingadayclub

Masked lady, with and without reference material.

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.

Today's is a masked lady done without reference material, and one with.

Good observation is the backbone of good drawing. You should spend more time looking at the thing you are drawing than you do looking at the paper you are drawing on - much more.

If you can't draw the thing it's self, take a photo, if you can't take a photo, get a copyright free photo, or different photos of different parts of it... I hope you find to comparison interesting.

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Feathers

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.
Today's is feathers. #drawingadayclub

Otters in only a few lines

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.

Today's is a page of Otters.

Fern pattern

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it. 366 days last year. Day 60 of this year.
Today's is a fern.
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