Boats in fine pen.

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

Today's are some boats, in nice fine bright pens my husband bought me. I love boats, they represent escape to anything, adventure and giving the system the finger.

Day of the dead tree.

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

Today's is a Mexican, day of the dead tree.

Bat

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

Today's is a bat.

My son from life.

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

As I'm not doing it for a client, the do not have to all be successful, this is interesting because I have started drawing all sorts of things outside my comfort zone. I'm good at landscapes, flowers, boats, buildings and patters and colours. I'm not good at people or fantasy art. But because I'm allowed to do some poor ones (like the one a couple of days ago) I can try these things out.

I'm a textile designer and some subjects, for example birds, really lend themselves to textiles, another interesting thing about doing a drawing a day for fun is I'm drawing all sorts of things that so don't belong on bedding or wall paper and then thinking of ways that they might!

Jasmine from life.

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

Today's is my daughter from life. She moves around a lot so it's hard to sketch her. Really this is yesterday's drawing as I fell asleep putting my daughter to bed.

Woman with a sword

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

Fantasy art yesterday and today.

Seeing the future.

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

Today's is a fantasy art picture of a girl seeing the future or some other magic, whatever you want.

Rays

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

Today's is a group of rays. I like to tell anyone who will listen that I've seen these in the wild off the coast of Australia. They are so sure of themselves - wolves of the sea!

Bird

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

Selfy, self portrait

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

Today's is a self portrait.

Girl on brown paper.

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

Today's is a girl on brown paper. My beautiful Jasmine of course.

Venice bridge.

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

Today's is Venice.

Fossils in the ground.

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

Today's are fossils in the ground.

A lot of the soil around here is chalk, and was once a beach.

My daughter again.

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

I make no apologies for being obsessed with trying to catch something of my beautiful daughter on paper, however it's hard as! People are difficult I think, and people you love more so. You never do their beauty in your own eyes justice.

Girl in the long grass.

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

Today's is a girl in long grass.

Butterfly with tipex

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

Today's is a butterfly with mixt media, including tipex.

Watercolour butterfly.

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

Today we went to the butterfly garden at The Natural History Museum.

Flowers from my husband.

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

Today's are these lovely flowers from my husband.

Bamboo, butterfly and scribble!

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

Today's is a butterfly on bamboo.

I am making it up as I go and I seem to have scribbled all over this one 30 seconds before it was finished. I'm completely mystified as to why I did this, as before the scribble it was a nice tight, perfectly acceptable drawing! Perhaps it makes it? I'm honestly not too sure!

The beauty of doing a drawing a day is it doesn't really matter if it's a good idea or not, I can just try it, there are loads more to go, and no money related deadline on my back. :)

Butterfly on a sprig

I'm creating a drawing a day for a year, today's is a butterfly.

Meerkat

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

Pen and watercolour poppies.

I'm creating a drawing a day for a year, just for the art of it.
Today's are poppies.

Snake

I'm creating a drawing a day for a year, just for fun.

Today's is a snake.

Owl on brown paper. Bird of prey.

I'm creating a drawing a day for a year, just for the art of it. And getting better with the practice! I'm really pleased with this owl!

More back lit poppies.

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

Today's are back lit poppies, experiment on the same subject as the last drawing.

Back lit poppies

I'm creating a drawing a day for a year, technically this is yesterday's as I fell asleep putting my kids to bed.

Back lit poppies.

Sailing boat with mountains behind.

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

Today's is a sailing boat.

Peacock

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

Today's is a peacock.

Shells drew round!

I'm creating a drawing a day for a year, for practice, to share and be social, for a change of activity from mum jobs and for fun.

Today's are some shells, could not be easier, I drew around them then filled in!

Mermaid

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

Today's is a mermaid. Continuing yesterday's fantasy art theme.

She's a little inspired by a whale shark.

Moonrise

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

Today's is a woman on an alien beach. I bought Battlefield Earth on Kindle today and got all fantasy and science fiction art vibes.