New blog, Feel. Create. Repeat.

If you like what you see on this blog, you can find more current work and ideas by Kirsteen Lyons at:

https://feelcreaterepeat.blogspot.co.uk

Horse

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

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.
This is yesterday's.
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Feather, flower, whatever

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it, and sharing an art tip too.
Today's drawing is a_________.
Today's tip: You don't have to interpret your work for people. They can make up their own minds. If it needs a label to make any sense at all, you failed to communicate anything with the actual artwork. I realise that I just threw the whole school of conceptual art out with that comment, I don't care, you can tell them where I live, I'm ready!
 (In conceptual art the concept is so much more important than the art that the art can even be made by some else and often is, most of it cannot be understood at all without the labels. Most of the Turner Prize stuff is conceptual art.).

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Hever Castle

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

I'm creating a drawing a day, for two years, just for the art of it.
Today's is a koala.
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Landscape from imagination

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.
Today's is a landscape from imagination.
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Kingfisher in flight

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

Today's is a kingfisher in flight. (Actually yesterday's as I didn't manage to draw, happens a lot lately, two year olds are full on!)

“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” 
― Albert Camus

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Dylan my son, Happy birthday.

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.
Today's is my son, drawn from life not a photo, he is two today!
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Flower on blue and why draw?

I'm creating a drawing a day, and the #drawingadayclub to share some beauty and tolerance, to intersperse the mundane and frightening content that makes up so much of our social media.

I'm creating a drawing a day to inspire other artists to return to art, share more art, or just work for pleasure in secret because I reminded them they love it - whatever their art form.

I'm creating a drawing a day, to grow as myself and set a good example to my children of creativity, purpose and persistence.

I'm creating a drawing a day to bring diverse people together over their love of art, people who never would have connected, who comment, join in, and in turn help one another.

I'm creating a drawing a day because people message me to say it helps them.

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Landscape in Derwent Inktence pencils

I'm creating a drawing a day, for two years, I'm three quarters of the way through.
This is yesterday's that I didn't manage to share last night.
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Frog

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

I've been gardening today and I disturbed several frogs while clearing out a stream. I learned that "Reeds are round and sedges have edges."

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Flowers in acrylic

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.
Today's is flowers in acrylic.
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Rose

I'm creating a drawing a day, for two years, for practice and fun, to see what I learn by it.
Today's is a rose. (Actually yesterday's)
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Flowers and leaves

I'm creating a drawing a day, for some reason!
Today's is flowers.
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Swan

I'm creating a drawing a day, for two years, just to see what will happen!
Today's is a swan. I couldn't be bothered to draw and then it turned out well. #drawingadayclub #kirsteenlyons #kirsteenlyonsart #enchantedtextiledesign

Flowers

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

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Dylan and Jasmine

I'm creating a drawing a day, for two years, just for the art of it.
Today's is my children.
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More black and white flowers

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.
Today's is flowers.
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Black and white peony 3

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.
Today's is a peony.
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Black and white peony 2

I'm creating a drawing a day, for two years, just for the art of it.
This is yesterday's drawing.
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Black and white Peony

I'm creating a drawing a day just for the art of it.
My kids have been ill, so this is the day before yesterday's picture.
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Sweet peas

I'm creating a drawing a day, for two years, just for the art of it.
Today's is sweet peas
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Landscape with white line

I'm creating a drawing a day, for two years, just for the art of it.
What other things last two years?
Today's is a landscape.
Where does it look like to you?
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Europe in a camper van and I'm 40 today!

I'm creating a drawing a day, for two years, just for the art of it.
Today is my birthday and I'm 40, I chose to draw what I hope will be one of the next big adventures, I can of course photograph and draw from all I see, I hope to design wonderful textiles inspired by the culture and colour of so many new places, wish me the courage and organisation to really do it!

You can see textile design here:
http://enchantedtextiledesign.blogspot.co.uk
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Bearded lizard

I'm creating a drawing a day, for two years, just for the art of it.
Today's is a bearded lizard.
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I want to visit this street, somewhere in Spain!

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

Today's drawing is a street in Spain - I got very interested in drawing this!
Today's tip: Work out what is important, you don't have to use every colour, you don't have to draw every window, what HELPS it look better or say more?

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Fish, I like them and it's my drawing, so there!

I'm creating a drawing a day, for two years, to practice, inspire others and grow as an artist. I am fully fed up doing it at the moment, but I know from experience that if I hang in there I will get interested again soon.

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Summer and an art tip.

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

It's summer, it's festival time, it's beach time, it's camping time!
Today's drawing is a summer doodle.
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Tip: Folding up a pop up tent always involves a fleeting moment of panic and a more lasting moment of triumph, most art is like this in my limited experience, I try to persevere to the winning moments.

My daughter picked me up a feather

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

Today's is a feather, my daughter picked it up today and immediately said "drawing a day today." I'm not going to argue.

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Zebra

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

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Serval, cat

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

Today's is a serval. Beautiful cat thriving over half of Africa, and now they have one at my nearest zoo.
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Dylan

I'm creating a drawing a day, for two years, for practice and fun.

This is yesterday's.

View from our holiday cottage sky light window.

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

This is from the day before yesterday.
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Jasmine

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

This is from the 28th May, I've had no WiFi.
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Butterfly

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

This is the 27th of May's drawing as I've had no WiFi and mobile signal. Staying at a lovely holiday cottage.

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Owl

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.
Today's is an owl.
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Beautiful girl

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.
Today's is my beautiful daughter, (actually yesterday's as I got behind)
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Elephant in the river

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

Today's is an elephant in a river.
It reminds me of the Just So Stories, if you have not read them, don't worry, you are not dead yet so there is still time to correct this omission. If they weren't part of your childhood, then at least you can find a kid to read them to.
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Lillys

I'm creating a drawing a day, for two years, just for the art of it, and sharing an art tip too.
Today's drawing is lillys.
Today's tip: Try not to get spray glue on your fingers, desk or mobile phone!

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Wizard

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

Today's drawing is a wizard.
Today's tip: Always be extremely respectful when dealing with wizards.

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Humming bird

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

Today's is a hummingbird.

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Highland cattle and my book is out! And an art tip.

I'm creating a drawing a day for two years, just for the art of it.
Today's is Highland Cattle, so common in my native Scotland.
I'm riding a high because I've published my book!!!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/PRINCESS-WOLFS-EYES-moving-fantasy-ebook/dp/B071VVMNL5/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1495315109&sr=8-1&keywords=The+princess+with+wolf%27s+eyes

Today's tip: No such thing as too much creating!
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Hibiscus flowers

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

Today's drawing is hibiscus flowers.
Today's tip: Try not to collect too​ many unfinished projects, finish them and get them out to someone or somewhere. Too many unfinished projects or too much finished art still living at your home with you tends to stop you doing more. Give it away, sell it cheap, sling it on eBay, but get it out! Nature abhors a vacuum, if you have a lovely empty wall you are bound to paint a canvas to fill it up! This is hard if you don't have a full time agent waiting eagerly to sell it all for you, I tend to think "I'll keep this good book until I can send it to all the big publishing houses like it deserves." Just get them out, you can write another! Sharing hundreds of drawings for no profit has done me world's of good in terms of practice and inspiration for my paid work. Finish them and get them out to someone! Good luck.

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The princess with wolves eyes.

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.
Today I have worked on one of my previous drawings to give it some of the good qualities the other two girls with wolves eyes had.

Thank you everyone who answered my Facebook survey. It was very interesting to hear what people thought about the three drawings. I've included the other two and the original of this one so you can compare if you missed them.
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