Fern and my brothers spaceships

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.
Today's is fern. I have also shared the spaceships my brother was drawing this evening. I'm influenced by many famous artists, Cezanne, Rodin, Klimt and Alastair Grey to name a few, but I have been and am much more influenced by the artists in my family. My mum, dad and big brother have been around me creating art my whole life, taking shape in front of my eyes - with every step of the presses on show. They have also always been willing to break it down for me if I still couldn't work out what they had done. Thank you all three. #drawingadayclub

Jasmine and Dylan hug.

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

Today's is my daughter and my son hugging. The love between these two is a constant source of happiness me.

Photo by Ryan Cota

I'm creating a drawing a day, for a year, just for the art of it. Today is day 343 and I was up since 6:00 and completely uninspired and without motivation.
I appealed for ideas from my friends and was blown away by the amount of response and the fun, imaginative ideas! So much communication was in itself inspiring. Thank you. I feel like I have good ideas far into the future.
Also thank you Ryan for posting your photos for me to work from. They are all stunning.

Thank you all my friends, all your ideas are stunning.

Mixed media: watercolour paint, inktense pencils, inktense blocks, black pen, white pen, acrylic paint, practice!

Calligraphy butterfly with a brush

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.
Today's is a calligraphy butterfly, yesterday's concept, with a bit more of whatever it was it needed, probably giving a **it, I was pretty exhausted yesterday.

Also I had some excellent advice, a girl needs a master calligrapher to turn to in times of stress! :)

Feathers

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for fun of it.
Today's is feathers.

Fox

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

Today's is a fox.

Jasmine (the flower)

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

Today's is a Jasmine flower. My daughter is called Jasmine too.

Sprig

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

Today's is a little sprig.

Moth

I'm creating a drawing a day for a year, to create at least one beautiful thing every day.

Estuary

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

Today's is a river estuary.

East Grinstead highstreet.

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

Today's is East Grinstead highstreet.

This is a safe little town with a low crime rate, little poverty and easy access to green speces and I'm so bored of it I may commit town-oside and murder the longest row of Tudor houses in their sleep!

This is East Grinstead and up the road is Forest Row (which I am marginally less board of) if you count them both my life goes.

The Highlands, Scotland.
Edinburgh, Scotland.
Forest Row, England
East Grinstead, England
Southport, England
Liverpool, England
East Grinstead, England
The Borders, Scotland
Pembry, England
Forest Row, England
Mayfield, England
East Grinstead, England

Clearly I keep escaping and getting sucked back to Forest Row and East Grinstead. Please let me know if you have a cure!

This is yesterday's drawing - sorry.

Hummingbird

I'm creating a drawing a day for a year, just for the art of it.
Today is day: 291 (75 days to go).
Today's drawing is a hummingbird.
Thank you for all the lovely suggestions on what to draw.

Inky landscape

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

Today's is an inky landscape.

Wax crayon and watercolour flowers

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

My daughter (who is eight) said about her painting, "You have to like it because if you hate, it that means you hate me." I understand, art is so personal, a little bit of your soul, but if you are going to show it to anyone, even close friends, you need to unlearn that. Art is personal to them too, that means what they like can be wildly different to what you do, even if you are very good. Whatever you do is valid regardless of others. And for the record, I love all my daughter's paintings but they, and she would still be good even if I didn't!

I have included my daughter's painting.

Dolphins playing

I'm creating a drawing a day for a year, my daughter chose the subject today.

Today's are dolphins playing.

Tiger, big cat

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

Today's is a tiger.

Orchids

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

Today's are orchids.