Daffodil

I am creating a daring a day for a year, just for the art of it. Today I have done daffodils.

Deer.

I'm doing a drawing a day.
Here is today's.

Beach, Birling Gap

I am doing a drawing a day for 2016, just for the art of it.

I went with my family to this beach recently. 80 mile an hour winds and they closed the beach for safety but we walked up the cliff path and had a brilliant time!

Tulip

Tulip (my favourite flower) in water soluble pencil and tipex.

Elephant drawing number 30

The latest work in my crazy plan to create a drawing every day for 2016!

I love animals, I have been drawing animals alli my life and it never gets old!

Kangaroo, butterfly, leopard, The Domo and cat!

On my mission to create a drawing every day for 2016, I have caught up! I didn't quite start on the first day of 2016. I now have a drawing for every day so far!

Why art on a luggage label? It's more of a why not?

Also I have included some stages for the kangaroo drawing. My daughter was with me when I took the photo I worked from. We were both amazed how close he let us get!

Boat and reflection.

Here is a boat and its reflection also a peek at my studio (living room table)!

My daughter is joining in!

I have a blog for art projects with my kids but now she is joining in with a drawing a day! Where to post it? Here is the kids project blog:

  http://artistmummy.blogspot.co.uk

I think on this occasion I will put my daughter's art here.

My daughter's art.

From Dragons to Dragonflies.

A drawing a day, why am I doing it?

I'm a planner, I have my whole year, and indeed my whole life worked out on paper (I often have to alter the small stuff but the big stuff stays) yet I decided to do the drawing a day idea on impulse! I'm finding out WHILE I am doing it WHY I am doing it!

It's not for commercial gain, I haven't worked out how to make it pay out money, but it does seem to be paying off.

• It makes me draw and then I feel good.
• It puts something solely for me in my day of nappies, a lot of laundry, and school runs.
• Many of my friends seem to be following the results with enjoyment.
• If I really keep it up all year my drawing is bound to improve.
• I was inspired by Dominic Roberts doing it and some other artists I know have been inspired by me.
• It adds a little to the general level of light in the world, something on your computer that is not bad news. X

Thank you, Kirsteen

You may have noticed I didn't start this on the first of January, so I'm catching up so here are four drawings!

21 butterfly

Chameleon 20th Jan

Dolphin art!

Quite a simple drawing today as I have had to bounce the baby the whole time I did it!

I am loving the "drawing a day" dicapline as I would not have sat down to draw with splitting head, house a mess and baby still up except that I said I would do this! Then I do it and I feel better, creative, alive, useful!

Jasmine

An attempt to catch something of my daughter's etherial beauty and cheeky smile.