Hever Castle

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

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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#kirsteenlyonsart

Owl

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

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 with sunglasses on her head, done with a graphite block only, to make me work crudely.

Today's tip: Try things, media, techniques, art forms, thinking you are no good at art because you don't draw well with an HB pencil and an evil school art teacher, is like thinking you are no good at sports because you can't swim crawl. There are other sports, there is even other swimming.
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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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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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Flowers

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

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

Today's is a kingfisher.

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.

A warrior lass! (Robin)

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.
Today's is a robin.
Cute and pretty but don't be fooled, she is a tough little fighter, not just chasing off rival robins in her territory but sometimes taking on fights with other animals.

Fox

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

Today's is a fox.

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.

Drawing 287 Giraffes

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

Not all these sketch books are completely full, but most of them are mostly full.

Deer.

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

Sometimes it comes easily, sometimes I struggle all the way but most frequently I start not interested and get drawn in until I'm very interested! So it was today.

Art is effective therapy with no side effects. A little are bringing a bit of happiness.

Violin genie

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

Today's is a magical, musical, genie escaping a violin case!

Ship, what a ship is...

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

Today's is a ship.

"Wherever we want to go, we go. That's what a ship is, you know. It's not just a keel and a hull and sails; that's what a ship needs. Not what a ship is. What the Black Pearl really is, is freedom." -Jack Sparrow in The Pirates of the Caribben: Curse of the Black Pearl.

Water bird, and a movie of all the drawings so far!

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

Today's is a scruffy looking water bird.

And here is a link to a film of all the drawings so far!

https://youtu.be/XnyWPffPFJ0

Tiger, big cat

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

Today's is a tiger.

Jasmine in my mum's sun hat.

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

Today's is my daughter in my mum's sun hat.

What do you think? Are my portraits improving? Do you enjoy seeing my drawings? Will my creating a drawing a day change my life or that of another? I have four kids and a baby here today, should I have used the time I spent on this to wash our bedding? Day 244, I must have spent at least 100 hours on this, is that wise?