Day 3 - AEDM & Nablopomo - another sketch

thank you all for the great feedback on yesterday's post!

i'm afraid today's post will be shorter as i'm battling a rotten migraine probably due to the heart stress test i did earlier today....my neck is so stiff and sore.   good news - they didn't find any abnormalities! YAY!

anywhoo, before the migraine reared its head, i managed to quickly start another life sketch. i just need to splash on some colour, more details and writing.  again, i sketched directly with my trusty pigma micron pen.

the sketch is of my buddha belly plant (botanical name - Jatropha podagrica) which has been flowering for a few weeks now. 

the leaves are 2½ times the size of my hand!

to view the posts of other AEDM members for Day 3
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by the way, my brother's surgery for the kidney removal went reasonably well.
we pray all the test results will be clear.

now, i'm off to lie down and will hopefully wake up minus a migraine

~ love, light and peace ~

Day 2 - AEDM & NABLOPOMO - sketch

i decided to do a quick sketch of the lantana mandala i photographed yesterday

so, out came my small moleskine watercolour sketchbook, my pigma micron pens, some felt pens (textures) and watercolour crayons.  i sketched directly in pigma micron pen and followed up with the felt pens before moving on to watercolours.

i tried to keep it very loose

and i was fairly pleased with the end result

considering i rushed it due to lack of time this afternoon

a couple more lantana photos for inspiration

hard to believe that, in queensland, these shrubs are viewed as noxious weeds

to view the posts of other AEDM members for Day 2
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~ love, light and peace ~

Day 1 - AEDM & Nablopomo - Catching up

hi everyone!

i'm sorry i've been MIA over the past two weeks but i've had a lot happening.

there hasn't been a lot of art going on but......

i have been busy creating websites for myself and long time art friend, judy white.
so there's been a lot of uploading and banner creating going on.
it's been a fun challenge which i will continue to enjoy.
i'm quite excited to have my own domain name!

my website
judy's website

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i've missed a few weeks in the 52 weeks of Me project so, to avoid another week of nothing, i quickly snapped this pic earlier today

week 44

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and, to make up for my absence of late, i've signed up for the art every day month and nablopomo challenges which means i will, hopefully, be posting EVERY SINGLE DAY for the month of november.  i've been snapping pics here and there which i hope will serve as inspiration for some sketching.





the art every day month covers all forms of creativity such as art, photography, knitting, crochet, cooking etc. so i figure i can manage that.

click on the images above to find out more

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on another note, i ask that you please say a prayer for my brother who is having one of his kidneys removed tomorrow. it all happened very fast this past week when tests showed a large tumour. naturally, i've been very worried about my bro and i'm praying that all will go well for him.

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i leave you with a pic i snapped while out walking this morning

~ a mandala from mother nature ~

isn't it beautiful?!

it's a LANTANA FLOWER

~ love, light and peace to you all ~