Heather D's Book of Whimsy

This month I was lucky enough to be able to draw in Heather's book, on the subject of whimsy. It struck me that there are fewer things more whimsical than unicorns and rainbows, and so I set about creating a drawing encompassing both. It came out much better than I thought it would, and was happy that I took the opportunity to use color in my drawing, which I rarely do.

Following are some of the pre-sketches I made before laying down my final thoughts, as well as a timelapse video of the drawing.

For Barbara, Always Make New Mistakes

The topic always make new mistakes stumped me for a little while, but then I started thinking that there must be a myriad of inspirational quotes about mistakes. So after sifting through Google, I came across this little gem. I have to say in my reflective times this is a quote that helps make bad situations seem OK.

Below I've added in a picture of some of the practice bits and pieces I created before starting on the final projects, because although I embrace making new mistakes, I'd rather not make too many when I produce a final product.

Shaun's "The Design of Life" Challenge

I have just finished up my latest drawing, "The Design of Life" for Lauren. I had played with sketching some trees earlier this month, and they seemed to sum up what it is to design for life, and they look great.

So I scoured the internet for some inspirational quotes, built those into my drawing and hey presto here it is. This month I was excited to use my new pigment pens which are more water resistant and don't fade as much over time. On top of that I bought 3 different thicknesses to allow me to get some variety in the lines that I use in my drawings.

Thank you to Lauren for the subject, here's a quick timelapse video of how the drawing came together.

My Escape

My Escape

Last Sunday:  90 Minute Massage, Solitude Shopping with Christmas Carols Careening in the Background, and a movie with popcorn and a fountain Coke Light.

The devil is in the details - A Macro picture for Rosa

This month I had Rosa's book, which has the theme, "Macro". I love this theme, as I have a fascination with insects and macro photography. In the end I combined a short quote from Kurt Vonnegut with a picture of bee upon a leaf. 

The quote, "Enjoy the little things in life, one day you'll look back and realize they were the big things." resonates with me and makes me think about how I approach things both at school, in my career and personally.

Once again I made a short timelapse video of my sketch. I use the program iMotion, it is free and super simple to use, I would recommend using it if you haven't already.

Shaun's Escape

I'm so excited to be involved in the SAS Sketchers group, I looked on last year and loved how it brought out so much creativity in people.

The theme for my sketchbook is, "My Escape". I chose this as drawing is one of the things that I love to do to escape the from a dull or stressful day. I really enjoy doodling, patterns, sketching and trying to improve my drawings. It relaxes me enormously, and get a buzz out of sharing what I draw.

Aside from the using the "pencil" to escape, I have also added in my family & friends, my bicycle, my camera and of all things, YouTube... it brings me so much joy.

Because I love YouTube and creative video making, I made a quick video of my creative process (some draft sketches) and a timelapse when I created the actual cover.

I can't wait to see what the sketchbook I receive has in store for me as we move them around today.