Thursday, August 6, 2009

Dandelions are everywhere, you might as well draw one.

I pick this drawing to kick off my blog about making art. I'm not a trained artist, as perhaps you've noticed, but that doesn't stop me from loving to draw and write and occassionally sew.

I often don't make the time in my daily life to make art and to be inspired by what I see around me. This blog is about a challenge I made for myself: to start paying more attention to my own creativity and to the creative spirit of others.

The specifics of the challenge are that I either make something myself every day and/or notice something that someone else has made or that is part of nature. This blog will be a record of what I make and what I notice.

6 comments:

  1. You're already off to a much better start than I would be. I'm awful at drawing.

    I think this is a great way to record your journey. It'll be interesting to look back in a year (or even a few months) and see how you've improved and grown.

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  2. Thanks, Jessi. (I bet you're really not awful at drawing.)

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  3. I really enjoyed looking through your blog and wanted to welcome you to EDM. I too live in NYC and love drawing in this fabulous place. Meet-up Drawing Group is meeting Sunday in Washington Square Park. Here is the info.
    http://www.meetup.com/sketching/calendar/10857551/?a=cv1p_rt

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  4. Shirley,
    Thanks for the welcome and for letting me know about the drawing group!! I'll check out the website.

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  5. You're either very much a "natural" , a great teacher, a fast learner - or all of the above (which I believe is the case).

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