Above is yesterday’s SkADaMo project. Whoooeee – what a whirlwind month. Like many of you I’ve been doing PiBoIdMo, which has made 12×12 somewhat of an easy task, but just for fun I threw in Sketch-A-Day-Month too. Also with this being November there were 2 large Thanksgiving dinners, and a funeral, a wedding and rehearsing with a dozen+ 2yr old-6th graders for our Church Christmas program. (Bells, drums and ribbons [think rhythmic gymnastics–ha-ha, yeah right])
So true confession –I’ve kept up with everything!!! Er, uh… except the office stuff. As in, posting all my sketches. I’ve only managed to post four. I finally had a Saturday freed up to catalog the sketches with my camera. On Friday I gathered all the sketches from their various sources, sketch books, scraps of notepaper, post it notes, etc (I get inspiration and sketch at truly odd times). Saturday was absolutely dark and dismal gray outside, not a glimmer of sun. So the one wall where I can post the art and snap a pic is in gloomy shadow. If I use my camera’s flash it fades the pic. If I don’t use the flash everything is gray….what to do….tried holding a flashlight in my mouth….yeah – okay I hear you snickering…..tried a sewing light…tried my desk light….finally found that clipping a reading light to the bird’s cage (much to his protest) gave enough light with out too many halos or glare. So anyway here’s some of the sketches for your perusal. I reworked some older sketches, created some new and the last few
thumbnails below were from the first days of PiBoIdMo. I had just made thumbnail sketches in my Notebook- before I officially joined SkADaMo. Normally I wouldn’t be brave enough to show such ‘rough’ sketches. But since the very talented creative force of SkADaMo, Linda Silvestri assured us there weren’t any rules – I’ve told myself that rough sketches are okay–they are also part of the creative process.
This has definitely been a fun experience, one which has forced me to be more creative and produce more product. It’s also loosened me up some.
Having had to sketch and write everyday is a good discipline to remind me of my goals.
And I promise there will be more sketches tomorrow. I’m working on that post after I publish this one.
Blessings on your creativity,
Laura (Grandmamiller)
Haha! I really like all the variety here! So many stories! I particularly like the princess going shopping. And the South Pole. Thanks for getting them all posted!
Thanks, Rhythm…you are always a faithful friend!
Oh my goodness that cat picture cracks me UP!!!
Glad you like it – it’s going to be in an ebook if the author is happy with it!
I think I’ve fallen for your toddler! She looks like she could use a tuffet for her curds and whey! Adorable!
Thanks Julie. that is from my memory of our oldest daughter in her first dance recital. She was almost 3. Oh the angst and stress and worry (and that was just the moms!)
Sweet!
You are one organized, productive woman! Nice work!
Organized??? Well, thank you for thinking so – if you could just see my office.
Love the cat man sketch! You did a great job even with all that going on.
Thanks, Amy. My problem is half the time my head is in my office even if I’m not.
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