I'm back!!

I wasn't actually away but I just was very busy last week and had little time to draw the daily challenge but I see how well you lot are coming on with your drawings and I can see the benefits of drawing each day.
This one is on pastels ....not sure if we were meant to stick to pencils but they are kinda pencils?
I have used pastels very little as you will see ....
It is about 6"X 8"

DRAWING CHALLENGE Day TWENTYFIVE (25)

Draw your car keys, or house keys. You can draw one or multiple, the choice is yours..

Anne is back this week, yahooooooooo!!

DRAWING CHALLENGE Day TWENTY FOUR (24) Mandarin

A4 sketchbook. I forgot my pencils today, only had my mechanical 2B graphite. Was a challenge getting the values.. It took patience.

I drew this while sitting in my booth. Was a slow process, as I had customers and lookers in and out, but it was fun. (and a profitable day, I sold 3 paintings)

I actually drew this twice. The first time with the skin on, to see if I could get the texture right. I couldn't, need to go look at www.drawspace.com for a citrus fruit peel tutorial. So I broke the fruit open and drew it. Much more interesting anyway..

There is this one man Frederick, he is European, and has a stall with his mother, selling lavender and wheat packs. The kind you heat up in the microwave. He comes and checks out my work all the time. He came back 3 times to see if I had finished the finished drawing. Tania had called in to see me and she was sitting on the ground, the last time he called in, and she said "Oh I don't like that" Frederick says "are you crazy! that is good!" lol. It isn't that good, but it is nice to know I have a fan lol.. (I painted my plein air today too)

Fruit

Hmm...my banana didn't turn out so well. I used the wrong pencils and was already halfway done before I realized this, so, while it's not looking like a healthy banana, perhaps it's a sickly banana??

Item in my drawer.

This is all there was in my left drawer. How sad. So shiny and not very good. Every time I moved, the shadows changed. lol Sooo, here's my attempt. :)

Hello!!

Hi everyone. My name is Charity. I met JJ through the D&S forum on Wetcanvas and she sweetly offered to let me join in! It took a few hours, but I finally figured out how to post on here. I feel a bit slow since it was pretty easy, but I'm alright with that. So, she asked me to stop in and say hi, and if anyone wants to know more about me, just ask. I'll be happy to tell. :)

DRAWING CHALLENGE Day TWENTY FOUR (24)

Draw a piece of fruit.

DRAWING CHALLENGE Day TWENTY THREE (23) Camphor Ball

I went to my drawer, looked through all the things I have stashed along with my unmentionables, and I found this little wooden car ej gave me.
I thought, hey yeah!! I will draw that. Yeah right.. no I wont, I am not good enough, yet.. I did try, I had it half drawn, but it looked awful, so I erased it, and went back to the drawer for another search. I came up with this. I thought - famous last thoughts- How hard can this be? Well it wasn't as easy as I thought it would be, but here it is. A little Camphor-wood ball. They have the most delicious smell. (you can buy them here in the supermarket)

DRAWING CHALLENGE Day TWENTY THREE (23)

Go into your bedroom. Open your dressing table drawer on the left. Choose one thing and draw it.

DRAWING CHALLENGE Day TWENTY TWO (22) My Foot

Sketchbook. Graphite.

DRAWING CHALLENGE Day TWENTY TWO (22)

Draw your foot.. (shoes off) (socks off too) (naked foot)

DRAWING CHALLENGE Day TWENTY ONE (21) Apple

Sketchbook/Graphite.

I am done with this. I drew it twice hate both versions. Time I was in bed it is 1.31am..

DRAWING CHALLENGE Day TWENTY ONE (21)

Back to the kitchen.....

This time I will make it harder.

Walk into your kitchen. Turn around three times, (for luck) with your eyes shut. The first thing you see when you open your eyes, you draw it.

No cheating!!!!!!

DRAWING CHALLENGE Day TWENTY (20) Panda

Elise gave me this, I think. She gives me a lot of little stuffed toys, she is so sweet. She knows Nana loves stuffed toys. Sketchbook Graphite.

This weeks challenge is easy .....

This weeks challenge is easy ..... get yourself outside and do a Plein Air painting.
It can be as simple as sitting out in your garden painting .....or sitting in the street painting ...YIKES! ..... or sitting at the beach painting ......YIKES!
POST YOUR ENTRY ONE WEEK FROM TODAY WED 8th JULY

The challenge painting .....

What a coincidence that JJ painted a waterfall and so did I ......
My painting is from a photograph that I took at the Glenariffe waterfalls ......I love that place ..... it is absolutely magical ....It's a pity I can't seem to catch some of that magic in my painting as that was what I wanted to do ....but it's not finished yet ....maybe the magic will come yet!! .....
This one is big 30" X 40" acrylic on canvas .....

The Challenge: The River City

Watercolour. My first attempt. It has many faults but I feel encouraged to try again.

My words.

"Brisbane - The River City

Power and energy of the city centre contained by the peace and tranquility of the gardens and the river.

Viewing this scene in the middle of the day *flat light), the looming storm clouds invoked a feeling of aggression and menace towards an unsuspecting city - the people engrossed in thier highrise world and oblivious to the approaching storm until it is upon them and the oigjtning pierces their senses, the thunder roars and the water sheets down."

DRAWING CHALLENGE Day TWENTY (20)

Go into your bedroom, pick one thing and draw it..

DRAWING CHALLENGE Day NINETEEN (19) Guess what it is? I dare you...

6"x8" sketchbook Graphite.

Colleen's Impresssionism Challenge..

This painting, is a portion of the three waterfalls at Laragh Lodge.
Size is 4" x 6" on board. Acrylic.






I really enjoyed painting this, I was so amazed at how it came together.. It is impressionism as I understand it; "built up forms out of discrete flecks and dabs of colour" That is exactly what I did, I just built up the shapes using dabs of colour. I used burnt sienna, ultra blue, gold oxide, raw sienna, and white.

I bought these cute little frames with easels the other day, and it was the frame which depicted the size of this painting. I have it sitting on my desk, and it is ok, close up, I don't mind it, but when I step back I really like it.. I want to paint another bigger version.

Here are the words I wrote when I saw the waterfall picture and decided to paint it.

"WATERFALL - CALMING - PRETTY - FOLIAGE MYSTICAL.... Now watch me stuff it up."

Thank you Colleen for this challenge, it really was fun..

DRAWING CHALLENGE Day NINETEEN (19)

Go to your bathroom..

Choose one thing..

Draw it.

:-))

DRAWING CHALLENGE Day EIGHTEEN (18) PEAR

6*x8" sketchbook - graphite

Where I live .....

Trying to send, any of you on Facebook, this link to some beautiful photographs of Ballycastle. Copy and paste this link:
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=93077409404

DRAWING CHALLENGE Day EIGHTEEN (18)

I am peckish, been raiding the dried apricot jar, had to walk past the fruit bowl.


That is what we will draw tomorrow.



A PEAR!!!


Have fun.

Anne you can do this woman, can't you?? :-)

If you don't have a pear go buy one, if they are not in season in Ireland then draw some other fruit that is .:-)))) x

DRAWING CHALLENGE DAY SEVENTEEN (17) JAR

Was a coffee jar, now my marshmallow jar. I should have left the marshmallows in it, and drawn a straight-sided jar lol. Man this was a *itch to draw.
A4 sketchbook Graphite..

After getting up at 4.00am, at the market and setting up at 6.00am, working hard all day selling paintings and art supplies, I come home at 4.00pm and after a quick cuppa - reheated dinner - I settle down to drawing my jar. It is now 12.30am Monday and I heading for bed Yawn!!!

Oh where's Anne btw :D