So September goes out with a bang, lots of rain and wind. Sometimes I enjoy the gloomy weather, there is some kind of comfort, coziness when its raining. I just want to relax inside with a good book and a cup of tea.
Today I drove through my neighborhood to run an errand, I pass this place a lot, but today I took notice of how the trees and landscape looked against the cool grey sky. I made a mental image and came home to do a quick pastel sketch of what I remembered.
I haven’t been keeping up with my art a day but this week I discovered some old sketches in my book and decided to re-work them.
This one was a marker sketch of a girl, I just add color using oil pastels.
So I had nail polish on the brain yesterday. Decided to use nail polish to finish a pencil sketch. I have painted with nail polish in other unconventional ways like changing the color of furniture handles but never on paper. This picture comes with a side of doodling.
Holding on to summer a little longer. My September vacation at Ocean City, MD, was great, perfect weather and had a fun time with family. This trip I packed my art supplies and was determined to sketch some on the beach. Every morning I would wake at 6am and head to the beach. I watched the sunrise and I sketched- 3 pictures were done in oil pastel on paper, a quick rendition of the rising sun, each day a little different. I enjoyed the quiet reflective time just me the beach and my sketchbook.
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My sister at the beach, quick pen sketch from my sketchbook.
The past few weeks, I haven’t touched a brush or pencil to produce anything creative, though I have every intention to paint and draw, I just haven’t. But there was this little voice within me that just kept repeating, like a broken record, just pick up a brush, just paint something, anything.. Which happened every time i entered my art space.. So I just gave in one day, grabbed the first thing I saw, a foam board, acrylic paints and just started painting. No fussing, no thinking, just painted. And within the day produced this piece. Sometimes we have to please the small voice within.
Decided to sketch some while watching TV..
August came to an end.. so my last drawing for the month.
Well i bought a new set of oil pastels, was like a kid with a new toy. Same day I created a quick sketch.. goodbye august, you were a good month, a little too hot but very fun!.
In the Spring of 2010, I decided to challenge myself, to create one piece of artwork on a daily basis for at least a month. I actually found myself creating and found the time to make the art, which ranged from small pencil sketches to larger paintings and in variety of mediums. In a recent online search I came across a blog called creative everyday, it brings together artists to showcase their daily creative works. So I decided to continue the art a day for the year and see where it leads me.
jennifer barrile 