I’ve been conspicuously absent from AEDM for… hmm, let me see, Day 15 was the last time I posted. For the last five or so days I’ve been hobbling around like the hunchback of Notre Dame. We McLean’s have notoriously bad backs and once again, with no fault of my own, I pulled my back…
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AEDM – Day Fifteen
Wow, half way through AEDM. Christmas is just six weeks away. I’m stunned. I guess I gotta make a Christmas list, huh? I’m sure there’ll be art supplies on it, there always is. Last Christmas one of the things I really wanted were Da Vinci Maestro Pure Kolinsky 1503 watercolor brushes. Here’s the story. When…
AEDM – Dy Fourteen
AEDM What a terrible thing to happen in Paris. I’m horrified. It makes one feel so helpless to hear of such terrible acts against innocent people. It also feels a little weird to post about something so silly as my glasses and how I drew them up this afternoon, immortalizing them on a page. Yes, I’m supposed…
AEDM – Day Twelve & Thirteen
I obviously meant this to go up for Remembrance Day but it took too much time to finish. Do you mind seeing poppies on November thirteenth?? I can’t believe it’s already thirteen days into AEDM. Where does the time go? The poppies were so much fun to do. I really did splash paint around, all…
AEDM – Day Ten
Something simple today. It’s been a looong day. I started juicing today and learning to get it right, cutting pup all the veggies and prepping them, all for future juice extraction, has been exhausting work. Someone in Sketchbook Skool (on the Facebook website) did something similar to this and I thought is was so darn…
AEDM Day Thirty
The End. Yes, we reached the final day of November and I survived. As you all know, I also did Sketchbook Skool along with AEDM. It’s been a ferocious, headlong rush toward December and I’m so glad to be taking a break. I’ve started buying all the trimmings for a good Christmas and I plan…
AEDM Day Twenty-Nine
Well, this is the second to last day of AEDM. I’m always thrilled to start November Art Everyday months but then when it’s over, I’m also glad. It’s tiring to do art all the time. I think, eat and sleep art when I do this. I don’t do art quickly. I’m a slow painter and…
AEDM Day Twenty-Eight
Well, Sketchbook Skool is officially over. *Sigh*. It makes me kinda sad, even though doing both Art Everyday Month at the same time I did SBS has been tiring. I’ve decided, in fact, to wait until January 1st to start the seventy-five day challenge a-la Brenda Swenson. I just want Christmas off. I’m looking forward…
AEDM Day Twenty-Seven
Today I finished my homework for the last class of “Seeing” Sketchbook Skool. I’m a little sad to see it finished. I’ll have to wait until January to possibly take another course, they haven’t even announced what the next installment will be. I don’t think I’m going to take “Storytelling” as I’m not any kind…
AEDM Day Twenty-Six
I painted my teacup. I have to admit, I wasn’t sure I could pull it off. Doing the detailed pattern study yesterday made me realize just how fiddly teacups are and I knew that the pattern on the actual teacup I’d be drawing was much smaller than the larger version I did yesterday. But, I…