February Blog
At the end of last month, I asked you how your creative year has been going so far. While many people have high expectations of themselves and often state New Year’s resolutions that are so ambitious that they discard them already after a couple of days or weeks, it takes repetition to create a new routine. I like drawing while listening to an audiobook or music as a break before my afternoon projects or in the evening when I have finished work and household tasks. Do you have a time when you feel most creative?
As expected, after returning to my post-vacation routine, I found it more challenging to create a new drawing or painting daily. While I created art every day for at least 30 minutes, sometimes the progress did not show, especially when on my needle felting projects. I usually didn’t count course preparations as part of my private creative time. However, when I especially enjoyed the characters, I drew them again in my sketchbook.
As I wanted to capture things I appreciated or saw daily, I was sometimes too ambitious in my drawing project to finish in a day. I still work on adjusting the complexity of my daily drawing to the time I have available during a specific day.
I have realized I pay more attention to little things I appreciate and capture on paper, especially on days when nothing special happened. It is easy to keep looking for the big, breathtaking scene while you miss the beautiful subjects for your art all around you.
Here is collages of my drawings:
I created most images with watercolour pencils or pencils on regular paper in a new blank notebook I bought in December because I loved the art on the cover. I have not posted any of the portraits I created during Zoom meetings because I didn’t have a chance to ask the people for permission to share the images.
I will publish my next blog on March 29, 2024.
In the meantime, check out the following events:
- March 4 to March 15, 2024: check out my Facebook page or Instagram page for March Break activities you can do with the whole family
- Felting Experience – Bunny Workshop, March 17, 2 PM to 5 PM, virtual or in-person
- March 23, 2024, at 3 PM: virtual Art Café. The meeting is complimentary. Please bring your beverage and some drawing materials of your choice, and let’s get to know each other. RSVP here.
