#33,34 and 35

All three of them were completed at work during my morning break,instead of reading the morning paper.I used ball point pen,pencil or ink pen.Twitched them at home here and there, adding a watercolor wash for example.

#30,31 and 32

#30 was completed with watercolor crayons.I used a local newspaper as a reference for it.#31 was completed with ink and watercolors ,the reference was from an old foreign newspaper.#32 was inspired by magazine J-14 again,ink and watercolors.
So,with these three sketches I finished the ones for the month of January and started February.I am proud of myself for not giving up in the first month.I've read somewhere that people give up on their New Years resolutions by the end of January.

#28 and 29

A couple of ballerinas inspired by a local newspaper.Watercolor and pencil.

#26 and 27

For these two sketches I used some of my personal photos for a reference.I saw those two girls at the parade last summer.I used colored pencils and watercolors.Did you notice that the paper I drew the ballerina girl on has wrinkled?Yes,this is paper for sketching and does not tolerate even a slight watercolor wash.Too bad because I like this sketch a lot.Well,you learn every day.
I am kind of late with the posting but I am doing pretty good with keeping up with the challenge.I am getting much better at building a habit to sketch every day.

#24 and 25

Two-face-snowmen

It is such a beautiful and cold winter day today.The sun broke through the clouds finally.Everything looks so bright and festive bathing in the warm shine of the sun.
Oh,I am so sorry I forgot my camera at home this morning when I took my girl to school.
I did not know I was missing the sun light so much.
Well,maybe a little bit later I will be able to take some pictures but now I am going to post a couple old pictures.I think it was on Christmas day.My daughter and I made a snowman with two faces.One facing the street and the other one
saying hi to the pedestrians.

#23

Sonya and Gage.Colored and watercolor pencils.

#20,21 and 22

The girl in the hat was inspired by J-14 magazine,ink pen.The second one is my daughter playing her Nintendo DS,#2 graphite pencil and watercolor pencils.And the third one is just doodling,ink pen and watercolor pencils.

#17,18 and 19

Yes,it is a big commitment.What I do most of the time is catching up with the challenge.But that is OK.I already have 25 of them.Today I have to do two sketches.The hardest part is to find time to take pictures and post them on my blog.

#16

Inspired by J-14 magazine.Pencil #2 on paper.

#13,14 and 15

Gloomy and cold day.Taking care of a sick child who perked up in the afternoon ,thank God.

Still eating very carefully with a bucket within a reach.

These three sketches were inspired by magazines,Better homes and gardens and J-14.The first two were completed with colored pencils and the third one with watercolored ones.

#11 and 12

Ink pen and watercolor pencils.

The last project for the last year

This was the last craft project I finished in the last days of 2010.A little case for my crochet hooks and double pointed knitting needles.I sew it entirely by hand using recycled denim fabric from old jeans.For the decorations I used recycled embroideries from my daughter's old jeans.

Challenge time-#8,9 and10

These sketches were inspired by the web.Ink pen Millennium and watercolor pencils.

#5,6and7

Watecolor pencils on paper. Our cat Precious.

The first four ones

I have never published two posts in one day but today it is an exception.These are the first four ones from my challenge.I had to make up for the first days of the year.I hope I will be able to ketch up in a couple of days and after that it will be easier.The first one is from a picture,#3 ans4 from life and #4 is a fantasy lady.I used ink pens and watercolor pencils.

The Challenge

It is snowing slowly and lazily outside.I love this kind of weather.It is warm and cozy inside.I sit behind the computer and waste my time.I've already checked my favourite blogs and there is no reason to go on sitting here.I realize I should use my time in a more creative way.
I make "to do" lists so some ideas do not fall through the cracks.Anyway it is a New Year.One should start it with new hopes,new plans and new ideas.One should take new roads and have new beginnings.

I had hard time deciding how to start my blogging journey for this year.Last
weekend I went to the website of Etsy.com and on their blog I read the inspiring article about Noah Scalin.He challenged himself to make a scull a day to keep his creative juices going.I got so excited reading about his creativity journey that in a moment of weakness I left a comment saying that I would challenge myself doing a sketch a day for the entire 2011 year.Now I realised what I got myself into but at least I will try.Yes I am going to try.It could be not only sketches but drawings and some other art pieces.And if I miss a day I will have to make up for it.I will post updates once or two times a week several pieces at a time.
I am doing it for myself to keep myself going.

Happy New Year 2011

I wish you one New Year filled with Peace, Joy and Happiness!May all your dreams come true and the inspiration and creativity are a great part of your life!
This pencil drawing of a girl with a bird was inspired by a movie made sometime in the 1980- ies.It was a production of USA and USSR and its name was The Blue Bird as I could remember.I saw the picture of the girl in a magazine and I just had to draw her.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to you all.Stay warm and enjoy this wonderful time with your families.

Christmas decorations

The time before Christmas is the time of making,the time of never ending inspiration.Ideas from magazines,ideas from the web,stores and craft shows.I can't tell who inspired me for those handmade decorations but whoever it was I say

"Thank you".So,I used leftover yarn and beads from my daughter's collection.At the moment they are outside decorating a bare bush in our yard.It is actually very cute .If I don't forget I will take a picture and post it later.