ADAD #28: last one of this series

I made another composition, totally different, within a rectangular to limit the space:

And then I made it into a painting, just for fun:

You could say it is just a composition, or it is somewhere in a jungle, 

or it is reeds near water or...

So this "a drawing a day" project in February is over, not all of the drawings were a success,

but sometimes you just need to experiment and not think too much.

It has stimulated my creativity, and knowledge of materials.

I'll go back to painting now.

ADAD #27: composition with painted paper

Matisse was an expert in making compositions with painted paper.

I also really enjoy doing this, on a smaller scale.

So I painted some small parts of paper and, when dry, started to cut shapes.

My first composition:

And then the next one adding just one other colour:

You just position them all around the paper to see which one is the one that is pleasing you.

I find that you just feel that the one is right, and the other is boring or all over the place.

Use small and larger shapes to have variation.

ADAD #26: inspiration from the landscape

The spring landscape starts showing some colours. This warm palette flared up.

I quickly made a small impression in watercolour:

It would be better in acrylics I think.

ADAD #25: the letter W

I drew some variations on the letter W. I have always drawn a lot of texts with my own letters.

Now that handlettering is so popular, you see all different kinds of variations.

It is just nice to think about shapes and how you can draw them.

ADAD #24: Pictures in a frame

I started with drawing a shape, rectangular or oval, so this would limit my possibilities for drawing.

Then I thought about how to fill them, it ended up in some small frames:

ADAD #23: a portrait

With a conté pencil I drew a small portrait. Nice material to draw with.

ADAD #22: blue eyes

Small drawing of the eye, very bright blue I know...

with a marker

and with a pencil

ADAD 21: fruits from trees

A very healthy fruit from a tree is a walnut.
Unfortunately we do not have such a tree, but it is fun to just draw one of them.

and one of my favourites:

Eat an apple a day... I think I can live up to this.

ADAD #20: another bird

And here is another fantasy bird, a sort of duck:

ADAD #19: ART graphics

I have been reading a book on calligraphy. I have always liked doing this.

Just experimenting with the materials is so much fun.

Here I used paint and permanent markers.

ADAD #18: quick

Testing my pencils, scribbling, drawing quickly.

ADAD #17: Forest animal

A funky blue hedgehog... funny little animals I think.

ADAD #16: Nuances

I just painted some colours together,

with a bit of overlap,

and then added a small drawing.

ADAD #15: blue and hazel

A quote from a song:

ADAD #14: Valentine

This one is for Valentine's day, spread some love,

to your friend, your neighbour or a person you meet.

ADAD #13: a girl in winter outfit

In acrylics and marker: a girl ready to go out in winter.

ADAD #12: waiting for her

I made the picture darker, and now it seems as if he is waiting in the semi-dark for his date.

Probably after a hard day's work, but eager to meet her.

ADAD #11: Taxi!

In black and white, with an Ecoline pen:

a woman calling for a taxi. She is on her way home!

ADAD 10: a bunch of flowers

When the skies are grey for a long time, you just need some colour. 

With acrylics, pen and pencil I made this happy bunch:

And I think I'll buy a real one this week to add some colour to the living room.

ADAD 9: a blob birdie this time

And another one: after turning the blobs around for a bit, I saw the shape of a bird:

which turned into this one:

The fun in this exercise is, when you do this with a group 

you get so many different results, and they are really fun to look at.

ADAD 8: blob dog

Starting with some blobs of paint:

trying to see some shapes which could become something.

A nice exercise to stimulate creativity and loose drawing.

I saw this fluffy dog, sniffing its nose, so I used my Sharpie-pen to draw it.

It is like a dog you have never seen...

ADAD 7: A full Nutella jar

A more international brand, this yummy chocolate paste, I made an impression of the jar:

And with watercolour:

#nutella #chocolatepaste

ADAD 6: a Dutch dessert

I used one of the grocery brochures as a reference.

This is a kind of old fashioned dessert,

which is still eaten in the Netherlands.

So without colour:

and with some watercolour:

MELKUNIE is a well-known brand for dairy products.

ADAD 5: tangerines

And here are some tangerines, a bit of a boring shape,

but in a happy colour:

I used acrylic paint, a marker and colour pencils.

ADAD 3 and 4: fruit

I skipped one day, so I made two drawings/paintings,

this time the sunny colours of the mango fruit caught my eye:

I used acrylic paint, and a marker and pencil. Two slightly different styles.

I like to draw the same object several times, each time in another technique or style.

A woman ADAD #2

A pencil sketch of a woman:

February: a drawing a day #1

The month of February has been a project for a couple of years. 

I try to make a drawing each day and post it here. Just to experiment and see what I come up with.

I thought about a theme but nothing came up...

So this is the first one, drawn with Ecoline pens:

The light to take pictures was terrible...