ADAD #7: longing for

Longing for is a sort of bittersweet feeling,

but it adds to loving someone.

Black and red is a combination I do not often use...

but it is all about experimenting.

ADAD #6: towards Valentine...

Making use of brush pens and hand lettering,

and adding details with a permanent pen.

I like it when it is not so neat.

#ecoline

ADAD #5: words and a brush marker

My grandmother introduced me to calligraphy when I was a teenager,

I got her pen to practice.

Since then I have made a lot of cards with words,

and brush markers are very useful for this.

To write words down is a good reminder.

ADAD #4: man in black and blue

This exercise I have tried before, first you paint two random smudges, 

when the paint is dry you look at them again and you try to connect them in a drawing.

Here I first saw the big belly and then the hat.

ADAD #3: sad looking rrrabbit

This pink rabbit is just a bit droopy and sad...

ADAD #2: drawn flowers

Starting with the brush pens and adding details with a pen.

A drawing a day in 2018: February ADAD #1

Each year in February I make a drawing a day. 

I have done this for several years now and it has brought me a lot. 

It takes me out of my comfortzone and boosts the creativity.

Most of the times there is no theme but I do like to try different materials.

This time I tried my set of 5 brush pens with watercolour (#ecoline #talens).

Starting with three colours and adding a permanent pen this pattern came up: