ADAD #3: flowers

 Today I made a pen drawing of the Echinacea-flowers, I really like those and hope to grow them this year. I do not like the result much, I am not always one for details, and this flower has details. Room for improvement...

ADAD #2: lady portrait

Today something different: a singing lady, this might be an image from The sound of music, I am not sure. I used a brown colourpencil.

 

February: a drawing a day

 In the month of February I try to make a drawing a day, to just try different things. So on the first day I was in the mood for some colour and decided to draw some tomatoes with colourpencils.

This is the result:

Uitwaaien

 Uitwaaien, a Dutch word for: 

Clearing your (foggy) head by walking in the wind (definition by me).

It can be stormy weather in the Netherlands, we are quite used to it, but moan about it a lot :). Through rain and wind you see people outside, walking, biking, enjoying. A perfect way to breathe in, to let go, to empty your mind. A half hour a day is recommended for your physical and mental health. Why not start now?

In my sketchbook I chose this word for some expressive exercise. As a reminder to myself.

On the painting desk

 At the moment I am painting small things, experimenting a bit with materials and techniques. This is what the result looks like for now:

I have a lot of other ideas to work out, but staying focused on one subject is a task for me at the moment. So I am glad with each exercise or creative result, just to keep it flowing.

Leonardo - the series

 I have been watching the series about Leonardo da Vinci (production by TV5 and more) and I found it beautiful. I did not know much about his life and about himself. The series is beautifully made, and played. I can truly recommend it. Aidan Turner plays Leonardo, and wow, he is impressive.

More information you can find here: Leonardo

Sketchbook fun

 Ah, just some colours and lines and look how much fun you can have, working in your sketchbook, free from opinions, politics. Just making something, maybe without purpose, and maybe with a purpose I do not know yet. At least I am learning, enjoying and feeling inspired. Join in, and start your own creative journal.

Part of the result, materials used permanent marker and acrylics: