An AntEh…too much fun stuff this weekend to sketch. Probably not the way this challenge is intended, but I did days 6-8 all at once.

Day six was looking at life from an ant’s perspective; what would you build? I decided an ant sized hot air balloon.

 

 

 

 

 

microscopic organisms

Day seven was creating something that references microscopic organisms. Sort of my take on fast food.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

wine ten times largerDay eight was creating something then creating it ten times smaller or larger, then again ten times smaller or larger. I don’t know how this could even work on this small page, so I know my scale isn’t right. I think the point is the larger the item is, the more detail you can include. I’ll be honest. I’m tired and dinner is almost ready so there isn’t a whole lot of detail going on here tonight. Tomorrow is another day.

 

clothingWhat can you create from your clothing or something else that you regularly wear on your body?

BuckeyeNow spend some time looking very closely at a small natural object and use that as your inspiration.

Bowling Shoes PhotoBowling Shoes

When I travel, I take pictures of things up close. This is an example. A pile of bowling shoes! It helps that I love to bowl but even random things will grab my attention…the roots on an old tree, stones and shells on the beach, moss growing on a rock. I always think when I look at these pictures, they’ll take me back to the place where I found them. It helps, but nothing replaces the real deal.

 

tree wash

I started a “Sketch of the Week” post last week, and it was a sketch of hearts (for Valentine’s Day).

This week, it’s painting. I did a watercolor wash background and a watercolor painting of a tree, scanned them in and combined them, reversing the tree white out of the wash. Parts of the tree are translucent, allowing some of the wash to show through.

This project rekindled my desire to paint.