Did you had take part in the 100 day project? Congratulations and well done if you had stuck it out to the end. Finding time to create can be a challenge, but doing it 100 days in a row..now THAT takes courage and commitment.
This year I had a plan, well a better one than last year. It didn't make the commitment easy, it just helped to make it manageable which I think is the more important thing. While I did finish last year, the struggle was less this time around and a win in my book. With a book that needed final editing, proofreading and then all the stuff for publication, the plan had helped to manage that with a daily drawing slash painting to do as well.
Would I do it again next year? Absolutely. 😀
June is also the time for a few local art competitions - deadlines on the 30th - so the fun is not stopping. I take part because of the challenge and the deadlines. As I am writing this post Hubs is printing the details of one of the comps for me so that I can get started. I am thinking gouache, but haven't made up my mind yet.
With the book out, you might think that I would be taking a break from writing, and normally I would, but not this time. I am itching to finish the prequel to the 3rd Lords of the High Council book, so that I can tackle the second book in this sub-series. As I told a friend the other day, once the bug got me it hasn't let go of me yet!
At least I am over the cold. I do still cough when it gets particularly cold. It is winter here, but I suspect it is the dry air that taxes my lungs rather than the temperature.
With watercolour month coming soon, I picked an alcohol marker project for my art group this month - with Zentangles. I love drawing the tangles, and discovered a lovely YouTuber in May who did 21 demo videos to do a garden with floral Zentangles. You can have a look a Kelli's channel here. So why not have a look and join in the fun?
If the bug bites, there are many Zentangle channels and many more designs than you might like to learn too.
I have two competition paintings to do and not a lot of time to do them. So I wish you a creative week ahead.
Until next time!
🇿🇦💜 Linzé
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Zentangles look really fun. I've been meaning to get back to some form of regular art practice. Hopefully my wrist holds up!
ReplyDeleteZentangles are fun, but taking care of your wrist is important too. Thank you for popping around today, Katherine. Take care!
DeleteI did not know there were Zentangle channels. I was once covering a class and that was the assignment, and me trying to explain it... Showing a video would have helped so much.
ReplyDeleteI agree. I only found the channel mentioned n my post via the Youtube suggestions, but have now followed her. I didn't know the tangles had a specific way of being drawn and having someone show it, made all the difference to me. I hope you like it too, Liz.
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