What a JOURNEY! - image 1 - student project

Day 1: Journey

I was struggling with the trees in the background, so I just let my frustration loose and scribbled them in wildly. I really like the kayak.

What a JOURNEY! - image 2 - student project

Day 2: Cloudwatching

This one was weird. I don't like the mermaid. But I LOVE the fish! Especially the lower one! I feel like that was a fluke, but I love how it turned out!

Day 3: Slow

This page didn't look like much. Just random marks. But I thoroughly enjoyed the process! It was very relaxing to notice the sound and feel of the pen/brush in my hand as I watched the shapes form on the page.

Day 11: Transform Me

I chose this page to transform into something else. I added the grey, a few fine lines and the bees. Still looks rather chaotic, but I like it much better now!

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Day 4: Shake it Up!

I decided to use a woodless graphite pencil first, then go over it with a brush pen. I really like the result! The broad graphite strokes were just enough to get the general idea down, and then when I went in with the brush pen I refined the shape just a little. I had fun moving quickly with more energy. I've not practiced that much before, and it's definitely something I'll continue to do.

Day 5: Metamorphosis - Negative Space

Watercolour wash and ink. I love how this one turned out.

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Day 6: Metamorphosis II - Full Page

I didn't have a whole lot of time for this one, so I just filled the background with black ink. I like how the spotlight effect turned out.

Day 7: Crowd of Creatures

I really challenged myself with this one. I have never attempted to draw an animal from this angle before, and my drawing skills are rough to begin with. But I had an idea of drawing from a memory of chasing cows from horseback, so I found myself a photo and attempted to draw it. It's definitely not perfect, but I enjoyed the challenge and learned a lot.

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Day 8: Colours and More Colours!

I really enjoyed doodling my day with my watercolours! I hadn't been grocery shopping in a long time, and it felt SO GOOD just to do something normal and be out in public buying food.

Day 9: Flatten it Out

I really enjoyed this one. It was definitely a challenge for me to think about drawing and painting objects without communicating some dimension. I will have to come back to this one in the future.

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Day 10: Thread

I enjoyed the process of just scribbling a long "thread" and then followed them multiple times. But I just didn't want to be sketching because my tummy was upset. So I wondered how I might communicate that with "thread", and came up with the idea to draw cross stitch letters.

Day 12: Structure

Just little sketches of some imaginary houses.

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Day 13: Take 2

I took the technique and materials I used on the teapot on Day 4, and the subject from Day 9. I had a lot of fun drawing this one.

Day 14: Texture

I drew the texture on the lid of this little metal trinket box I have. I wasn't sure how I was going to do it, but I tried. I used a Lamy Joy pen and two shades of grey marker. Again, lots of fun.

What a JOURNEY! - image 8 - student project

Bonus Day! I felt like drawing something today, so I drew an extra one! Definitely made some mistakes, and I wished there was an "undo" button or that I could erase ink. But I can't, and that's ok. It's just a sketchbook. For playing, exploring, and learning. Not for "finished art."

I really enjoyed this class! Thank you so much, Marie-Noelle! I have never had any kind of a sketchbook practice or done a "draw every day" challenge. And I enjoyed both aspects. And I love how the prompts were pretty open-ended, but still gave me a little direction to help me think of an idea. I had always treated my bound sketchbooks as "precious", so I was afraid to make a mess in them. This class definitely was encouraging, and helped me to create without fear or judgement. For the most part, anyways! ;)

Shelby Wyatt

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