I used to have some kind of regular practice, but then I got pregnant and.......whatever. :) My son is 3 months old by now and this class really helped me to draw and paint at least a little bit again. I hope it lasts. I pinned my plan on the wall and started very motivated. I worked in a big sketchbook, so there was room enough to do severall big sketches and the writing.

Day 1: I took as much time as I liked and had a lot of fun, but also was very insecure with proportions and linework.

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Day 2: I had a lot of fun and insights again, but expected the knives to be easier. The most fun was with dip pen and ink and the version with gouache. Funnily enough these versions took the least amount of time. I should have taken the pictures before using the other side of the page...

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Day 3: Oh boy! This nutcracker really cost me some nerves. I actually expected it to be easy and fun. An insight that started reoccuring in this 14 day challenge. Seemingly well known and simple objects with clear forms can get really complicated when you try to draw them.

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Day 4: I chose the dishwashing brush next, to sooth me a little bit after the nutcracker experience, but again had to face a problem I didn´t expect. Representing the bristles in a fast and clear way was obviously kind of difficult. In addition I was short on patience and calmness because it was already late.

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Day 5: The lamp. I really had trouble with the symmetrie and the form, and the middle where the tea candle goes in almost drove me crazy. But I had some fun experimenting drawing with wet graphitints. Daily Art Practice: 14 Day Challenge - image 7 - student project

Day 6: I love cups and mugs and have a lot of them. I was really looking forward to do them, but the symmetrie gave me a hard time again. Also the pattern on the dark cup didn´t work out as I wanted. The white posca somehow doesn't work that well on my watercolours. But I enjoyed doing them nevertheless and felt progress.

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Day 7: Never again a grater. I really had trouble with the form and all those wholes. Same issue as with the bristles from the dishwashing brush. Also same problem....short on patience that evening.

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Day 8: I was sick and a few days off befor I did these headphones. It really cost me some willpower to get going again......after only 3 days of break. Scary! I did better than I thought though. At the same time the object seemed really complex while drawing. I didn´t know how to represent the structure of the fabric in short time.

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Day 9: Our electric kettle. Again some symmetrical and form issues, but all in all I really enjoyed the clear lines and that it only has a few parts.

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Day 10: I would say these were my favorites of the whole projects. The Tea pots from my Grandma. For me the symmetrie and form issues seemed a little bit better. I also just love aquarelle and linework.

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Day 11: Also some heritage from my Grandma. I really like the decorations on the cutlery.

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Day 12: This lamp got me back to symmetrie, form and linework issues. Surprisingly the simplest parts were the most fun for me.

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Day 13: I love jewelry, but expected it to be really difficult to draw. That's why I chose "Embrace the suck" as the sentence for that day. Surprisingly I got along pretty well and was satisfied with the results.

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Day 14: Multiple socket....has more details than you would think. In the end I noticed that the plug, I could only see half of, was actually the most interesting thing for me. Maybe do just that another time.

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All in all I really hope I can keep this up, at least every other day. I cannot say that I like all of the sketches, but I learned some things with every day I practiced and that's the real treasure. The central questions and reflection also were really helpful!

Thank you so much Ohn Mar.

Steffi Kluge

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