EDM 62 A Previous Challenge Done In A Medium Not Usually Used

This was also Challenge # 39 – a toothbrush.  I have a tin of dirty stuff – a putty eraser, charcoal sticks, and a square black stick that I think is pastel.  It’s way too messy for my liking so that’s why it’s usually hidden away in a tin, not used.  I think the sombreness (is that a word??) of this image reflects how I felt about using this medium.  Yick.  (is that a word?)

EDM 61 A Grouping of Similar Objects

My friend and I were sitting having a coffee at a very funky place in the city called ‘Smith’.  I looked up, and these gorgeously ornate old bird cages were swaying in the wind above our heads.  Delightful.  Done with a .35 technical pen loaded with walnut ink.

EDM 60 An Automobile, or Part Thereof

My drawing of this Type 37 Bugatti was inspired by the movie I watched recently about the life of Isadora Duncan. Her notorious death is not exactly a pet topic for Bugatti historians. As legend has it, she desired to buy one but could not afford it. She met a young auto mechanic who sold Bugatti cars and she asked him if he would join her for a test drive in what was either the Bugatti Type 35 or 37. According to oral tradition, her last words were: “Farewell, my friends, I am off to glory!” As the car drove off, she threw a long silk scarf around her neck, which entangled in one of the car’s open-spoked wheels. The heavy embroidered silk pulled instantly taut and snapped the dancer’s neck. This misfortune took place in Nice on September 14, 1927.

EDM 59 A Sign of Spring

From a recent holiday in Vanuatu – Spring there means that these Island Lillies are starting to flower.