Left Hand Journal pgs 17 - 22

EDM 58 Hat

Favourite Summer hat with favourite leopard scarf

Left Hand Journal pgs 11 – 16

Section 3 using only left hand – a little more spontaneous

Left Hand Journal – pgs 5 - 10

Section 2 of the journal created using ONLY the left (non-dominant) hand

 

EDM 57 A Frame, the Picture in it, and why it’s Special

Click to enlarge image and you’ll find out why it’s special

Left Hand Journal pgs 1-4

I decided to make a Journal and fill it with entries created entirely using my left hand.  The object of the exercise is to firstly – HAVE FUN; to loosen up and not be such a perfectionist;  to not care about how things look, but to enjoy them for their woppiness.  To slow down; take time to enjoy the process, and one of the outcomes may even be that I will be able to write respectably with my left hand with a lot more practise.Note: the first picture is of the fabric cover.

EDM 56 Self Portrait

Me and my girl Bella… she looks older, I look younger.. a good outcome me thinks.

EDM 55 Door Knob, plain or fancy

Watercolour rendition … still struggling.

EDM 54 Something You Love

The most fabulous of teapots.  I bought it in Sydney a few years ago and I love it to pieces.  It’s my very favourite thing … when people say “if there was a fire and you could only take one thing with you, what would it be?” … well, it would be this, for sure.

EDM 53 Mouth

My text encompasses my thoughts on this topic I guess.

EDM 52 A Dog & Your Relationship With It

We have the neighbours from hell.   Their dog is a Swedish Sheepdog (Vallhund) named Ralphie.  He looks a bit like a German Shepherd with it’s legs sawn off.   Since they got him as a puppy, only 3 months after we bought this house, they have let him bark and bark and bark and blame everyone else who dared to complain.   I am an animal lover, but my relationship with this dog is one of contempt.  He barks at us every time we set foot outside.  He barks at every dog and everyone who uses the reserve behind us.  He barks outside our bedroom window at 5.00 am on a Sunday morning.  I figure he’s lucky to be alive.  Poor Ralphie, it’s not his fault that everyone despises him.

EDM 51 Your TV and Favourite Show Playing

Favourite Show: Animal Planet! At least it's better than all those dodgy reality TV shows that are slowly driving us crazy. There is always something interesting to learn about animals. On today's show, I saw a Spirit Bear - didn't know there was such a thing. It was beautiful.

EDM 50 Your Entryway

This challenge was about your own entryway, and journalling how you feel about it. For me, it is suffice to say that there is never a warmer fuzzy than the sight of my own front door and the knowledge of what lays behind it.

EDM 49 Refrigerator – Interior, Exterior, or Both

My fridge Inside, Outside, Both Challenging Interesting I think the perspective is right? Pencil only, selection of lights and darks.

EDM 48 A New Year's Resolution

I don't make New Year resolutions any more, but if I had, it would've been to keep drawing and not give up hope that one day it will all fall into place and be second nature.

EDM 47 A Challenge Not Tried In The Past Year

I have attempted all the challenges up till now, so I had to choose something I had already done.  The last hand was a human one, and today, my wooden jointed hand model was in front of me on my desk …. so be it. Not my best effort, but an effort none the less.

More Life Drawing Practise – 5 minutes sketches

EDM 46 Something Holiday Themed - Christmas

I wasn’t looking forward to this topic because I was hung up on “Christmas”, and I’m not a Christmas person.  In retrospect, I should have chosen a beach scene, because Christmas time is generally the hottest time of the year in New Zealand, and it’s when everyone goes on holiday.  Anyway, I enjoyed executing this using 23 watercolour pencils.  I am showing it as a progressive sketch, only because I stopped here and there to scan this, as I find that the scanner shows me things I don’t see with my naked eye – like what needs to be lighter and what needs to be darker.  He’s cute huh!

Life Drawing Class – Day One

Groovy Little Number

I needed a Week-To-View Diary and being the experimenter that I am, I created this groovy little book for the purpose of housing the diary pages.  The cover is made from recycled materials and the very groovy accompanying pencil was given to me by my friend Ailie, and it has the most gorgeous faceted jewel attached to the top of it.  I love it.