Slow Mark Making on Day 7

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…some days these warm-up activities are the best art I make for that day

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Wishing the World Peace and Harmony

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….difficult to paint when I’m seeing so many negative images on TV

I continue make art every day but on Day 6 of my March Art Challenge I needed some positive symbols of peace. For my warm-up activity I found these Chinese characters of Peace and Harmony.

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Playing With Watercolour

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Mama Cormier

….playing with different brushes, water, colour and ink

Sometimes you just have to lay down some colour and angle your brushes in ways that are new to you. Tonight’s paintings in my sketchbook were very satisfying and fun to do.

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International Handwriting Day

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Mama Cormier

…January 23rd was International Handwriting Day

I know I’m now a couple of days late to make this announcement but at the time I thought it was interesting. Handwriting really has become a lost art. In honour of the day I created a simple piece of art and second abstract piece.

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My Art Challenge – Days 11 and 12

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Mama Cormier

….finished way too late last night to post my finished piece

Yesterday I was inspired by Lisa Congdon after watching one of her art videos. I really enjoy making line drawings of flowers and Lisa takes it a few steps further by adding lots of mark details and another thing that I love, collage. Adding all the marks is very time consuming but also very meditative and I think that’s why I lost track of time when I made this piece.

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The second photo is the piece that I just finished today. After not being very happy with my last ‘family portrait’ for Carla Sonheim’s class I decided I would try another. I’ve discovered that if I take my time and let things dry before moving on I get a much better result. Also this time I really enjoyed the assignment where as with the first attempt I wasn’t having much fun.

Day 8 – Two Small Paintings

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Mama Cormier

….I could do these all day long

I started with a random doodle with charcoal and then started to add blocks of watercolour. When the watercolour dried I added marks with black and white pen. Is it wrong to like your own work?

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January 4, 2021 – Sunflower

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Mama Cormier

….day four of my personal drawing challenge

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A Mermaid Prompt for Day 3

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Mama Cormier

….for those who are keeping track of my doodling adventures

Late last night on the third day of January I cracked open my book or prompts and the next in line was ‘a mermaid’. I searched for an image that I thought I might be able to draw. I found one that was clearly a mermaid but didn’t have too many details to bog me down. Here is my attempt to draw a mermaid.

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January 3, 2021 – Flower Drawing

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Mama Cormier

….a poinsettia ….line drawing and with ink and coloured pencil

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One Resolution: More Art in 2021

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Mama Cormier

….on day one I’ve started to draw from my new book In Bloom by Rachel Reinert

I’ve tried this before where I wanted to make art every day of the year. I made a lot but I didn’t quite hit 365 drawings in 2018. This year I won’t beat myself up if I miss a day or two but I’m going to give it another go. My husband gave me a book for Christmas that I asked for and today I cracked it open and drew the first two flowers featured in the book.

I’ve discovered over the years that I’m very much drawn to flowers in my photography and my art. I always believe there’s more to learn so I’m really looking forward to drawing and learning more about flowers.