I’ve been using my word of the year – strive. I wanted to sketch something before bed but the house was dark and I couldn’t think of anything interesting to sketch. I thought maybe a quick self portrait to practice faces. For me, if I’m trying to get a likeness, portraits are not quick and easy. But I remembered my word. I grabbed 2 colored pencils so I couldn’t erase and knitpick like I usually do and just went for it. I didn’t have a mirror so I used the front facing camera on my 7″ tablet and drew straight from the screen. The likeness isn’t perfect but it’s much better than I expected for a quick one-go sketch. I was proud of myself for making that effort and not finding something easier so into my journal it went. I saw the quote on Design Dreams by Anne and knew I wanted a copy of it in my journal so I would remember it. I’m entering this spread as my submission for the Artists in Blogland soul challenge.
This spread was fun to do because it started with a page from a catalog. It was a pile of cardigans. If you look closely, you can still see the buttons and text. I just liked the curvy lines so I pasted it in and colored over it with inktense pencils. I thought it looked like a strange landscape so I painted in a few clouds and waves and a little person standing on an outcrop.
 
What a wonderful sketch! and thank you for featuring my blog post. That is such a powerful and enlightening quote, isn’t it?
xox
oh what great pieces!!!! wonderful work….
How awesome that you jumped in and did it- it looks fabulous!
These are wonderful! You did excellent on the self portrait and I absolutely love the quote, soooooo true indeed!!!Deb
I love them both! Great color on the bottom one; you are very brave with the self-portrait. Creating faces still scares me a little, although I’m getting better since I’ve been sketching very rudimentary ones as part of the design submission process. 🙂
You sure are talented. I am in love with the sketch you did of the profile. I also love your website name…have you ever read Frog and Toad?
Oh yes, I love frog and toad!
Great portrait and pages. Thanks for linking to Just Journals.
What a fabulous post! Love your drawings!
Hi there! I just joined the Just Journals challenge, and am pleased to meet you! I’m looking forward to seeing more of your art on this blog and on the challenge page!
The portrait is lovely. Simple, elegant, and honest. I am just starting to add self-portraits to my art; I figure my journal is as good a place as any to do it. I don’t have any formal art training and have never been very confident with my drawing. Seeing portraits like yours is very inspiring!
you’re inspiring me to get back to journaling!
Beautiful sketch,stunning!!
Love your work truly inspiring.
I am a complete newbie at journaling and just joined Just Journals link party.
Can`t wait to see more of your art.
Hugs
Tracy
xxx
Your self portrait is GREAT! I love that you used “un-erasable” media to keep yourself from nit picking too much, I’ve been doing canvases the same way!
Also, I LOVE the way you used the cardigans as the base for your art- so clever! Also all the words and your little figure are AWESOME!
WOW – I love these! You are an inspiration, xoxo