Some more Drawings to catch up on

Trying to draw every day is not very easy and I haven't been able to keep up with this challenge very well but I am determined to finish. It is good practice and I find that when I exercise my drawing fingers, there is an improvement to how things go down on paper. So here are some more entries in my Everyday in May moleskine. I had fun drawing these eggs. Maybe I should have tried to do them in watercolor. These are colored pencil and micron marker. Not happy with this bag drawing. I need to be more patient and observant with the crinkles and folds. Done in graphite.
I'm comfortable with drawing apples. Can you tell? Done with Derwent watercolor pencils. A little Tufted Titmouse done in prismacolor pencils. This was the day that my nephew graduated from Virginia Tech. What an experience! The Commencement was held in the football stadium as there were about 5000 graduates. I've never seen so many black caps and gowns in one place. Michelle Obama gave the Commencement address along with Virginia Senator Mike Warner. Both very good, motivational speeches. I am so proud of my nephew. Afterwards, the family went back to the house and had a nice bbq. A very enjoyable day!

Art Every Day?

It sure is hard to draw something every day. I started off pretty good but now the weather is getting nicer (except for this rainy week so far) and I want to get out there and play photographer. But here are some more entries for the Every Day in May challenge. I'm playing catchup



Some salt and pepper shakers that I picked up in Germany



My favorite crafting scissors



I love how these lemons turned out though the slice is a little off. Drawn from my head with no reference.


I love my Rav.


My wonky lightbulb. I like working in ink though.


My Whatever Clock in the office where I work. It's been a real conversation piece over the years.


Flames are hard to draw I have found.


Drawn with watercolor pencils. Another drawing from my head.


Love my strawberries. This drawing didn't turn out that bad either.

Draw Some Exercise Equipment

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Originally uploaded by roflute
I'm not much of an exerciser but I have to get better. One of the easiest things to do to be more active is walking. It can be done anywhere, anytime. I'm usually walking with a camera in my hand so that gets me out and about. Here are my new New Balance walking shoes. I have found this brand to fit my double width foot best. Very comfortable for my tootsies. I'll have to start breaking these shoes in since I have a walking 5K later this month. That's one way to get my butt off the sofa!

Mouille Point Lighthouse

Mouille Point Lighthouse
Originally uploaded by roflute

Here is my latest drawing for the Virtual Paintout blog where we are exploring Cape Town, South Africa for the month of March via Google Streetview.  There are alot of fancy houses along with mountains, seascapes and poverty stricken areas too.  This lighthouse caught my eye.  It is the Mouille Point lighthouse.  You can find out more here.  If you want to see the google streetview you can do so here.

Virtual Travel to Sighisoara, Romania

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Originally uploaded by roflute

I didn't get to finish this drawing in time to post to the Virtual Paintout blog but I really enjoyed this picture.  It is a tiny town in Romania called Sighisoara.  If you want to see the Google Streetview, you can find it here.
This is supposedly where Count Dracula was born. 

Abandoned

Abandoned
Originally uploaded by roflute

Here is my latest submission to the Virtual Paintout Challenge .  This month's challenge was Romania.  What an interesting country.  Alot of rural areas, old buildings, rundown areas.  Many places looked poor but there are also alot of pretty areas in the mountains.  If you want to see the Google streetview of my drawing, click HERE .  I have some other areas bookmarked.  Let's see if I have enough time to post another Romanian location before the month runs out.  Enjoy!

Bicycle in Boston

Bicycle in Boston
Originally uploaded by roflute
Found a blog called Virtual Paintout where Bill Guffey picks a location to paint each month using the Google Streetmap guy. January's place to paint is Boston. It was so difficult to pick a spot. There are so many choices, but I decided on Marlborough Street and found this bicycle leaning against a wrought iron fence.  The original is 4 X 6 inches and is done in colored pencil on brown paper (like a grocery bag feel) in a sketchbook.  Enjoy!

New Year's Resolutions

Yes, so I'm a little late on posting my resolutions for 2011. That doesn't mean that I haven't been working on them. I have three main ones. Get Healthy, Get Creative, Get Organized. So this blog is part of the creative one. I want to draw more and post my efforts. I love creating in pencil be it graphite or colored pencil. I've started doing more pen/ink stuff which is scarier since you can't erase. But I find that the more I draw, the less I erase. Here is a drawing I did in ball point pen on the back of an index card.