InkTober update

Have continued to meet the daily (mostly) challenge of an ink drawing a day. It's day 9 and I have 9 drawings so that works for me LOL. 

This one doesn't look like much now since it's the barest outline at the moment. When it gets painted in January hopefully it will more closely resemble the image that inspired it - a windowbox of pink petunias against white clapboard and black shutters. 

Most of my subjects have been floral but I've also done an old pair of boots, a peacock feather and two sheep together. Will be interesting to see what draws my attention (pun totally intended) over the course of the rest of the month. 

Day 2

Poppy seedheads (C)2015 Susan Langdon - 5x7 Strathmore CP

Today's drawing done with Pilot V-pen, which does wonderful things when you wet it. 

I may or not post every day, I'll see how it goes. I may choose to do a mass posting once a week of what I've drawn.

Inktober

Decided to participate in InkTober this year. I've read about this daily drawing challenge in the past but usually well after it's over. This year I put it on my calendar ahead of time so my aging brain wouldn't forget and it worked! 

In 2009 artist James Parker started the InkTober drawing challenge

My participation serves two purposes though - I do a pen drawing every day during this month which then provides me with at least 31 drawings that I can paint in January, a time of year that I often find myself lacking in motivation because it's not Spring yet. Win-win in my book.

Mason jar flowers pen and ink (C)2015 Susan Langdon 8x10 Strathmore CP

This one doesn't count towards the challenge as I drew it quite a few weeks ago but it gives you the idea of what I'm hoping to stockpile for the upcoming Dark Time.  Hey, it's no secret; I'm not winter's biggest fan. 

Started working on today's entry and ran into a little problem. Since I've been busy lately planning an upcoming bathroom reno and mucking out my closet, I haven't had my paints out for a couple of weeks, so of course I had to throw some on. I'm writing this post while I wait for it to dry LOL. Oh well, will just have to do another drawing to put away for January.