Monday, January 12, 2015

Day 10 of the 3-DAY CHALLENGE!

Anne McCahill: Maple leaf:


Celeste Johnston: Poinsettia prints:


Ellen Keane:



Thomas:  Trying to figure out how to do the monotone part of the drawing and where to place the color:


Kay Lindberg:

Day 9

Entries for Day 9:

 Day 9: Celeste Johnston's wood block carving for printing: Poinsettia:





Judy Thomas: Working out the colors of a peach in pan pastel:

And, preliminary work on a large composition:


Judith Towers, Day 7 to 9: Magnolia fordiana:

 Kay Lindberg:

Barbara Chafwick: sea oats:

Day 8 of the 30-DAY CHALLENGE

First entry, Day 8: Kay Lindberg:

From Anne McCahill:  Custard apple:


Day 8 Thomas: pecans:

Days 2-8 Gail Goodrich Harwood: Page 1:

 Page 2:

Ellen Keane:
 Barbara Chadwick:

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Day 7 of the 30-DAY CHALLENGE!

We had a meet up today, so I suspect I will be getting many more submissions for today over the next few days:

From Anne McCahill:  Persimmons:

From Kay Lindberg:


We can post failures, too (or attempts"): Day 7 Thomas fail colored pencil over gouache on black paper:


Day 7: Thomas quick sketch, peach branch:


Day 7: Thomas scores one from the book sale cart at the library!:



Anne McCahill, Hibiscus Leaves:


Ellen Keane, False Cypress (?):

Cheryl Exley, Nandina:  two drawings:


 Barbara Chadwick:



Day 6 of the 30-DAY CHALLENGE!

First submission for Day 6: Ellen Keane felt this earlier illustration needed something else, so today added the small red flowers (tassel flowers):


From Kay Lindberg:

From Anne McCahill:


From Judith Towers, Quercus acutissima   Sawtooth Oak:


Barbara Chadwick, Days 5 and 6:


Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Day 5 of the 30-DAY CHALLENGE

Two entries for Day 5, expecting more:

Day 5, Celeste Johnson: Deodora cedar:



Day 5...Judy Thomas:  returning to an old work, doing the tracing (my least favorite aspect of making art) to make some changes and additions in the final composition: Peach Tree:


From Judith Towers: the next part of here walnut composition (three days on the same page):  The cracked, open shell/husk part:


From Kay Lindberg:


From Barbara Chadwick (4 and 5):


Anne McCahill:

Cheryl Exley:




Hoping to see your Day 5 work!!

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Day 4 of the 30-Day Challenge

What's cooking for Day 4?

Celeste contributed a "Botangle" (a zentangle with botanical themes!)



I finished the berries:
Day 4 Ellen Keane:
Day 4 Cheryl Exley:
Day 4, Elizabeth Lyon:

DAY 4 Towers, part of her walnut composition (the cracked nut pieces:)


From Kay Lindberg:

From Barbara Chadwick: Day 4 and 5:
And from Anne McCahill:

Waiting to see more of your work!