Daily Drawing Week 1

Making time to draw every day is quite the challenge. Although I did make a lot of art this past week, I wasn't able to just sit down and doodle every single day. I think that will definitely be something that will take some practice until I develop more of a routine. I've also found that I won't sit down to draw until the end of my day (before bed), a time that is more difficult to focus and be productive (especially after working 8 hours at my part time job), so I will have to experiment with drawing at different times to see what works best for me.

Here are a few sketches and doodles I did this week. Some are very simple sketches that were later developed more, and some are just random, fun doodles... I'll be posting more 'final' art projects later this week!

Sketchbook Doodles

I took a break last week from working on specific projects and did some doodling in my sketchbook instead. It's feels good to draw without a plan and just see what happens. I sorted out my markers and chose just the pinks and purples to work with and had some fun.

A New Year

Happy New Year! 2012 was a good year and I look forward to new and fun things in 2013. I've spent this week cleaning, reorganizing, drawing, working on new Valentine's Day cards (I can't wait to share them when they're done!), and filling in my new 2013 planner.

While my sister was in town for the holidays she got me off my bum and outside jogging. It made me realize how much I've missed exercising with her, so we've decided to make a fitness plan together for 2013. Using the Nike+ App and Instagram, we plan to jog 'together' (she lives on the east coast). We'll be snapping photos of our progress with the tag #SissyFit. Our goal for the month of January is to run a combined 75 miles. Each month we will set a new goal and choose a new reward for our progress!

Now for my favorite part of about our SissyFit challenge, the reward! I thought it would be fun to get matching tie-dye sports bras for our first reward, and this one from Free People is my favorite.

I think making a new goal (and choosing a new reward :) for every month will help motivate me to keep at it. And I know our SissyFit challenge will make exercising more fun and encouraging for the both of us! What are your new goals for 2013 and how do you plan to make them happen?

Girl's Best Friend

In the midst of preparing for the Crafty Wonderland Holiday Sale, I've managed to finish two new drawings. I've been enjoying working with colored pencil and may need to treat myself to a new set of Prismacolors soon ;)

Flower Child

Last week, while confined to bed for a few days with a bad cold, I broke out my old Prismacolors and worked on a new drawing!