One of things I’m loving most about this AED month is how it’s changed the way I work. I have written into my Teux Deux online diary thingo a note to do ‘art every day month’ every day, and having it scheduled into my day like that seems to be effectively ensuring I do something every day, even if it’s just something small. And sometimes the small things lead to the big surprises, right! Then when I’ve done my creativity for the day I get the pleasure of crossing it off! It’s a win win.

So in between the ‘big paintings’, when I’m low on inspiration or just don’t feel like painting big, I’ve been doing something in my sketchbook every day {bar one, where I totally skived}. Sometimes it’s just a sketch, like this one I did after a painting idea I had on the beach. This of course looks nothing like the image in my head but at least it reminds me of it should I decide to actually make a painting from it, and also I kind of like it.

This one is a mixed media number inspired by Leah; I so love the way she tells stories in her paintings {as I may have said once or twice before}, and her feminine figures and symbolism. This one wanted me to call it ‘I See You’. I don’t normally name my sketchbook work but it asked nicely so I said ok then.

Also, this one was made from a page on which I’d used up some leftover paint from a big painting. I just drew over the pink splodges and then used water soluble colouring pencils {plus water} to fill in the shapes. I didn’t have any plans except I wanted to try out figures and trees and a moon {which you can’t really see}. What is kind of interesting to me personally is how it reflects some emotional stuff I have going on at the moment without me consciously deciding  to do that; even the title is significant. So that was pretty cool.

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PS. Thank you so much to everyone who left lovely comments and helpful suggestions yesterday; it was much appreciated. At the time of writing I’m on the cusp of deciding on a name…