Bad Faery: drawing, illustration and studies with the Open University

Creative Every Day

Saturday, May 10, 2008

A very long week, but Apple certified!

Posted in: •Drawing and Illustration•Creative Every Day•Open University•U211: Exploring the English Language•

Phew! Such a long, long week I have had. Firstly I had the third TMA of my U211 course due, left to the last minute as ever. Why, oh why, do I do this to myself!?
But on top of that my job had me off on a 5 day intensive (super intensive!) digital video editing workshop this week so between that and all my OU stuff my poor little brain is fit to explode with the huge volume of information it has being forced to digest this week.

Read on!

Music: ‘Bullets’, Editors

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Monday, February 11, 2008

My messy studio and some new purchases

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I haven’t abandoned my efforts to be an everyday creative, and am managing to get some sort of sketching done most days and even some painting between study sessions. I took this picture about a week ago - my desk has only gotten messier since!

I also treated myself to some new art materials...read on

Music: ‘Bullets’, Editors

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Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Reds and gold and ochres…

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Let’s hear it loud! Let’s hear it proud! I’m an every day creative and loving it!

art journal page

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While I am choosing not to post every little thing I’ve been doing, I have been doing something creative of some description every day. Mostly sketching, and I’ve come up with a few different ideas for illustrations that I’d like to do.

Read on...

Music: ‘Song to the Siren’, The Czars

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Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Another journal page

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another page from my art journal

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I did this page this evening in an effort to distract me from the raging storm outside. There are gale force winds battering my little house and the power has been been threatening to die all evening.

I’m seriously considering sleeping under the bed! Just in case! I feel like I could be in one of Amy Casey’s paintings ;)

Music: ‘Chase All My Winters Away’, Lou Rhodes

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Sunday, January 06, 2008

The end of a creative week

Posted in: •Drawing and Illustration•Creative Every Day•TV/Movies•

I’m quite pleased with how my daily creativity challenge is going. I have managed to do something every day and have enjoyed the experience.

Above: detail from journal page

I’ve carried on doodling the wolves. I’m not sure where I’m going with them yet but they have certainly seized hold of my imagination. They may return to menace you yet!

Friday I took the time to make what turned out to be both a hearty and delicious vegetable soup. Saturday I was hit with one of my debilitating headaches so the day was very nearly a washout but by nighttime I was feeling more myself and spent time writing in my journal and brainstorming ideas for some illustrations I’d like to do.