Socks

Micron pen and watercolor on Canson sketchbook paper

Toothbrush

Ink and watercolor on Canson sketchbook paper

EDM 14 - Draw What You See in the Morning

I had to laugh about this one! I wake up in the dark and don't see anything until I go into the bathroom and turn the light on, so that's what I see. A very uninspired drawing, I must say. I also have a hard time drawing scenes in my small sketchbook, it's very difficult for me to make everything small enough, so it doesn't all fit on the page.

Micron pen and watercolor on Canson sketchbook paper

EDM 13 - Draw Your Phone

I wasn't too fond of this one. I don't like phones in general and I hate my own phone, I couldn't even hear out of it, so had to get the headphones to listen to anything. It takes about half a minute for me to answer the phone.
Micron pen on Canson sketchbook paper, colored in Photoshop

EDM 12 - Draw What You Ate for Dinner

I eat a big salad every night for dinner. I actually ate two salads a day until recently, I only stopped because I couldn't afford it anymore. The salad consists of: romaine lettuce, mushrooms, tomatoes, onions, zucchini, raw beets, radishes, cucumbers, and beans. I use lemon juice and balsamic vinegar for dressing.

EDM 11 - Draw Your Glasses

I like my glasses but I usually wear contacts. Micron pen with watercolor. I bought one of those "water pens" that has the water in the barrel, and used it for this drawing. I think I prefer a regular brush and water, I was trying to find something that I could take with me that would be more convenient, though. I don't like that you can't really get a good wash with it, at least not the one I bought. It's good for details, though (although you couldn't tell that from looking at my sloppy mess).

EDM 10 -- Draw Your Hand

This one was easy. I love drawing hands and feet. Micron pen on Canson sketch paper, colored in Photoshop.

EDM 9 - Draw Some Organized Chaos

This is just a small portion of my painting desk, where I paint miniature horse sculptures. I wish I could be more organized. I spend half my time looking for tools.

EDM 8 - Draw a Watch

This was another hard one for me, at least it was hard to get a sense of depth. Black Pilot pen with color in Photoshop. (I need to get a new waterproof pen).

EDM 7 - Draw a Jar

Micron pen on Canson 65#

EDM 6 - Draw a Favorite Item from Childhood

A plastic Breyer model horse from my childhood. I still play with them!

EDM 5 - Draw Your Bed (in 3 parts)

I have been putting off drawing this EDM because I knew I would have difficulty with it, and I was right. My bed is gigantic, and it takes up most of the room that it's in, so I knew I wouldn't be able to stand far enough back to get a good view of the whole thing. On top of that, I had no desire whatsoever to draw a bed, so I really had to push myself to do this one. This was my first try, just the headboard with a little lamp attached to it. The proportions are all wrong and it doesn't look anything like the headboard, so I tried again:

This time I tried for a side view, but the damn bed is so immense I just couldn't draw it smaller! Look how I screwed up the proportions of the headboard on the right, compared to the left footboard. I just couldn't get into this. Finally, I decided to just draw a bed from my imagination, which I'm much happier with:

Many times my imagination is better than reality anyway!

EDM 4 - Draw Your Mug or Cup

This is my favorite coffee cup because it only holds 6 oz. You can't find this size in stores anymore, all they have are gigantic mugs, and I happen to like my coffee hot, thank you. I can't drink a half gallon of coffee fast enough to keep it hot, so I prefer this tiny little cup.


Maybe with the bad economy, the mugs will start to get smaller.

EDM 3 - Purses, Wallets, Bags

EDM 191 - Draw Some Paper Money

This is about all I'll have left if the economy keeps going the way it's going...

EDM 2 - Draw a Desk Lamp

I love this lamp, it's a combination fluorescent and incandescent, and it creates a very balanced white glow, in my opinion. I sits over my workbench. I would love to own a couple more of them, but they're expensive.

Everyday Matters #1 - Draw a Shoe

This is my running shoe.

EDM 190 - Draw Your Palette

I read a great book a few years ago called The Creative License by Danny Gregory, it was really inspiring and made me want to draw all the time. I found out recently that he has a yahoo group called Everyday Matters, where weekly challenges are posted and people post their sketches, and also have a Flickr group. I don't normally draw in pen and ink or with color, so I thought this would be a good way for me to stretch myself and change my media sometimes. Here's my first post, a palette that I use to mix up acrylics and airbrush paint.