Day 238: Freckles

"A girl without freckles is like a night without stars."

Day 237

Day 236: 4th of July

I completely forgot to pack any paper or writing utensils while packing for the Cape, so today I just doodled in or on the pad of paper in our room. I also don't have my scanner or computer, but thankfully I can just use my phone's camera and the blogspot app on my phone. Yay for iPhones! Happy 4th of July!

Day 235: Chic

"I had two sisters, and we would love to get dressed up and pretend that we were chic, sophisticated ladies. And I think that was a great sort of preparation, in a way."

-Suzanne Farrell

Today I drew a couple of fashion-design-inspired sketches. Not because I'm into fashion designing or anything, simply because I like the way designers sketch. I think it's very chic. The first drawing I did was just an imitation of a poster I saw in Target and loved. To practice with the style, I drew this sketch in the exact same pose and clothing as the original poster:

And then I drew my own sketch in the same style, inspired by 1920's flappers:

So much fun!

Day 234: Kissy Face

"We live in a kissy society."

-Michael Bergin

I know I've drawn this facial expression before, but it's just a fun expression to draw!

Day 233

Day 232

I tried drawing in marker again, but ran out of ink not long after I started! Grrr.

Day 231: Permanent

"Some things don't last forever, but some things do. Like a good song, or a good book, or a good memory you can take out and unfold in your darkest times. pressing down on the corners and peering in close, hoping you still recognize the person you see there."

-Sarah Dessen, This Lullaby

I decided to try drawing with a marker for the first time today. I love the way ink drawings look (whether it's pen, sharpie, marker, etc.) but, obviously, there's no erasing any mistakes, which is why I usually just use pencil. I enjoyed drawing in marker, though!

Day 230

Day 229

"Be who you are and be that well."

-Saint Francis de Sales

Day 228

Day 227: Marina & the Diamonds

"I know exactly what I want and who I want to be,

I know exactly why I walk and talk like a machine"

-Marina and the Diamonds, "Oh No"

I've just started listening to Marina and the Diamonds recently, and I love them! They remind me a lot of Lana Del Rey, who is also one of my favorite artists recently. 

Day 226

"A smile is happiness you'll find right under your nose."

-Tom Wilson

Day 225

Day 224: Fragrance

Day 223: Lines

"A drawing is simply a line going for a walk."

-Paul Klee

I've been trying a new style of sketching lately- less realistic and more about the lines. I've been using a thinner tipped pencil so that that lines are visible. It's kind of modeled after this style (this is not my drawing): 

I think the visible pencil strokes is really artsy looking, and a fun style .

Day 222: Speed Sketch

One of my fastest sketches yet. It's been such a busy day!

Day 221

"Life is not an exact science, it is an art."

-Samuel Butler

Day 220

Day 219: Journey

"The journey is the reward."

-Chinese proverb