Day 316, 5 x7″ ink on paper (color added in photoshop)
Goal: To create one piece of art each day for 365 consecutive days
“Humor them,” directed the sweet woman to the cantankerous man sitting before her.
He glanced up from his morning paper with a hmmpf, then lowered his old round head and continued reading. He would have no part of childish shenanigans.
But she knew better.
Later the children squealed and giggled at what they had created. The old man played his role, looking far from amused.
Day 315, 6 x 7″ ink on paper
Goal: To create one piece of art each day for 365 consecutive days
The boyfriend’s parents, sister, and five neeps are in town this weekend visiting. We’ve had a really nice time with them. Yesterday I was lucky enough to have two of his nieces keep me company at the studio to make art. The two girls poked holes in paper, smudged pastels and painted as I worked on this little piece. I always enjoy the energy and enthusiasm my neeps bring when making art.
day 309, 5 x 7 ink on paper
A flower stands
hunched over
Its brightly colored leaves
Pleasing fragrance
And sunny disposition
Heartsick
Longing for water
Goal: To create one piece of art each day for 365 consecutive days
I came across a bow last night. It dazzled with its shimmery loops and streaks of silver color. It was lovely. But even the most typical of bows are interesting. Their ribbons curve and gather, merging to create an organic little form that makes us believe if this thing were alive, we might very well find it near bright corals.
Day 307, 3 x 5″ ink on paper
Goal: To create one piece of art each day for 365 consecutive days
I was standing in Gertie, our RV, yesterday and the word ‘Beyblade’ popped into my head. I asked the boyfriend what the word was and he reminded me, “Isn’t that what you got the nephews for Christmas?” Yep.
Beyblades are basically tops. Thinking about this fact made me realize that there are some great marketing folks out there. Tops have been around for ages and have definitely not been a hot-ticket item for decades. Dare I say centuries? Throw some fancy colors, exciting names and a face-off arena into the mix and you have a sought after toy for the 2012 holiday season. Pretty amazing.
Day 289 4×6″ ink on paper
Goal: To create one piece of art each day for 365 consecutive days
It’s interesting to think about the things that come easiest to us – those things that we fall back on because they are comfortable and take little thought. For me, it’s a drawing like this; where the lines and shapes that flow from my pen come naturally. A piece like this feels good to make and is easy to look at. It doesn’t make the viewer think all that much and it certainly doesn’t take much thought for me to create. So what is the purpose of it? Is easy art worth making if it does nothing to challenge the viewer or the artist? I am torn on this question. But at the end of a day that left little time for art, I made these free flowing lines. Combined they create a feeling and an energy that draws me in and perhaps draws the viewer in as well. Perhaps that is enough of a purpose.
Day 284: 8.5 x 11″ ink on paper
Typically, I like winter. I really like it. I love getting out in the snow for a good ski and the crispness in the air clears my head.
Since moving to Ft. Collins, CO though, I have found that there is not much winter to be had. There is no snow to ski on and temperatures tend to hover around 30 or 40 degrees. This is precisely the reason why I think I am hankering for spring. I look forward to jogs on trails and hikes to falls, long sunny days, and branches beginning to bloom.
Winter turns to spring
A cat rolls
In the remnants
Of winter’s dry grass
Bugs make their debut appearance
3 x 5 ink on paper
Blocks of shapes
Squished
In a corner
Lighthearted and happy
3 x 5″ ink on paper
Goal: To create one piece of art each day for 365 consecutive days
I would love to know what clicks in our brains to make us suddenly full of ideas. Why is it that one day, coming up with something interesting and stimulating is a tedious struggle that makes us want to pull your hair out; while other days we have more ideas than we know what to do with? With no drastic changes in our lives – or any changes, really- our minds function on an entirely different level.
Whatever the reason, I say get while the getting’s good and hope that it lasts a VERY long time.
Micah Richardson 