Goal: To create one piece of art each day for 365 consecutive days

The boyfriend commented that my day 222 drawing reminded him of a fly. After he said that the expression ‘fly by night’ kept running through my head – thus the title.

I love the energy of the lines and the detail in this little guy. I suppose it is a bit of a reflection of how my life is moving things days (buzzing right along, not the fly by night part).

Along with creating the fly yesterday, I also finished setting up my studio and worked on making some coasters for the First Friday art walk tonight (see pics below). I am happy with the place – all of my clutter has found a spot for itself and I’m feeling right at home.

5.5 x 8″ ink on paper

Goal: To create one piece of art each day for 365 consecutive days

While chatting with another artist this weekend, she mentioned that sometimes the most difficult part of creating art is knowing when to stop. She felt strongly that it was very important to keep things simple and not overdo work. There is a lot to be said for such a comment.

Her voice must have been resonating in my subconscious as I created yesterday’s piece. While the abstracted leaf is intricate and busy with lines,  I kept a large amount of negative space. I’m happy with the results as the the image seems to be emphasized because of it.

Goal: To create one piece of art each day for 365 consecutive days

Don’t you love those times when things somehow end up working themselves out and come together in perfect harmony? Yesterday happened to be one of those days for me. Here are a few highlights from a great day:

1. I got a ton done for an art sale I’m taking part in this weekend. This includes making appetizers for the event. Normally I would overestimate my time, proceed to run out of time, and end up with a lame something or another. Instead, I ended up with stuffed figs – fancy, I know.

2. I interviewed and was given the go ahead for studio space at Poudre Studio Artists. This is HUGE news as I now have a place to work again!

Side note: Because I have a place to work, I will no longer be hanging out at the KOA during the day. This is a plus and a minus: Really have come to enjoy some of the KOA folks, especially employee Bob; and hanging out with Box the cat. But there is also a creepy guy there who I’ll be happy to avoid.

3. Had an awesome date day breakfast with the boyfriend at Ever Open Cafe (hours of operation 6am – 10pm) AND got to enjoy a few beers with him after work (courtesy of the boyfriend)

Yep, all in all a pretty sweet day and this little drawing is my expression of it.

Goal: To create one piece of art each day for 365 consecutive days

We decided to move our plants with us to the RV. As you might imagine space is a wee bit tight and so we opted to give the plants a home on the front dash. I am beginning to fear this may not be the best bet for them. As temps have dipped into the 20s, the once sturdy plants have begun to look, well, less sturdy. In fact the word freeze dried has come to mind, which can be good when you’re talking herbs, but not really the route we were thinking for house plants..