3 x 5″ ink and watercolor on paper
Goal: To create one piece of art each day for 365 consecutive days
Looking down upon the spectacular apparatus
He couldn’t help but notice
Brightly colored spheres
Who surfed the edges
Of this spinning, whistling whirligig
And he wondered just where he might belong
Goal: To create one piece of art each day for 365 consecutive days
There is a group on Facebook that I “like” called Evolution. They frequently post really fantastic images and/or info regarding creatures and phenomena of the world.
Yesterday I came across one of their posts that talked about a deep sea creature called the hagfish. It is a somewhat gross looking thing – like an eel but not as cute – and it produces a really incredible slime that, in seconds, turns into protein fibers that are super strong. They think the fibers could be used to create new material – perhaps even a material that would replace plastic and could be used for clothing. Amazing. How could I not be inspired to create a piece based on this fun fact? You can learn more about the hagfish here.
Paper/Cardboard-like coasters from Sierra Nevada were used to paint on
3 x 5″ ink and acrylic on paper
I heard oceanographer, Robert Ballard, talk for a short bit on the radio last night. He was pretty fired up about the fact that we really know very little about our oceans. I know I sure don’t know much. Here are a few things he mentioned that I found pretty cool:
1. 50% of the US lies beneath the oceans. We have better maps of Mars than of the US that lies beneath the water.
2. The largest mountain (Mid-Ocean Ridge) on the planet is underwater
3. The largest volcanoes are underwater
4. 72% of the planet is underwater
You can listen to his TED talk here
4.5 x 12″ watercolor and ink on paper
Goal: To create one piece of art each day for 365 consecutive days
Like the bristling of dog’s hair
Her nerves on high alert
Ears as echolocators
Imagination racing
Anxieties revved
She plugged along
4.5 x 12″ ink and watercolor on paper
Goal: To create one piece of art each day for 365 consecutive days
Within dark, damp soil
A vast network of deep roots grow
Establishing a home
Of comfort and solidity
~3 x 5″ ink and colored pencil on paper
Goal: To create one piece of art each day for 365 consecutive days
He felt neither here nor there
Regarding the opportunities that now littered the landscape
Unattended
Forgotten
Hollow
For someone else to find
~3 x 5″ ink and thread on paper
Goal: To create one piece of art each day for 365 consecutive days
Growing up in Wyoming meant road trips along remote highways. The landscape varied from vast plains scattered with sagebrush, to mountain canyons with rivers running below. Each trip was an exploration of familiar, uninhabited territory.
The secluded drives left us surrounded by wilderness, but power lines were also an accompaniment. They seemed to measure the wide open distances ahead, mapping out the route to our destination, and providing comfort as I gazed out the windows.
Goal: To create one piece of art each day for 365 consecutive days
The sky, with its clouds
Drift effortlessly
In glowing light
Averting our eyes
As scaffolding creaks and bows below
9 x 12″ ink and watercolor on paper
An ensemble of bouffant feathers in jewel tones
She had a penchant for the finer things
Yet the skies were often gray
And the nights cold
Under the glitz of her starry crown
9 x 12″ Watercolor and ink on paper
Goal: To create one piece of art each day for 365 consecutive days
I decided it was time to try something a little different yesterday – something of which I had a little less control over. I pulled out some watercolors and began painting a loose design directly onto a piece of glass. I then grabbed a sheet of watercolor paper, soaked it down, and pressed it onto the painting. The result was a very loose wash of color that brought to mind a misty forest. After letting the paint dry, I drew in trees and other forms to create an abstract landscape.
I like the combination of washes against the bold black lines. My only regret is that I could not seem to get the photo to capture the detail and color as well as I’d hoped it would.
Micah Richardson 
