Day 353, 9 x 12″ watercolor on pierced paper
Goal: To create one piece of art each day for 365 consecutive days
Such thin, long arms of
Crooked trees
Surprise
With roots red and thick below
The earth’s soft ground
Day 352, 4 x 6″ ink and watercolor on paper
Goal: To create one piece of art each day for 365 consecutive days
“It’s good for us,” mother twig proclaimed. Besides that, the family needed to blow a little stink off. They gathered themselves up – a bundle of twigs with long spring legs – and strolled along on a cool, crisp morning.
Day 351,Three, 9 x 12″ Watercolor on paper
Goal: To create one piece of art each day for 365 consecutive days
A friend of mine from Jackson, Dana, had a baby a few months ago. She’s been doing some fun decorating in her little girl’s room and decided she’d like to do a bit more while I was there. Dana had seen an example of stenciled watercolor images that were bright and simple – really lovely. While she got to work on stenciling, I decided to create a few originals to accompany the bugs and frogs she worked on. I had planned to only create the elephant, but it was so much fun to make that I added a giraffe as well. Dana had the great idea of combining three separate images to make a full giraffe. I think these will make a great addition to the room.
9 x 12″ watercolor on paper
Day 349, ink and acrylic on May, 1955 Field and Stream Magazine
Goal: To create one piece of art each day for 365 consecutive days
They thought him strange, this sheep man, who walked with a can of fish food. His daily routine consisted of waking at 6 a.m. to visit the water’s edge, returning home for breakfast and then repeating the pattern thrice more each day.
His hat, which appeared more a crown, made it crystal clear that fish were what occupied his nimble mind. Those curious of the swimming subjects often asked the sheep man questions. He would continue walking, but smile and disperse thoughtful wisdom on the matter.
Original page
Day 348, 4 x 6″ ink on paper
Goal: To create one piece of art each day for 365 consecutive days
She prided herself in blending in and chastised those who did not. There was no need for showiness, she thought. Those fish who swam in salty waters – with their bright blues, greens and pinks were all about flash and fiction. Not her style.
But everything can be taken too far. Soon the naive catfish found herself as a fly on the wall – camouflaged by wings. No longer heard or seen.
Day 347, 10 x 18″ acrylic, ink and pierced paper on canvas
Goal: To create one piece of art each day for 365 consecutive days
As some of you who have been following this blog know, I’ve done quite a bit of experimenting with pierced paper. Yesterday I decided it was high time to approach the technique in a new way – combining it with paint and ink on canvas. I wanted to keep the subtle quality that goes hand in hand with the white pierced paper, so opted for a soft, muted color palette. Adding ink to the circles, though, creates a bit of contrast, which I think is nice.
I feel like I’m on to something with this combination, but have a lot more exploring to do. Brighter colors, more ink, more pierced paper – all are options I need to investigate.
Day 346, 10 x 30″ acrylic, ink and paper on canvas
Goal: To create one piece of art each day for 365 consecutive days
He was in quite the predicament. Inevitably the sphere below his webbed foot would begin to wobble. His spindly legs would respond with a shake and clatter like stilts maneuvered by a want-to-be circus performer.
The thought frightened him. Other, less leggy birds, might gracefully hop down or flap their wings with ease and fly away. Such seemingly simple acts were impossible for a bird of his stature though. This may not end pretty, he decided.
Goal: To create one piece of art each day for 365 consecutive day
As I biked to run a few errands yesterday, I couldn’t help but notice all that was around me. Small, metal washers on the ground, flower buds coming up, a man with a thick southern accent talking to an acquaintance. Taking all of this in made me realize how great walking or riding is. The activities allow me to slow down and become distracted by those things I often overlook.
Day 344, 8 x 10″ ink and watercolor on paper
Goal: To create one piece of art each day for 365 consecutive days
It seems to me deciduous trees should be classified with the bears and rodents as hibernators. They sleep away their winter days, ignoring cold, biting weather. Alive and working, but not planning to prove it much until spring rolls around. As the sun lingers longer in an April sky, branches bud and blossom, awakening to the warmth.
Day 343, 5 x 5′ Ink and watercolor on paper
Goal: To create one piece of art each day for 365 consecutive days
There are those days when everything you attempt to do seems much more complicated than need be. Phone calls take longer, predicaments that seem as though they should be so simple drag on for hours and hours. Yesterday was one of those days. Luckily, we were able to spend it with a really good friend, which made the situation much more enjoyable.
By the time last night rolled around, though, I wanted to draw something that reflected what our day should have looked like. Simple, nice, easy.
Micah Richardson 