Everyday in May #31

Forfar Loch May 31
Originally uploaded by fuzzydragons

Gorgeous day today so went down to the Loch hoping to see some ducklings or goslings, but no luck :/ Maybe later on in the week.

There is what looks like a black rhododendron growing in the backyard. Mr.F says once it flowers it will probably be a purple colour but I hope to get a picture of it tomorrow as its so odd to me to see a black one. So crosses fingers for no rain tomorrow :)

"Everyday in May #31"
Copyright Jennifer Rose Phillip

I really need to think up a title for this. Pissed off bird doesn't seem to work :p Did about 45 minutes worth of work on this today, my back is really hurting for some reason so drawing is a little sore at the moment. I wish we had room for a drafting table, but I will have one someday :) (I could always build one myself. Which is a great idea because then it would be exactly how I want it to be). Put in the lines for more feathers and started on the back of the head. Still need to darken the back of the head and then decide if I am going to include the body on the left side of the piece as it is in the picture we took but not sure how it will look here. Photoshop to the rescue! to figure out if it will work lol

So today is the last day in May. I think that doing this project has helped a lot. Yes I didn't manage to get an ACEO drawn everyday, I came close, but I do think I got in the habit of drawing everyday which was what I wanted to get out of participating. I proved to myself that I am able to get art done even when I feel horrible, that it is possible to find even 5 minutes to draw when I think I don't have the time. And that not everything I draw has to actually turn out. There will be duds, and while I don't have to show people I like posting them as it shows people that not everything works the way you wanted it to. And its nice getting comments and emails from people saying they like seeing the messed up cards lol :D

I might go back and do art for the days that I missed, but not until I finish the coloured pencil eagles :)

I'm thinking of changing the comment system again. I've said it before the comment system is really my only big complaint about blogger and I wish it was different (or easy to code yourself). So this will probably be the one I use. I do know sometimes some people are not getting replies to the comments they leave (I'm one of them lol), but on the whole people really don't seem to be having problems with it. So if in the next few days the comment boxs change that is why and if anyone has any problems with it if I do change it, please let me know :) Of course my luck something will go wrong to drive me (or Mr.F my tech guru) crazy :p