Here are a few collages that I made. Each measures 3 x 3 inches. In my opinion, they were not very successful. But, I have to admit that when I first finished them, I hated them! I do not hate them at least. A great change of pace for the start of the year. They were fun. They were messy to create. Matt medium would have been better, but I used what I had. Collages are much harder to create than one might think. In the end, I will try collage again.
Tomorrow, back to architectural illustrations....

Starting January 1st, I participated in a 10-day "Collage Joy Taster" by artist Catherine Raines. It's not that I want to be a collage artist, I just needed to change things up.
The workshop included: setting intentions, creating a limited colour palette, making paper using various techniques (crayon resist, scrapping, water resist, bubble, marble), and finally creating collages. Lots of fun, just playing around with paints, papers, etc. but not very successful in the end. I may circle back to collage art in the future.
I found "asemic" writing (mark-making that resembles handwriting) to be my favorite part of the course. 
​The "closing ritual" will be incorporated into my routine.

Recent reading...

Just because scribbling is fun, and I like animals. During the process of scribbles, I was not concerned about the end product. But I like them, so I will probably add some text to each and print some Art Cards.

Today's practice was really just for fun. Some hand-drawn xmas cards.

Urban Sketchers London Ontario met at White Oaks Mall for the monthly meetup. Using my favourite sketchbook (4 x 6 inches) - pencil, micron pen, waterbrush with India ink, and a touch of colour. Tim Hortons was lined up down the hallway the whole time I was sketching. 

Couple other recent PRACTICE sketches in my small sketchbook. First one, I was sitting on the couch and sketched as if I was looking down on the room. Second one - Enjoyed a beverage, while indoor playing ball with Coco. Third one - Coco snoozing on the couch... she stretches right out and leaves me with a sliver of space!

A few days of self-portraits, from photos - just for fun. Random reference photos, random styles, and colours.
Start with a quick pencil sketch, a micron ink pen, my very old Laurentien pencil crayons, and sometimes markers.

More daily sketching in my little sketchbook. Coco is a constant theme and she spends a lot of time sleeping on the couch.