NaNoWriMo

I'll be participating in this year's National Novel Writing Month. I don't know if I'll finish, but it's my fourth year to participate, and if I do finish it will be my second marathon of 50,000 words.

Good luck to all the other WriMo's!

Comfy Shoe

One of my favorite shoes, Privos.

Gourd Video

My first video, drawing a gourd in Painter.

Gourd

Small yellow gourd, Painter 2b pencil, about 20 minutes.  Still not doing well with the time limit.  I am enjoying the process.  I also recorded the drawing process, and I'm going to see about converting/ processing and posting that file tomorrow.

Tape Measure

Stanley tape measure, also Painter 2b pencil with maroon color.  This one took a little less time, about 15 minutes instead of 20.  The shading and proportions could be better.    Maybe tomorrow.

Lego Tree

Lego tree on the top of my desk, my latest experiment with Painter and my new Bamboo tablet.

About 20 minutes, Painter 2b pencil colored green.  I'll be trying some shorter drawings this week, trying to get the hang of digital burns.

News Flash to Me - It's 2009!

Of my blogs, this one probably has the most posts.  I posted 46 drawings between August and October of 2006, and the last post in 2007. 

I'm about to start my twelfth year teaching and my fourth year teaching high school art in Texas.  I don't teach classes at Michael's any more, unfortunately.  I will be updating this blog as frequently as I am able over the next few weeks.  That may be once a day and it may be once a month, depending on my other projects.

I'll be practicing using my Bamboo tablet and Painter on my computer to get better at digital media.  I have to say the one thing that gets me most is that I can't turn the tablet to make line direction easier like I can with paper, and that's fairly frustrating.  Otherwise, I liked my old tablet so much that when I decided to take it to school to use, I had to buy this new one.  I do wish the new one had a slot on the tablet itself to store the pen, instead of the separate pen stand.