Every Day in May: Week 3

I have signed up for "Every Day in May", a Facebook page where sketchers are assigned a common subject each day during the month of May to draw, share, and enjoy with one another.

The subjects for days 15 to 21 were:

Day 15:  jewellery: an assortment of crosses... once an instrument of brutal opression, now a symbol of grace and peace
Day 16: cutlery: a bowl of teaspoons
Day 17: a latch or drawer pull: a closet door, likely from 1949 when the house was built
Day 18: paint can, tube, or bottle: Holbein tubes bought last summer
Day 19: free draw: sketching with my daughter in Jasper, AB
Day 20: musical instrument: "kaplonk, plonk, plonk plonk..." ... stones thrown into the Athabasca River
Day 21: a streetlight: the orange glow of a sodium streetlight in our neighbourhood at dusk

a trip to Jasper

a few sketches from our short trip to Jasper National Park.

Every Day in May: Week 2

I have signed up for "Every Day in May", a Facebook page where sketchers are assigned a common subject each day during the month of May to draw, share, and enjoy with one another.

The subjects for days 8 to 14 were:

Day 8: boots: an assortment of boots to be stored for the summer
Day 9: someone you love or admire: the kids as they sleep
Day 10: candy: a pile of caramel (and a glass of beer)
Day 11: a pail or bucket: a small galvanized metal container full of coloured pencils
Day 12: leaves: the thick leaves of some succulents
Day 13: a suitcase: the corner of an antique trunk with metal corner guards and leather handles
Day 14: a sandwich: banana bread, because this will be the closest thing to a sandwich this weekend...

Every Day in May: Week 1

Once again, I have signed up for "Every Day in May", a Facebook page where sketchers are assigned a common subject each day during the month of May to draw, share, and enjoy with one another. It has kept me on my toes, pushed the envelope a little, and, through witnessing the work of so may other talented people, inspired me.

The first 7 days' subjects were:

Day 1: a toy... my dirt bike, recently built up from an old Kona frame




































Day 2: something with folds... my wife's old, tattered accordion file

Day 3: a hammer... a series of tools used as a hammer in desperate circumstances

Day 4: a game... some baseball gloves, including my favourite Adidas glove used for over 30 years

Day 5: something seen in a park... a row of trees on a sunny afternoon






Day 6: a timepiece... the intricate innards of an antique chime clock

Day 7: a gadget used for cleaning... the washing machine, lurking in the basement like the HAL 9000