The purpose of a sketch a day is just to do it - sketch! It doesn't matter if it is an involved sketch or if it is a simple contour or gesture drawing. There are no rules except to sketch each day.

Life parameters can dictate the time investment, but a sketch a day commitment is designed to elevate the personal priority of sketching ... to enforce sketching. Making it into a "resolution" validates the activity (invests it with a bit of a challenge even!) and defends against competing demands. The sketch a day is designed for practice - to reinforce basic skills, and to provide daily contemplation on the issues of two dimensional representation.

Several of us are doing a sketch a day, and I would enjoy hearing from anyone else who decides to join in. We share our efforts, support each other, keep each other honest and... hopefully we'll have some fun doing this!

Click on any of the sketches to enlarge...
and don't forget to check out older posts!

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Jan. 14, 2011

    Hannah, being an elderly dog, finds it difficult to chew on rawhide strips. She wants them... she just can't really maul them properly so she carries them around to prevent her nemesis Mindy from getting them. Generally, Hannah wants to take them outside to enjoy in an unhurried manner. Rather than torment her too long, I took a flash photo of this (hence the type of shadows) and let her outside...
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  1. AnonymousJanuary 26, 2011 at 6:14 AM

    THis really speaks of an anxious "don't let Mindy steal my treat" frame of mind!

    CP

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  2. Amy MannJanuary 26, 2011 at 8:07 PM

    Yes! You did a beautiful job with her fur.

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