CRE8365

Hey y'all! I joined a group the beginning of January, the site is http://cre8365.com/, the purpose is to create something, anything everyday, or nearly everyday and post it there, it's art/drawing/painting related and such, but anything creative is allowed, it can even be something you cook, write or make.

I have been having such a good time with this, I am a creative person, but like many other folk, I procrastinate, I THINK about creative things each and everyday, but allow life to fill all the nooks and crannies of my daily routine.... this site encourages, this site prompts, this site teaches, this site allows you to be creative everyday....  right now, the membership is small so it's easy to get to know everyone, but it's growing each and everyday.

I create something each day and post it there, the other members do the same, we share, we critique (that's NOT a bad thing), we encourage each other. If you can't think of something for the day, there are a list of daily prompts, today's prompt is "house plant", I'm really likely to post a picture of a plant I have inside that just happens to be blooming.

If you can draw, or not, stick figures are welcome, as well as digital art, there are varying levels of talent there, everyone has a good time sharing their daily creations. Check it out, join up, it's free and it's definitely fun!

http://cre8365.com/

When you visit, be sure to check out the forums, that's where most of the action happens. You can see my daily art posts here
http://www.pinterest.com/wrethaoffgrid/cre8365/
and my art blog
http://westtexasdoodleblog.blogspot.com/search/label/CRE8365 
I hope to see you there :)

#CRE8365



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Doodling Around...

Ever hear of Zentangles? No? I'll bet you doodled as a kid, remember having to put paper covers on your school books? Didn't you draw designs on them? If you did, then you will understand Zentangles, it's the next step in doodling. 

I have started doing this as a quick and cheap hobby, it's something I can do while waiting in the various waiting rooms I end up in when I take my ladies to their dr appts, next time I'm in town I am going to look for a small journal or art pad and some various sized ink pens/markers/liners.

Added 5-19-13:

You can find my doodles here:

http://WestTexasDoodleBlog.blogspot.com/

 
I'm not into scrapbooking, but I know many who are, this would pair very well with scrapbooking, you can create frames for your pictures or just add interest to the page. This is something that is very portable, you can take a small unlined notepad or artbook with you and a couple of pens, I'm thinking one of those double ended Sharpie markers (thin one one end, thick on the other) and you can do this while standing in line at the pharmacy, while in the waiting room of any office, sitting in the car waiting for the kids to get out of school... what a great way to relax and be creative at the same time.

To do this, the supplies are simple, a pen and paper, that's it! Of course, you can really go crazy on this and get more supplies, more pens (thick and thin lines, different colors), fun paper (textured, smooth, large, small, colored or white...), you can even color your doodles with markers, colored pencils, crayons, watercolor... it's up to you how far you want to go with this fun craft!

Here are some creations, they may look complex, but in reality they are very simple, done in step by step fashion, anyone can do these, you can click on each image and it will take you to the website where these images live. These are not my doodles.



There are so many Zentangle or Zendoodle images, it's mind boggling! I am drawn (pun intended) to the ones with shading, the ones that appear to have depth, I also like the ones that are colored in.
You can't draw you say? It doesn't matter, there are few rules here, and there are no mistakes, if you can scribble, you can do this! Here are a few videos demonstrating how it's done:



There are some great Zentangle books out there for those of you who are interested and want to take it to the next step:
 
 

What do you think? Have you ever done this before? Is this something you would like to do???

You can find my doodles here:  

http://WestTexasDoodleBlog.blogspot.com/

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Wretha,

Thanks for visiting!

Scratching That Itch

Have I told you? I have this itch, and sometimes it gets really bad, I've had it most of my life, at least as early as I can remember... sometimes it goes away for a while, but it always returns, and here lately it's been pretty bad...

What is this issue? Well, it's art, I have really wanted to get back into drawing, a while back I purchased a big box of crayons, yes the ones that kids use :)

I have, in the past, used crayons to draw what would be considered "fine art", ie it wasn't kids stuff, and it has turned out pretty well if I do say so myself. I would like to start working on some "local" art, subject matter of the local area, cactus, local wildlife and such. Yesterday and today I worked on a lion face, I know that African lions are not a local animal for me, I just love their look and have drawn them before using crayon. Here is the picture I just worked on, you can click on it to make it large:

Sorry about the watermark, I don't expect this picture will go viral and people will probably not print it out and sell these as original artworks (LOL), but perhaps someday if I get really good, well who knows. :) Let's just say I'm covering my posterior just in case. I'm not sure if I am done with it or not, I might go back in and tweak it more, I'd like to add more darks to the picture.

I have been following some crayon artists, those who really do "fine art" using crayons, they somehow manage to get richer colors and darker darks. I'm beginning to figure out how they are doing it, using another medium like ink (pen and ink or markers) or perhaps watercolor for the black, but some of them say they used only crayons, so I just don't know for sure... here are some links to their works:

http://www.themastercrayonartist.com

http://www.jeffreyrobert.com/

If I read it right, the second one is the son of the first one, they are both fantastic artists!



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Wretha,

Thanks for visiting!