Day 6

Random word prompt: Fluid

Today's encouragement was to break some of my own self imposed rules. To do something that I wouldn't normally do in my art. Well this whole Creativity Boot Camp experience has been all about that, feeling very out of my comfort zone & being forced to draw things that I don't feel comfortable about drawing. I realized that I often choose things to draw because I know that I can draw that perspective, or I can handle that lighting or I feel comfortable with a certain level of detail & actually that is quite limiting to never step out & draw things that I don't think I can do PERFECTLY. That's a key word. I don't have to strive for perfection.

Day 5

Random word prompt: Grow

Along with this word prompt, there was also an encouragement to think about how we've grown. To think about the past, where we've come from.

These birds that I've drawn don't have any direct connection to the word grow, but rather to me & the way I've grown. Birds in flight have strong connections to my life as a teen & will always hold a bitter sweet place in my heart.

Day 4

Random word prompt: Heavy metal.

I drew a led fishing anchor, such as might be found along a beach, complete with tangled fishing line.

Day 3

Random word prompt: Multilayered

Day 2

Okay not a picture that I'm very excited about posting. I'm reminding myself that my goal was not perfectionism...

Random Word Prompt: picnic

Day 1

I'm joining in the "creativity boot camp" hosted by Meagen over at Life Set to Words. I chose drawing as my medium of choice...because I always look at getting my art supplies out as somewhat of a daunting undertaking. So, the goal here is to get used to sketching a little bit every day, not being a perfectionist, just enjoying a short creative spurt.

Our first random word prompt was: Ivory. So I sketched up the first thing that came to mind: