There are No Rules for Creativity
Day #22 DoodleADay Challenge: Some of my doodle’s look like templates for a colouring book. I think I may go back and colour some of them in for relaxation. Paint, markers, crayons, it doesn’t matter really. And there are no rules about staying in the lines. This is an added bonus of the […]
Embracing the Unknown
The unknown element of the doodle Where will it go? What will it become? What might it be reflecting to me? Is always intriguing to me. Do I always like my doodles? In short no. But they are still interesting for me and they are always either fun or calming for me to do. […]
Self-Expression in the Raw
Day 15 #DoodleADay: The thing about doodling is that you never really know what you are going to get. Even if you tend to doodle in patterns or repeated designs, each time it turns out slightly different. Intriguing visual stories unfurl as the pen glides across the paper almost of its own accord. Doodles are self-expression […]
Sometimes a doodle is just a doodle! Day 11
Here’s My #DoodleADay for today: Why join this doodle a day challenge? You can read my post on 10 reasons to doodle here if you need some motivation. The #DoodleADay challenge: (for more details see my first post Doodle a Day Challenge) Everyday for the month of October, I will make a doodle and you are invited to join me. It […]
Doodle A Day Challenge Day 7
Here is my #DoodleADay for today: Why join this doodle a day challenge? You can read my post on 10 reasons to doodle here if you need some motivation. The #DoodleADay challenge: (for more details see my first post Doodle a Day Challenge) Everyday for the month of October, I will make a doodle and you are invited to […]
10 Reasons to Doodle
Doodle A Day Challenge Day 6 As the #DoodleADay challenge continues you may be wondering to yourself “Why doodle?” In case you are still undecided about whether to join in with this doodling challenge, or perhaps you are needing some motivation to keep it up, here are a few reasons I have compiled off […]
Doodle A Day, 4
Here is my #DoodleADay for today: And today my 10 year-old has decided to submit a doodle! The #DoodleADay challenge: (for more details see my first post Doodle a Day Challenge) Everyday for the month of October, I will make a doodle and you are invited to join me. It can be as simple as black ink on […]
Create a Happy World
One of the reasons some people find it difficult to take time for their art is that they don’t have a good enough reason to do it. Afterall, if you are not doing it for work or for a living what’s the purpose? It’s easy to get caught up in this story of […]
Ways to Get your Creative on Outdoors
I have been enjoying the great outdoors a lot lately with the warmer weather here in Toronto. More outside time means less in doors time doing “indoor” art. Of course I could hull out my materials for painting and paint outside, or even grab a sketch book and pencil and sit outside and be […]