I have drawn more in the last month then I have in two years. It feels good. My biggest struggle is figuring out what to draw and if it will be just graphic or colored pencils. Some of my colored pencil are only a couple inches long, so I bought myself a new set. They are Prismacolor premier watercolor 24 count colored pencils. Below you will see the frog with a butterfly on its head where I tried to do a watercolor background. It did not work. I need to practice on separate paper.

Drawing 26 – I went back to the Petoskey stone design. I love the pattern and intricacy of the little coral shapes. I would like to do a whole series.

Drawing 27 – Another drawing of my right hand. This time I took a photo of the hand because it’s hard to hold it still and in the exact position for an hour or more.

Drawing 28 – I went back to one of my drawing books for an exercise on drawing different parts of the body. I tried to draw an arm, however, the hand ended up too small. I will need to draw a lot more.

Drawing 29 – I decided to draw a turtle. I have an empty turtle shell that sits in my rock basket and I like the design pattern. I went online and found a photo of the same type of turtle so I could draw the whole turtle. My daughter and granddaughter both have turtles as pets.

Drawing 30 – I drew another tree frog with a butterfly sitting on its head. I used the new set of watercolor pencils and painted the background but it became a mess. I need a lot more practice with these pencils. I love the idea but I need to draw with these pencils on watercolor paper.

Drawing 31 – An Iguana, I was fascinated with the scales and spikes. I may do this again because the original photo is in color.

Drawing 32 – Three frogs on a branch. Yes, I seem to always go back to frogs as my subjects.

Drawing 33 – Birch Tree reflection. I took the photo last year. This is the second time I’ve tried drawing the landscape, it needs to be much darker. Maybe I will go back and darken it up.

Another week of drawing under my belt as winter begins to wane. Hang in there, spring is just around the corner.