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5 min burn.  Pen on paper.  My non-vegan sushi dinner: Volcano roll w tuna, crab and avo.  Yum!

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1 min burn. Pen on paper. Squeezing in some super fast sketching at a friend's birthday party. My bottle of Flying Dog In-Heat Wheat Hefeweizen ... what else would I be sketching at a party??
... still at the party, posting on the run. Happy Friday!

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09

1 hr. Pencil on paper. JCrew model, July 2012 catalog, pg. 16. So fun! Rough day, anxiety-city, but sketching this was zen.

08

1 hour long doodle.  Pen on paper.  Processing info while randomly sketching in my work sketchbook during a meeting today (side pics from old Project Runway, love the designs!).  Sketching helps me focus on what I hear.  When I look back at a sketch, I can recall the conversation.  Crazy day, kinda all over the place.  Wrapping up loose ends, which can take a while and can be frustrating.  But one day at a time does it ... and focusing on what's important to me: my health, my family, my friends, my sketching. 

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10 min.  Pen on paper.  The Bean.  We only have one … do we get a discount?  Warm, sunny and full of people at Millennium Park today.  Nice lunch! 

p.s. nice guy and his daughter were sitting next to me while I was sketching.  When I got up to leave, he told me they'd been peaking over my shoulder, and he said 'amazing'.  I was so touched, such a sweet and unexpected comment :-)

06

15 min. Pen on paper. At mom's suggestion to sketch hands ... my left hand on my sketchbook. Hard, crappy day. Ended better. thank you.


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10 min burn. Pen on paper. My ceiling fan. Procrastinated today, tired and sore from kickboxing yesterday. Sketched while watching Ides of March on the couch. Lazy ass day.

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10 min fast burn, on a fast moving boat, no less. Pen on paper. Livin' the high life on the boat w my BFF. So excited to sketch AND post from the water. Even jumped in the lake today ... cold water, hot day. Sweet livin'!

p.s. My bff's daughter, who's 2 years old, looked at the sketch and said 'that's me, and that's mommy'.  So cute!

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10 min burn.  Pen on paper.  Crown Fountain at Millennium Park.  Hot and sunny out today.  Still excited, but annoyed with BlogPress thumbnail quality.  Workin' on it ...

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5 min burn. My U of A water mug. Still excited.


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5 minute burn. Pen on paper.
Very excited today! And happy for best support evah! Summer solstice today, one day early.
50 Shades sitting on my blanket ...
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just do it!

Today I'm starting a little adventure.  I want to see what happens when I draw something every day for a whole year.  It doesn't matter what the subject is, or even what the result looks like.  It doesn't matter what media I use.  The only thing that matters is that I draw.  Something.  Anything.  Every day.  Do I have the discipline?  Will I be consistent?  I honestly don't know.  I'd like to think so ... after all, I've applied myself to school and work so intensely.  But will I do it for something that is fun and relaxing?  Will I be self-disciplined enough to do this?  That's the big question.
I want to get better at drawing.  I want to get good.  I want to inspire myself and maintain the motivation and excitement even through those days when I simply don't feel like drawing.  I want to just do it. 
I have high hopes, but mostly, I am so curious to see how much progress I can make in a year. 
Here's to June 20, 2013 ... wow, that's a long time!
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