Hi all! I woke up with a bit of a wild hair this morning--well, I know my hair is ALWAYS a mess, not that. I mean an idea! What would you think of an occasional "Draw with Me" event, perhaps monthly, perhaps quarterly, perhaps when the mood hit? (Or Paint with Me, sometimes? Or just whatever medium you prefer?)
We'd have a basic subject matter each time--like this one I did for Self Portrait Sunday, where we work from life, using whatever medium we want. We could do something around our house, not necessarily a still life (though it could be), but maybe a favorite reading corner, your desk, what's on the plate for dinner, a view from a window; a pet--cat, dog, alpaca, goldfish, sugar glider, whatever; nature drawings; a favorite tool; your family, past or present; a favorite pastime; something from your imagination...
It won't be a demo, per se, but more of a chance for all of us to draw together for an hour or two, or a morning, virtual but "live." There will be a set starting and ending time, of course--it would be a realtime event. That said, it may be day-long, and for those in far-different time zones, you can check in the next day.
We'd have a place to share our work when the event is over--a blog of our own, Flickr, Facebook...
It's not a "challenge," exactly--I won't say "draw an apple," for instance--as close as I'm thinking is the above, something around the house.
I won't be judging work and there won't be "winners"--except that we DO win, by creating! I was surprised to open Facebook this morning to see the wildly talented James Gurney came up with a similar concept, his contest for drawings of cell phone towers! Great minds...or something...
So what do you think? I don't know about you, but I've been coming out of a dry spell, and I'm feeling inspired--and want to share it!
And of course--it's a FREE event. Let's have fun with it...