Day 160: I Think I Lost Count

I finally broke down and bought a scanner today. I spent way too much on it, and I'm not happy about that, but it's better then having a scanner that doesn't work with my computer. I could have always hooked the scanner to the other computer, scanned the images, emailed or burn the images onto a disk and then retrieve the data on this computer.  I think I'd rather not deal with a scanner at all in that case.

Yesterday I had completely forgotten to post. I guess it's better that I waited for the scanner. It was hot, icky, and I was very tired.

I don't know why I thought up this little guy. I often see babies wearing ducky outfits. I thought it would be cute if a ducky wore a baby outfit (though it's not as cute as the former).

Day 158: A Rose

Today I did a stylistic drawing of a rose. I was going to go pick up my scanner today, but it was too hot and I took a nap instead. Someday I shall have a scanner!

Day 157: Oh, So Very Tired

I spent a little too much time goofing off, and not enough time drawing today. Went to the mall, saw "The Last Air Bender". I liked it, but I can see how people wouldn't like it. It was nice and cool at the mall. (Summer has finally come to Vancouver and it's not a pretty thing.) I got the fan put together and now it's time for me to sleep with a little help from the Sandman. 

Day 156: My Bunny and Me

Today I went with my Mother-in-Law to buy some Maternity clothing. I didn't get much, just a few tops, a pair of jeans (they had no shorts that fit) and a band to make my old clothes fit. It was really nice, but seeing the prices for some of those baby things is scary. I'm going to be doing cloth diapers after the first month, and those are over $23.00 (can.) a pop (and that's not including the outer waterproof part which in some cases is sold separately. The down or bamboo baby wrap they recommend are well over $135 a pop (of course they recommend at least 2). I'm not too worried though. My Mother-in-Law is a fantastic quilter, and it just so happens she can make a lot of those things for a fraction of the price. My Mother in Ohio is also a fantastic sewer and will be making me all kinds of cute baby clothing. Yay for Moms! At least now I'll be able to spend my money on other baby things.

I was pretty out of it all day yesterday (or the 6th if you will) so I made sure to do two drawings for the price of one! The first is a toy that I had when I was a baby (or at least the picture tells me it was mine). and the second is me as a baby. Both are a little off from my original sketches. The grain of the paper makes it harder to get a smooth drawing. I'm hoping tomorrow is the big day for a new scanner. Cross your fingers for me!

Day 155: An Owl

Today was a terrible breathing day for me. My chest seemed to ache all day. I spent most of the day sleeping. So much for getting much of anything done. Darn you lungs, you always destroy all my plans!
My drawing for today is an owl in a tree. I wonder if owls ever have trouble breathing.

Day 154: The Mouse Gets the Cheese

I went out today to look for a new scanner. I decided that I'm going to wait until payday to buy my scanner. Until then I'll do the best I can with just my tablet.

I can't remember how or why I thought of this little scene, but I had to draw it. The title is: The Mouse Gets the Cheese. I was going to give the big cheese a tongue, but it just made it look silly-- er, sillier anyway. 

Day 153: Three Bugs

I found out yesterday that I can't use my scanner on my new computer. This is the only thing that I've had any trouble with. I think this scanner is about 5 years old. There is also some flaws/scratches on the glass, so it's probably time to find a new one anyway. I'm hoping I can score a cheap one in the next few days (I don't need top of the line for what I'll be using it for). Right now I'm having to hand-draw things on my sketch pad, and it's taking me longer than it would with pencil. I did a few studies on some bugs. I'm working on a couple of garden/bug illustrations, so best to start learning a bit about the anatomy now. I was going to do some spiders, but they were creeping me out so I denied them access to my art for today.