EDM 111 - Draw a Bowl

What is it about blue and white china that is so pleasing?

EDM 110 - Draw something with a flame.

EDM 108 & 109 - Dog Clock and Light Bulbs

EDM #109 - DRAW A CLOCK YOU HAVE AROUND YOUR HOUSE

Who needs a clock when you have a dog. You can set your watch by Dermott.

EDM #108 DRAW A LIGHT BULB

This is part of the Everyday in May challenge - drawing something every day in May.

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EDM 107 - Draw how you get your news

Radio Box - I love it!

I'd like to say I read the Italian papers at the bar in the morning but it wouldn't be true because I'm illiterate in this land. Thank goodness for the Internet, my iPod Touch and a great little App called Radio Box.

At any time of day I can tune in to Radio National or News Radio (Australia) or BBC Radio 4. As a former journalist I haven't kicked the habit of following breaking news - all night if necessary.

This is Day 7 of the Everyday in May Challenge.

EDiM - Something Sour - Lemon Tree

The lemon tree is an icon of the Italian garden. In the south they are huge and dripping with giant, juicy fruit. Further north they are coddled like babies, tucked warmly away inside during the winter months and then in the Spring, wheeled out proudly to enjoy the sun.

We only have one ourselves and each year it struggles back to life. We watch anxiously until we see the first tiny leaf buds. It then goes into a frenzy of putting on beautiful white scented blossom. Soon it is covered in tiny baby fruit - but I think only one has ever developed and ripened. Every time The Gardener shakes his head and mutters about its lack of a proper trunk and root system, I leap to its defence. Over my dead body!!

EDiM Scissors

Got today's sketch finished by 11am now I can attend to pressing domestic matters - i.e. Ironing!

The great thing about the sketchbook I'm using for this challenge* is that I can remove the signature I'm working on for drawing and scanning and put it back into the book when it's finished. Neat! This sketch is the end of the first signature.

* A part of the Everyday in May challenge - drawing something every day in May.

EDiM Salt and Pepper

Day 4 - my 4th sketch for May. I've caught up - for now. This is insane!

EDiM Power Plug & Exercise Equipment

Four days into May and I'm already getting behind.

Hopefully I will catch up by the end of today. You can see everyone else's EDiM art in the Flickr Group HERE. There are already 98 taking part and I'm sure it's not too late to join in.

EDiM - May 1

Watercolour in handmade sketchbook

Here's a little challenge I've taken up at the invitation of Wendy Shortland Quirky Artist. I thought it would be fitting that I use the sketchbook I made recently with great assistance from Wendy. Every day this month I have to draw one item from the Every Day Matters Group list of drawing challenges starting at #101 - Draw a bar of soap.

One down - 30 to go! What was I thinking?!!