susan-mitchell.com http://susan-mitchell.com Illustration Mon, 19 Mar 2012 04:17:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Bologna Children’s Book Fair http://susan-mitchell.com/2012/03/bologna-childrens-book-fair/ http://susan-mitchell.com/2012/03/bologna-childrens-book-fair/#comments Sun, 18 Mar 2012 14:42:02 +0000 Susan http://susan-mitchell.com/?p=1618 Pippin and his Little Poppet pals are visiting Bologna Children’s Book Fair this week – how exciting!

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I want to look ahead this year and focus on the positive things that are in my life. I feel grateful that I get to draw and paint every day for a living, which is a wonderful thing. The daily drawings that I started have also become very important to me – little pockets of something that help me to remember that creating for its own sake is a good thing.

I have a bunch of work to keep me busy for the next few months and want to give it the time and focus it needs, so these little drawings might be more sporadic and will be squeezed in here and there and posted when I have the time. Maybe I will even leave it to a weekly update – might be interesting to see them in groups.

For now, here are the last few days:

Januaries 5 – 15 minute drawing, collage and ink

Januaries 6 – 15 minute drawing, collage and ink



Januaries 7 – 15 minute drawing, collage, acrylic and ink

I want to wish everyone a very happy and creative 2012.

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It snowed a bit over the holidays – Januaries 2, 15 minute drawing, pencil and ink

Grocery shopping in a sharp January wind is never fun – Januaries 3, 15 minute drawing, collage, pencil and ink

Winter – Januaries 4, 30 minute drawing, pencil, ink and acrylic

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Januaries 1 – 30 minute drawing, collage, pencil, ink and acrylic

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Decemberings 28 – 1 hour drawing, pencil and ink

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Decemberings 27 – 15 minute drawing, charcoal pencil and ink

]]> http://susan-mitchell.com/2011/12/decemberings-daily-drawings-22/feed/ 1 Merry Christmas http://susan-mitchell.com/2011/12/merry-christmas/ http://susan-mitchell.com/2011/12/merry-christmas/#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 04:03:47 +0000 Susan http://susan-mitchell.com/?p=1561 Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and all the best for 2012.

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Decemberings 22 – 20 minute drawing, charcoal pencil and ink

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Came back and overdid this one. It looked better at the 30 minute mark but I carried on. Ah well, I learn as I do.

Decemberings 21 – 1 hour drawing, acrylic and ink

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