January Daily Drawings - Completed

I'm trying a "daily drawing" idea for January and maybe beyond, with a computer-printed grid like my annual Advent calendars.  Each rectangle is 1-7/16" x 1-5/8".  The drawings can look blurry in the blog post, so please click on the image for a better view. 

The small spaces work well for me to focus, relax, and draw what I see.  My subjects are things inside our house.
Week 1: Garlic, a poinsettia center, blackberries, a shell, a tomato, a knit hat, a silver pin.
Week 2: Flat leafed parsley, a rug motif, a cup, spool of thread, crocheted lace edge, candle snuffer on ruffle edged dish, can of colored pencils.
Week 3: Layer cake, turtle necklace, ginger root, a radish, basket with mail, small gold-tone scissors with ribbon, pottery candlestick.
Week 4: Green onions, a leaflet of grape ivy, staple remover, folded cloth, a satin bow, slice of pie (apple-cranberry-raisin), part of a tea strainer. 

• Copic markers and multiliners:  I don't plan to list them all, but if you'd like to know, please leave me a comment, and I'll be happy to add more details.  I used a Signo Uni-ball white gel pen to draw the lace for January 15 and to add some highlights on a few other days.  Also a Signo Uni-ball gold gel pen for January 19.
• Paper: Neenah

Heart Drawing

The drawing was based on this silver necklace, a gift from my husband.

Copic colors used: BV20, RV91,95, silver Sanford Uni-ball Gel Impact pen.
Paper: ecru Crane's card approx. 4x6"

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Bird in Bright Colors

This bird was colored with Pentel fine tip markers (water based). The notched oval shapes are tracings around a beautiful Norwegian silver necklace, shown at right, a gift from my sister-in-law.

The background was done with some Bad Markers, and thankfully I have repressed the brand name. It just looked ugly to me - streaky and blotchy. Then, more than 20 years later, I used my Copic markers in similar colors to go back over the background. Now, I'm happy to say, it looks smooth and even. See Bad Marker Disclaimer.

Glass Jewelry Box

Someone made this leaded-glass jewelry box for me. Pale golden glass, with a clear beveled diamond shape in the lid. I drew it in pencil on cheap thin typing paper and colored it with colored pencils.

I still have the jewelry, including the beaded necklace and earrings (below) and the pin with blue stones. But the box fell apart after years of use.

Blue and Gold Pin

Drawn with blue Pilot Razor Point pen.

In real life, the pin (see below) is about 3 inches long, an old piece of junk jewelry from my Mom's jewelry box. Its gold looks like cheap gold paint, not even shiny, and its stones look like something grown from a home science kit. But an interesting shape to draw. The light blue section in the drawing is actually gold colored in the pin.

What I don't like in this drawing is the pink stripe. It needs to be a different shape, different color, or both. Sometime I will draw another version. The pin can also be seen in my glass jewelry box drawing.

Paper: white Crane's card approx. 4x6"