Into Month 6 -

I had a lovely weekend with my husband. Friday we went and saw 'Big Miracle' and then watched 'The Help' at home. Saturday we went and saw 'The Vow'. I must say after watching that, I hope I never forgot Chris. Though I would give him the benefit of the doubt more then she did. It's been a long time since we had a movie weekend, felt good.


Speaking of movies, this Friday the new Studio Ghibli movie will be in theatres and I am praying that it'll come to my little city. 


I am officially in my 6th month of drawing, which adds to the craziness of life right now. I started a painting for the Juried Art Show. This Thursday I should be enrolling for my online schooling and starting that. 

 Day 151:


A cute caterpillar using crosshatch. 

 Day 152:


Another dragonfly. I love the style of scribble that I used for the wings. You have just built the darkness with layers. I learned that style in University weirdly.

 Day 153:


And to finish it all off, I tried a butterfly again. Maybe one day, I'll draw one that I actually like. Haha. Maybe I should try to draw an photo real butterfly. 

Day 154:


So for Month 6, I have decided to do doodles like I used to in High School. They are weird collaborations of things I see and things I imagine. Sometimes they are drawn representations of things, for example, this one is a wet kiss. Get it? Haha. 






<3 Nicole

Bugs...

The start of my 4th month. Life is so crazy right now and I am working on getting it a little settled. 


My husband had a course to attend today in Yorkton so we drove up last night and spent the night. Today I drove around and shopped in the frigid weather. 

 Day 122: 


This month will be a month of bugs. To think of warmer weather. A dragonfly to start. Dragonflies stick out everywhere for me. They are so beautiful. 

 Day 123: 


A ladybug. Red and cute. All over the place. Haha.

 Day 124:


I don't really know what this was supposed to be. A beetle? Maybe? It kind of looks like one. Some bugs will be drawn from my imagination, that's for sure. :)

 Day 125:


I am not a huge fan of butterflies. They are played out and it seems like every girl has one as a tattoo or on her car. What can you do?

Day 126:


Ants. They can be drawn real cute but they are pretty annoying. 






Now to go look (and hope) my phone charger is in my bag.


<3 Nicole

Finally...

And here are the last 5 to catch me up. Whoop!

 Day 110:


I loved this quote when I saw it. I believe it completely as I am always having little conversations with myself. I also saw another quote that said, "You don't have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body." Think of that one. 

 Day 111:


The amount of times that I have wrecked an event by worrying about what happened or what might happen. Sometimes I didn't even go out. I am the one who was losing out. Me. Not the people I might bump into too, not the situations I might deal with. You never know what is going to happen in the present until you are there. 

 Day 112:


Our talents are meant for us to share. If you are good at something why would you keep it to yourself? This is kind of giving me an idea for my next month of drawing... hmmm... (ponder ponder)

 Day 113:


I have tackled so many tasks in my life that I thought were impossible but slowly I worked and figured things out and then the pride you feel when you are done is amazing. I need to do this more often. 

Day 114:


Everyone wants to fit in, to be liked and to have common interests, we have all been there but why do we choose to change who we are or what we do to make the other people happy? If those people were meant to be in our lives, they wouldn't want us to change in the first place. Yes friends want us to grow and try new things but never would they truly want you to stop liking something or doing something or wearing something unless they felt it was harming us in some way. I have dealt with this a lot in my life. I felt that if I didn't like the same things as the people that I was hanging out with then they wouldn't like me anymore and most of those people, I don't associate with anymore, so where did it get me? Not very far and still questioning who I am. So let's figure that out...


<3 Nicole

Life gets crazy...

So it's been a while, 15 days to be exact and oh what has gone down. I won't get into it all, but I will say Happy 100 days to me, Happy Solstice, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Tra la! 


The last month has really opened my eyes in life. I am going to truly get off my butt and stop putting up with bull in my life. 
I am going to take a course and better my work situation whether working for someone else or not. I'll get it figured out.


But right now, I'll draw...

 Day 100: 


One hundred days, it does not feel like it has been that long. Still have a road to trudge down though. 
People really don't understand the power of our minds. Anything you dream can be accomplished, as long as you are willing to work it out.  

 Day 101:


Create what is in your mind. How do you think people made the things that we play with everyday or read or drive, etc. If it doesn't come out the first try, start over and try again.

 Day 102:


The things that have come to an end in my life that I cried and cried over. It took a bit of growing up to see that they were amazing to have been a part of my life and the end of them helped mold my into the woman that I am.

 Day 103:


If you feel like a loser while trying to accomplish something, think that at least you are still trying to succeed when others simply give up and push away. 

Day 104: 


Yet again about the power of the mind. A lot whine and bitch that they have nothing in their lives and don't realize that they are making it that way. Think positive thoughts and live a positive life. 










<3 Nicole

Craziness...

Almost Christmas.. so crazy. It doesn't feel like Christmas at all, but I am on track now. Finished my shopping today with my friend, Chantel. Just have to wrap and get them tucked away under the tree. 


Still trying to do some baking. Need to start some as soon as I am done posting this as I am heading to visit some friends and I want to take some for a Chrissy-mas present, but I didn't realize how long it had been since I had posted until my friend, Mandy, texted me today... a lot. ;)


So my 4th month of drawing is going to be.... quotes.
I read quotes on a daily basis on my Twitter feed and on my Facebook, so I am going to take some of the ones I like and post them here with some doodles around them. 


Most of my quotes are from @AffirmYourLife and @Inspire_Us on Twitter. And Oprah's Facebook page. And Soul Pancake, which if you have never checked out... you should... just saying. 

Day 93:

Nothing really to say about most of them. The quotes are what they are and I tried to draw something associated with it. 

 Day 94:


Love, love, love this quote... (multiplied by forever)

 Day 95:

 Day 96:


I think people think I am weird and I think I am weird... but that is ok.

 Day 97:

 Day 98:


I little sloppy, but was trying to get a lot done yesterday while working both jobs, when I thought I only worked one. Haha go me.

Day 99:








And just after celebrating 3 months of drawing..


tomorrow will be 100 days! Holy moley!


Well, I, for sure this time, only work one job tomorrow. So in between wrapping presents, baking, cleaning and going out to check the mail, I will draw an extra special quote.




<3 Nicole

Doodles..

So lately, my flowers have just been doodles after my day's at work. No real meaning, just doodles. I didn't really want to do anything after work, but I, at least, drew. 

 Day 86:

 Day 87:

 Day 88:

Day 89:


















Holey Moley! I am coming up to 3 months. And so close to 100 days of drawing. I should start thinking of a new theme for the next month.




Hmm... (ponder ponder)


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Change: 1 month of faces...

Friday was officially one solid month of drawing faces. 
31 different faces. 


I still haven't figured out if I want to continue with faces, or not. I am behind by 3 drawings. So tomorrow, I am either doing 4 faces, or 4 of something else. What to do, what to do.


Tomorrow night I am heading out with a couple friends to see his band perform as well as Napalm Death at a local bar. Haven't listened to metal music in a while so it'll be an adventure.


Day 31:

 This based on a photo that I took of my niece on thanksgiving. Her eyes are crazy in the photo. My drawing does them no justice. 


So tomorrow will be the deciding day, to continue with faces or not?




<3 Nicole