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OK everyone I have always wanted to do a "drawing of the day". I don't draw very well but I thought if I worked on it I would hopefully improve

So my challenge for the moment is red. Post away with your poems, drawings photos and paintings that are inspired by red! I'll post my drawings in a few hours

I'm not quite that creative; but, I'll share with you a poem I like about the color red. Maybe it will inspire someone who IS creative in this direction?

Red
by Thelma S. Pierce McBurney

Red as the breast of a Robin
Red as the petals of a rose
Red as the rays of the evening sun
Red as a firelight glows
Red as your lips raised to mine
Red as a glass of red rich wine
Red as the dress you wore
When you promised to be mine

Hi Lisa,
You will get better with practice. Drawing is like any other skill, if you had a violin, but had no lessons, you wouldn't play very well. I highly recommend Betty Edwards' book, Drawing om the Right Side of the Brain. I don't know if it is still in print, but old copies are still available. It is full of exercises to increase your drawing skill, and you can work through them at your own speed. I used to use the exercises when I was teaching art to middle and high school art students.

Have fun with your drawing!

Ha, that's so funny. It seems like I have a poem written for every subject there is and so I went back in my files and pulled out one called "Red" from 1984.

RED

Apples left
on teacher's desk
memorable suit
Santa wore
My favorite dress
trimmed in lace
The ruby lipstick
mother wore
Beating hearts
pumping life
Probing tongues
in passion's heat
Cherry wine
by the fire
Fire burning
in the wall
Blood shed
by men at war
The moon
when time is done

by Deb
1984

My bedroom was inspired by a deep red. My bedspread is red (with paisley in it) and I have deep red valances with beads hanging from the edges of them.) But personally I would have a hard time painting a wall red, but I know there are some bold people out there that are gutsier than me.

OK I did actually do a page of red things, and finally have gotten around to scanning them in and so on. However, for some reason the scan of my drawings (with watercolor pencils) didn't get the colors very well. For example my apple is "solid" in color, with shades of color along it. The scan makes it look very light. The same is true for the banner - in reality it is a solid red background to it. I'm going to have to figure out how to scan these in better!

Still, it's a start

I'll note that I am a newbie to drawing. This is the very first page in my art paper book. I am hoping to inspire others to start, that they think "I can do better than that!"

OK I tried taking digital camera photos of them instead of scanning them and they did come out a bit better that way!

They don't look like "newbie" drawings to me. I especially like the apple! It's interesting how you created dimension/shading on it with color. I too have an apple (it's a painted acrylic one), but I don't know how to put pictures up on the forum. So you did a study in reds - that was cool. You could move on from there and do a study in blues, greens, yellows, etc. (with all difference shades, hues).

Thanks for sharing your artwork, Lisa.

Anyone else have inspiring "red" art work?

I wanted to add to my last post that getting a note pad and colored pencils, or even Crayons and practicing drawing frequently will improve your drawing technique immensely. The article I wrote on the Book Review about Drawing Real PeopleBellaOnline ALERT: Raw URLs are not allowed in these forums for security reasons. Please use UBB code. If you don't know how to do UBB code just post here for help - we will help out!

Don't know about my creativity drawing-wise - just so impressed with getting charming original images online! Well Done! Actually, i like both methods.

Creativity in life and education (and writing lol !)is vital!

No drawings so I decided to post this little guy I made

Oh yes I do have something painted with red.....

Tooooooo Coooooool. I love the Santa you made. Love it! And the Tree is adorable. The pictures are most appropriate at this time. Thank you so much for posting them.

Very cute!! I love the Santa's face!

Yes I was going to do Blue next, I have everything set up by the couch to do it. I'm in an Origami frenzy right now trying to get a few rush orders done and when they are set I'll do a page of blue drawings.

Deb - talk with Jeanne about how to post images, she can walk you through it step by step.

I collect colbalt blue stuff...i'm ready...lol

Lisa I am just now learning paper folding and I love it. Not up to the origami yet, just the simple folded paper you put together to make stars and pinwheels. I always thought this looked so hard, but once you learn the basic folds it is easier. Still not sure I could do origami though. I made my Christmas cards this year for the first time.
Lisa the drawings are great. I especially like the apple. And Rdywenur, I love that christmas tree.
I guess I do have a study in red. I am a gourd artist and my favorite gourd is done in a red wood stain. Not sure how to load a pic though.

Bylen.....if your making stars you are doing origami

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I love gourds. There was a lady here in my town who used to be a graphic artist and started to paint gourds. I have several of hers and especially love the faces. Also how she will look at the shape and then create the design to compliment the shape of the particular gourd as in the first one..an elf...or the last a big fat santa and the top of the gourd to be part of his cap.

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Those are really cool gourds!

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