Admin Post: Community Check-In for February 2024

[goss]

Today's the last day of February, and we'd love to have you check in and chat with us. How have things been with you this past month?

Did you sign up for or take part in any fandom activities in February, or have you been working on any personal art projects? Are you currently trying to meet a deadline? Feel free to share upcoming art challenges that have got you excited, any frustrations you've been experiencing, possible goals for the next month, and so on.

Our Round-up of entries for Drawing Challenge #62: Zentangle (From the Heart) will be posted tonight, and a new monthly art challenge will be issued this week. :)

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[amberdreams]

As usual I didn't get round to the Drawesome challenge, but I have been busy painting an Asian elephant (finished and ready to go back to the trail headquarters) and a castle.
I'm also continuing with my evening class about creative sketchbooking, which is an interesting mix of fun and challenging, and just started a life drawing 6 week class, which has some tutoring but of the very hands off kind.
Here's my journal update re: the trails if anyone wants a peek. https://amberdreams.dreamwidth.org/960224.html

[goss]

I love seeing the creative work you do painting upon a 3D surface. :)

just started a life drawing 6 week class

Nice! It's always great to get practice drawing figures irl.

[amberdreams]

Thanks! And yes, I do enjoy life drawing a lot. We had a group who met semi regularly before covid, but that obviously stopped and the organiser has had trouble finding suitable (cheap!) venues since. But she's now got a couple of venues and so those sessions are starting again, and this one I'm doing is a separate 6 week course run by a bloke who used to draw cartoons for various newspapers. So it's all good news for my attempts to get better at using charcoal... 😂

[mekare]

Oooh life drawing! The nearest class is half an hour away and late in the evening which is not a good time for me currently. I did have a look at the art courses offered by a centre for adult education here, but so far either the course didn‘t speak to me, or it clashed with my schedule.
Have fun in both classes!

[amberdreams]

It's frustrating there aren't any offerings that suit you, hopefully something will come up soon!

[mific]

Your big 3D works are very fun!

[amberdreams]

Well I do enjoy painting them!