Art Every Day Month

Tonight was an awesome art night! DD13 and I hit a local coffee shop while the littles were at a program and we sat with our hot drinks, talked, and created art :) DD13 started by just doodling, but when she saw the challenge I'd taken on (Lab 9 of Drawing Lab), she decided to try it, too. The task was to draw a quick portrait of someone using your non-dominant hand. I did two of DD13 -- one of  her looking down while she drew, and the other of her looking up. I like my second attempt much better than my first!

When I'd had enough of drawing with my left hand, I decided to doodle a bird. This little guy was created using brush tip markers -- some of which were Copic markers, which both DD13 and I loved:

Here's DD13's drawing of me using her non-dominant hand:

And when she saw me doodling my little bird, she asked if I minded if she drew one too. Of course, imitation is the highest form of flattery, so I was, well, flattered :)

So, I had a lovely evening of impromptu art with my girl.

Have you had any artful activities that just presented themselves lately? How did they make you feel?