Every Day In May - seventeen

That's me. Croquill pen, with sepia ink, staring at a mirror.
This is my new "boy"haircut. Most of the time, it looks like this, and sometimes, I spike it up. Soon there will be a picture or painting of the spiked up version.
I enjoy drawing myself. Not because I'm so good-looking, but because I think it's a good subject, in that I have no one to please but myself, plus, it's a ready model. I don't need anything but a mirror.
Rembrandt painted tons of self-portraits. I can only hope to be as prolific, and achieve such skill.

On another note, I am disappointed with the particular sketchbook I am using at this time. It's not a moleskine, and boy does it show!
I really am surprised at how thin the paper is and how the signatures don't match up, and don't flatten out very well, as you can see from this drawing and it's scan. I need to keep drawing in it to finish it up, but it's kinda thick. I really cannot do any color wash in it, or it will go thru to the next page.

I think I will do a it more on this drawing, but I'm most sure what.
I like it even now. Any suggestions?

Every Day In May - Ten

It felt good to do this one, because at least I didn't skip a day.
Inspired by an entry by another art blogger Nina Johansson this is an experimental piece.
The theme, nor the subject are particularly beautiful or life changing.
It was more about trying a technique, which I certainly didn't master, but had fun with, It's about trying out some textures and some tools for the sake of getting better at what I do.
I think this whole project is good for me, for this very reason. It helps me to think of ideas of things to try, even if the result isn't going to be a masterpiece, it will help me for future peices that might be! :)

sepia ink with croquil on 4x6" watercolor paper