I’m not sure when it happened but over the years in December I get a general malaise, and now that Penny passed away last December it has increased. I think my body was trying to tell me that I was going to get sick but I just thought it was my usual December blahs. Anyway, I slowed waaaay down on the Sketchbook Bootcamp, so I don’t have as much art to show as I thought I did. Anyway, here’s what I’ve done that I haven’t blogged about yet.

I ran out of steam the last part of the Sketchbook Bootcamp, I didn’t draw along with workshop 5, I didn’t feel well that morning. And then the prompts in week 5 & 6 just didn’t speak to me. I can go back and rewatch the workshops and do the prompts in the future if they speak to me later, or not. It’s all good. It’s best when I listen to my muse, and she wasn’t inspired for what ever reason those weeks…

We had a live draw along session with Adriann Mai drawing the classmate’s pets…

I played around with Procreate Dreams to make this walking stick figure…

I made some thank you cards for some neighbors that I think turned out really well…

The one with Penny & Duke makes me smile, I wasn’t sure I’d be able to draw the pups now that they have passed away, but I think drawing the 2-page comic helped. It’s bittersweet, but they were such a joy and I want to hold on to that. I’m thinking of adding this card to my RedBubble store. (Edit: I added it to my RedBubble store 🙂 )

I’m in a weird place this month, but that’s how it goes sometimes. Some days are easier than others. Hopefully, my ear will finish healing, and my sadness over losing the pups will get easier. My birthday is next week, and it’s a new year. We’ll see where my muse takes me.

Until next time…

~nic