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Friday, August 3

IA Challenge - Perfectly Pink!

I really don't like pink at all... Too Barbie-ish, too ultra-girlie, and too much negativity of gender associations of being the weaker sex...

So this was going to be a real challenge for me this week...

I was going to copy this fashion illustration for my entry, having set myself the challenge of drawing every day in August...


But I decided against it, as I've made the challenge to DRAW every day, not paint...

So, instead, I gathered together all the pink things I could find, and there's quite a few... mainly gifts from friends and family - I am a girl, after all :)


There's E's baby Barbie plate, with a pink napkin, my phone (E's pre-teen cast-off, hence it's pink!), and a pink sharpie... there's a pink tablecloth, pink tissue paper, pink gift tags, pink pages in a journal, a pink tin of Papaya postcards, my 'Best Mummy' plaque (from a Mothers' Day a number of years ago!), a pink pot with my pebble collection, a pink mug, a pink ATC from a friend, pink journal spots, my Folio Society collection of Perrault's fairy tales, pink and black candle holders (a surprise xmas pressie from my lovely son a few years ago), and the current issue Gentlewoman with a neon pink background, a pink gift bag, a pink emery board, a pink compact mirror...

I wonder if that's enough pink to meet the Inspiration Avenue Challenge???

And for those who are interested, here's my first 3 drawings of my Drawing-a-Day challenge - the first two are from my World of Downton Abbey book, the third is from a favourite photo of a churchyard angel holding some fallen leaves, which I've called ' Hold Beauty Lightly'...


I hope to post all my drawings throughout August, but not each and every day...

Wishing you all a fun Friday, and a great weekend :)




8 comments:

Sherri said...

i'm not into pink much either... for the same reasons ha!

i really like the 3rd drawing... very nice!

Unknown said...

Hello Claire,
I'm not into pink much either ;-)
Great drawings - Great blog!
Stew.
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Craftymoose Crafts said...

Well, that is quite a lot of pink! Fits the theme perfectly.

Kate Robertson said...

I am loving seeing these drawings, they are quite good. Keep it up.

Anonymous said...

I used to be the same way about pink. I have softened up a bit about it over the years. I still won't wear a soft girlie pink item of clothing :)

Beautiful drawings!

Unknown said...

I am totally not a pink person either (my two girls on the other hand....) I love your drawings especially the last one x

Janice Lynne Lundy said...

Good for you, Claire. I love your bold spirit! And yet you do it with kindness, not holding yourself to a strict standard. Happy creating!

Arnoldo L. Romero, MLA said...

I love all your drawings, especially the one of the hands holding the flower petals. I like the way you colored them in to make them stand out. Blessings!