I recently upgraded my iPad and treated myself to the Pro with the Apple Pencil. I have never tried doing any sort of digital art but on the recommendation of another artist friend, I thought I’d try. So much fun! The app I bought for drawing is called Procreate and it lets you simulate a whole bunch of media: painting with different brushes, drawing with a range of pencils and ink, calligraphy, and technical pencils, pastels, charcoal and crayon even. If any of you has the iPad Pro and pencil, give this program a try. It’s 9.99 in the App Store and worth every penny. I will not be hanging up my sketchbook or canvases any time soon but this is a really fun alternative. Here is my first digital drawing – a tree!
Author: Meg
Easily amused, never bored and constantly distracted. My creative pursuits include writing, drawing, painting and photography.
Monochrome Monday – Black and White Photography 2019 (18)
After taking a week off, Cee is back this week with a great new theme for black and white photography. Welcome back Cee, glad you’re feeling better!
The theme for Cee’s Black and White Challenge this week is: chutes and ladders.
A tunnel chute for The Roman Baths:

A ladder for the indoor pool at Biltmore Estate:

A chute of water from a Roman fountain:

A Year Of Drawing Adventurously (10) Theme
A biweekly challenge for a total of 26 drawings this year.
I’m not sure April’s showers have ended, at least here in Bucks County, but they have ushered in the leaves on the trees and the blooms in the fields. Spring is in full swing so for this biweekly challenge the theme is:

