koukla carolyn

I was going to make a drawing for the everyday matters spring challenge this morning, but it is snowing out right now and it feels more like December than April! Yesterday I stayed inside and did some sketching, but I was uninspired. I did a quick sketch of this owl that my Yiayia has in her den (no erasing!). I’ve drawn this a few times when I was a kid, but I always got frustrated because the smooth surfaces are actually pretty hard to get perfectly. I think this is the best version yet. I would love to paint this in watercolor someday or do a pen and ink wash version of it. Hopefully I will have better mojo this afternoon when I have some time to sketch. I feel like I just need more time to dedicate to practice, but whenever I really feel like drawing, I have something else going on. These days, whenever I actually have the time to draw it feels more like a chore than anything else. I’m not sure what I should be doing.