28 Drawings Later: February Drawing Challenge

Link to Facebook page and full info

A fun way to focus on drawing. Do a drawing every day the first 28 days in February and post the results here. Open to everyone! Use the extra day this year to mail your work for inclusion in a physical exhibition. Details in 'info' section of the facebook page.

28 Drawings later is a drawing challenge and social networking project created by Visual Artist Victoria Evans. The result is an evolving, month-long, participatory online gallery which encourages everyone, artists and non-artists alike, to see what might happen if they made time to draw every day for a month.

Here's the 2011 book

(Thanks to Noirin for the link)

David Shrigley

Ahead of a retrospective show at the Hayward Gallery in London, David Shrigley answers readers questions on the Guardian website...

David Shrigley's Site

Q + A with David Shrigley

Here's a taster...
Question:
I imagine that you have an advice for art students stock answer (you must get asked a lot) although I don't think I have ever read it, care to reiterate?

David answers:
My advice is:
Your degree mark is unimportant.
Try not to spend too much money on your art (unless you're rich)
Put the hours in and the art will get made.
Enjoy yourself.
You don't have to be an artist when you leave art school if you don't want to, but if you do want to then it is entirely possible: All you have to do is keep making art.

Lost in a digital city [white on black]

Another member of the growing family of drawings with words in them.

Would Not Violets Grow From Her Heart

See the beautiful invitation to Jane O'Sullivan's solo show "Would Not Violets Grow From Her Heart", opening tonight.

If you find yourselves in Co. Mayo, this is the place to go:
Custom House Studios Gallery,
The Quay, Westport,
Co. Mayo.

Until June 6th.

(Since she has not posted this, I shamelessly did!)
:] elida.

Grow Your Own City

Hello,
I am still playing with landscapes and words. Here is a cityscape.
:] elida.

Careful now 4 versions

Thank you for your feedback on this.
I am really learning a lot through Tinderbox.
Please, see the versions you suggested, all in one page.


:] elida.

PS Claire, I tried a darker shading but it was too imposing.
Also, about publishing it in the press, my idea was to send out postcards addressed to the editors of different papers, but if you can recommend another approach, I am all ears!

PS Yellowhammer, those cartoon cave men are by the fantastic Juan Giner, and very difficult to translate, but I will try.

Careful now

Hey there,

A drawing inspired by this month's rollercoaster: bailout, snow, ice, budget, meltdown. And the few times I fell on my bum.

I want to fine tune this drawing so advice and comments are welcome on any of its parts (drawing, text, colour, design)
Thank you!
elida.

Seen on Tuesday in a Dublin bank

Last Supper (little did they know)

A dinosaur drawing, since Jane and Claire got that ball rolling...

Biro Vermeer

As part of a Bic pen promo artist James Mylne recreates Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring in 90 hours.

National Drawing Day 2010

It's National Drawing Day tomorrow! (Saturday 22 May)

The National Gallery have free life-drawing sessions between 10.30am and 1pm in the Dargan Wing - join in and get tips and advice from professional artists! More listings here