Day 5 of #the100dayproject
Playing with abstraction and materials, and feeling like I want more out of the project…
Wren Allen’s New Mexico Wildflowers
Art and writing by NM artist Wren Allen
Playing with abstraction and materials, and feeling like I want more out of the project…
Encountering delusions of grandeur Maybe I’ll return to this drawing after #the100dayproject is over, or re-start it with a fresh leaf. Today’s accomplishment was getting a rough sketch of a large leaf—and that’s good enough for today, even if it’s not worth claiming bragging rights on in an Instagram post. Last week, I bought a …
It’s going to be a bumpy road The first day was easy. It always is. It’s the second day that’s hard—especially when the second day is a Monday. Mondays are catch-up days. Take care of the house days. Make all those stupid personal-business call days. Before you know it, dinner’s over and you still haven’t …
Today is the first day of #the100dayproject! This morning, I grabbed my oil pastels as the sun came up and began to highlight the ridges of the Jemez Mountains on the northern horizon. The blunt tips and slippery, waxy texture of the oil pastels make it difficult to render a lot of detail—but they also …
I plan to participate in this year’s edition of #the100dayproject, hosted by artist Lindsay Jean Thomson over on Instagram, @dothe100dayproject. Elle Luna began the Instagram art challenge in 2013, and Thomson became the facilitator in 2017. The event is based on the brainchild of designer Michael Bierut, who designed the 100-day project as an assignment …
Hello again! My name is Wren Allen, and I’ve been blogging more off than on since 2002. I’m a botanical artist, enjoying life in the Desert Southwest. Welcome to my site!