The Doodling Un-Challenge

I saw a cool doodling challenge that runs for the duration of January on the YouTube channel of a friend of a friend. (Poetspice on YouTube). I thought about doing it. I was inspired to do it but I didn't want to do the challenge if you know what I mean. So I thought about it some more, and some more and then some more and before I knew it, the first week was over and more importantly I was back to work. (My Christmas break was so not long enough. I had barely achieved that totally relaxed state and was ready to do all those things I had planned to during my time off but reality had other plans.)

As I diligently packed my bag for work the next day, I decided to throw in an small art journal and a small plastic bag with a pencil, eraser and a selection of black pens. I made up my mind to play along but without formerly signing up to the challenge.

It's Summer here (all be it a bit cool for what I would really refer to as Summer) but it's still well and truly nice enough to to head outside for lunch to enjoy the sunshine and fresh air. I am really lucky that I am working at an educational facility at the moment so there are plenty of seating, sheltered and grassed areas to sit on and around and enjoy the outside.

I had my lunch and still had some time to spare so I opened my art journal and started to doodle. By the time I finished the first page, I had made up my mind to undertake the challenge but without completing the challenge. 

In coming up with a theme for my doodling I decided:

1. Each day's journal would include the day number somewhere as a significant part of the doodle; and
2. I would only use black pens for my doodles, of varying widths.

Here are my doodles for the first week... one per day (well two per day until I had caught up). Some were very quick, completed in less than 15 minutes (what was left of my lunch break). Others took several sittings over the course of a day or two.

 Day 1 - Flower

 Day 2 - Swirls

Day 3 - Geometric Patches 

 Day 4 - Stretched

 Day 5 - Heart Pillow

 Day 6 - Flames

Day 7 - Seventh Heaven