A year ago, I started a project to draw “a doodle a day”. It was intended to loosen up my drawing skills and to make sure I found time to just do art each day.

This year, I plan to create a series of art journal pages which use many of the doodle shapes I drew during the past year. I also will use the hand lettering style which I included in some of the doodle sketches I posted.

Lucky for me, Lilla Rogers, the talented agent who I take courses from, is sharing a set of 12 affirmations this December. With her affirmations as inspiration, I have launched into this new endeavor.

Here is the first piece I made. It it is done with watercolor and ink, and it reminds us that sometimes, we need to start with just breathing.