December 31 – Happy New Year!

My December challenge is done, and I am overwhelmed by all the encouragement I have had by YOU! I have had so many nice comments, emails and Facebook interaction during this month, it´s been so much fun. I am afraid I will not be able to keep up this pace in posting on my blog, but I feel very inspired to draw, and I have a few sketching ideas that I want to realise during 2012.

I did draw something today too, but instead of posting that, I am taking the opportunity to share my very first sketching video. I have been wanting to do these for a long time, and finally got around to it yesterday. I love watching others draw, and figured I would try to capture my own process too.

I wish all my readers and friends a Happy New Year, I hope 2012 will bring you lots of drawing joy! : )

55 Responses to “December 31 – Happy New Year!”

  1. Mari says:

    LOVE IT!!! Great way to start the new year with watching this, great inspiration for 2012. You have a great stockholm view, miss it like crazy (here most roofs are black or grey : ( ugh!!)
    Happy New Years!!! Gott Nytt Ar!!!

  2. Thank you very much for this New Year’s sketching live lesson! Wish you the best for 2012!

  3. christine says:

    Love it! Thank you! And all the best for 2012. I’ve been following your blog for a while–and today put a link to it on mine. Your work is so inspiring.

    Christine

  4. This was soooo much fun!!! I did not want it to end…:) Happy New Year Nina! :)

  5. What a wonderfull month, I hope 2012 will be just like that, full of nice drawings.
    2011 wasn´t bad, meeting you at the Symposium in Lisbon was a highlight;)
    Happy new year.

  6. Nuno says:

    Thank you very much. This video was a perfect ending for this wonderful month. Very, very inspiring.

    Happy new year!

  7. Nina, that was SO COOL!

  8. Helen says:

    Nina, excellent video. I hope you will consider posting others. Happy New Year to you and yours.

  9. Angel says:

    GREAT !!!!!

  10. monica says:

    wooooowaaaaauuuuuww!!!! absolutly great Nina! For me it’s like a present to see you drawing!!! What a nice surprise, and of course, congratulations for your achivement, posting all days! have a nice new year!

  11. Barbara B says:

    Fabulous. I’ve admired your work for some time now, and it’s great to have a peek at how you do it!

  12. Thank you for this new year gift. Watching your process is very interesting. I’m sorry I didn’t visit much these last two months. Just started a full time job after having been a stay-at-home-mother for 15 years lol ! So of course some adjustments are necessary and a shorter computer time is one of them.
    I wish you a happy and inspiring year.

  13. Brian says:

    What a great sketch! Thank you for posting the video. It’s really interesting to see how you work. And the end result is wonderful. I’ve been following your blog for a while now and have been really inspired by your work. Happy New Year! Looking forward to more sketches and more videos, too!

  14. kay eneim says:

    Nina, I am so enjoying your blog… and this video was fantastic.
    Can you tell me which pen nib and ink you use? I love your work. Thanks.

  15. Barbara says:

    Thank you so much for making this!

  16. Cyd says:

    This was a great way to start my day! Love following your blog and your work is wonderful!!

  17. ambal says:

    Thank you so much for this video! Very inspiring and I will be watching several times to try and absorb some of the techniques. Please do consider posting more videos of your sketching and painting as time permits. Thanks.

  18. Wonderful video, thank you! It’s been fun seeing your entries this past month. I’m new to art journaling, so this has been inspiring. I was wondering what sketch book you are using for this work. The pages look very sturdy~ again, thanks and Happy New Year!

  19. Thank you so much, folks! I am overwhelmed at the way this video has been received – I have had so many comments, emails and well-wishes that I don´t quite know how to answer them all. It is VERY heart-warming and very appreciated!
    I have had a lot of questions about the ink I´m using, and the pen, and some other stuff, and I will answer them all (I hope) in my next post. Stay tuned, as they say! : )

  20. Stacy Egan says:

    Let me add my voice to those that very much appreciate your informative and inspirational video! I really admire your artistic style.

  21. E-J says:

    Nina, I was so interested (and surprised) to see the way you start out, nut by drawing connecting shapes but by jumping around from building to building. Free running with a pen!! :) Lovely drawing. Happy New Year to you.

  22. Mariana says:

    wow. Am both depressed and hugely inspired … would love to see more videos, please!

  23. Catherine Rogan says:

    I love this Nina, thanks so much. Very interesting and inspiring. Happy New Year, look forward to what this year brings on your blog.

  24. Dan Kent says:

    I have watched the video three times. And I expect I will watch it more. I hope I learned something!! Wonderful video – I so love what you do. Happy New Year!

  25. Anna Wolf says:

    Love the video! Really fun to watch you draw like that! Just out of curiosity – how long does such a drawing take you to make (when not in speed-up mode :D )? I just never seem to have the patience for that kind of detail…. gotta work on that!


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