Drawing before bed (and then again this morning)

An open sketchbook showing a loose self-portrait in black ink. The face fills most of the page, with round glasses, closely cropped hair and facial hair drawn in energetic, uneven lines. Areas of red and pale blue crayon surround the portrait, and the date 26-9-26 is written at the top right.

It’s probably not surprising that, after nearly a month of drawing myself daily, my energy and enthusiasm are waning a little. Yesterday that meant I almost didn’t make my Selfietember drawing.

But as I got into bed, I reached for my mirror and sketchbook and quite enjoyed the different energy that was around for drawing at the end of the day — not something I’ve ever really done before.

It was nice to get back to my normal routine again this morning.