Day ninety-nine of The 100 Day Project for 2021.

Okay, I changed my mind. I'm getting this posted before I indulge in brie and crackers and then sleep.

You may recall that on 2 May, I broke my own rule and let myself start my daily sketch over. Not only that, but when the redraw was equally as bad, I allowed myself to draw something else for the day's sketch.

Not one to give up that easily, I gave the subject from that day another shot yesterday.

And while it's far from perfect, it's a hell of a lot better than my two previous attempts. (One I could show you, the other I erased to allow space for my electric toothbrush sketch. I didn't want to waste a whole journal page).

I know I'd already drawn a different angle of this hair grip (with more visible dust). But I actually prefer this photograph from an aesthetic point of view, and I had always intended to attempt to sketch it.

The sketch was initially drawn with a 4H pencil and then overdrawn with an HB pencil.

Day ninety-one of The 100 Day Project for 2021.

A quick sketch yesterday as I left it to the last minute and had to sneak it in quickly before the live stream of my friend Jane's wedding started at 23:00 BST.

She and her husband, Shawn, had all the luck with a gorgeous May day in Virginia. The live stream didn't show much of their surroundings, but it seemed like a lovely spot. I was pleased to attend virtually, though physically being there would have been a treat, I'm sure.

My mind was occupied for most of the day today. But, now that I've settled into that quiet post-midnight space, I'm finding it hard to focus and feeling an uneasy restlessness I've (thankfully) not felt in a while.

I'm listening to Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and Matt Sweeney's new collaboration, Superwolves, to try to unwind and slow my restless mind.

Today's sketch was drawn with a 4H then overdrawn in parts with an HB pencil.

I bought this hair grip when my hair was all the way down my back last time. It's seen very little use, though. So that's dust, not dandruff you're seeing resting on its plastic surface. I really should have cleaned it before photographing it...

Just nine more sketches left of this year's project!