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Trying something new in today’s Zoom
After the sketch I made last weekend with the charcoal and sanguine crayon, I wondered how those would work when combined with watercolor. Today’s Zoom with June was the perfect opportunity to give it a try. I opted to use… Continue reading
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349 – Poetry Inspired Art
Today I worked on some ideas for artwork inspired by my friend’s poetry. As part of his birthday present I offered to make some art to go with his writing and he was very excited by the idea. He sent… Continue reading
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342 – Looking Ahead
In the next few weeks I have several entries to prepare for upcoming shows. As I know myself, if I wait to the last minute in this busy season, I will run out of time and just not submit any… Continue reading
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336 – First day of the last month
Tonight I am back at the charcoal portraits. I used my first head sculpture as my inspiration for this piece. The sculpture is just the head, so I just added the neck and shoulders to ground this sketch a bit.… Continue reading
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332 – Abstract thoughts
Today we had a full house. The kids were all home and it was loud and wonderful chaos. Once they went to bed, I started my art with a watercolor stick and a charcoal. It ended up looking pretty dark… Continue reading
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324 – More continuous line drawing
I was wanting to practice more of the continuous line drawings, so I was flipping through my photos from the zoo this past spring and came across some pictures I took of a couple Chimpanzees playing. I thought that it… Continue reading
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322 – random ideas
Today I only had time for a quick pear sketch in my sketchbook, because an idea popped into my brain this morning and I’ve been trying to write down as many ideas as I have before it starts to fade.… Continue reading
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317 – Doodles
I really wasn’t sure what I wanted to work on this evening. I was tired and cold and spent way more time than I’d like to admit scrolling through my photos looking for inspiration. I finally just decided to start… Continue reading
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Election day gourd
I’m feeling sad about how the election seems to be trending, here in the USA. I sat pondering what to do. It’s hard to make art sometimes when things are feeling overwhelming. So while my phone buzzes each time a… Continue reading
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Fall back pear
Day light savings time has ended for the last time again- or so I’ve heard every time the clocks are reset again. The fall isn’t as bad as losing that hour in the spring, but I’m still thrown off by… Continue reading
366 Days of Art 