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- Braving the Cold with Patrick December 7, 2020
- “Look at That!”…but where do I start? November 23, 2020
- Today’s the day! “Look at That!” November 22, 2020
- The Quickest Way to My Heart is via a Fountain Pen November 12, 2020
- A piece of unexpected art equipment November 1, 2020
- Sundays with Patrick October 12, 2020
- My “Look at That!” book is moving right along! September 23, 2020
- “Look at that!” said the soon-to-be author. September 4, 2020
- To Women Artists Everywhere August 26, 2020
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Category Archives: Pencil sketching
Braving the Cold with Patrick
Yesterday I had every intention of switching over to “online Sunday Sketching with Patrick” for the rest of the winter. I had sent him a text saying that since it was below freezing and there was a nice coating of … Continue reading
“Look at That!”…but where do I start?
Well my dear friends, I have launched my wonderful book on Amazon, and I couldn’t be more pleased. eBook: I struggled with three separate versions of the ebook, each one with its own drawbacks, and finally settled on one I … Continue reading
Posted in 1- Nuts: Graphic Styles, 2- Bolts: Sketching Tools, Look at That! book, Look-at-That! Pouches, Pen & Ink, Pencil sketching, Sketchbooks, Sketching tools, Urban Sketching (On-Site Creativity), Watercolor, Writing
Tagged Beginnings, Community, Creative Habit, drawing habit, Looking, Perseverance, seeing, seeing meditation, Sketchbook, Watercolor, Writing
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“Onward Through the Fog!”
As I said in my last post, sometimes you have to be willing to close one door before you can open another, even if that means standing in the dark hallway alone for a while. The hallway’s not so bad … Continue reading
Posted in Musings on Life, Pencil sketching, Sketchbooks, Watercolor
Tagged Beginnings, Creative Habit, Looking
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