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- Short and sweet is never a bad idea, for drawings or blog posts! December 25, 2020
- 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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Tag Archives: Beginnings
“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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The Mysterious Clockface Revelation
Welcome to gym class for artists. No, I am not kidding. Pull out your pens and sketchbooks, kick off your shoes, and get ready to be amazed. We are going to draw analog clock faces. Whether you are an artist … Continue reading
Gentle Momentum
I was talking with a friend recently about the difference between inspiration and duty. Sure enough, within 12 hours, I came across not one but three webinars whose focus was on just that, so here we are. Have you ever … Continue reading
Recent Travels with My Tribe
Part 2: I learned a great deal from my past three Summer School courses. I barely recognize the woman I was in 2017, the woman who struggled to answer the question: “If expense were not an issue and you had … Continue reading
Posted in Musings on Life, My Story, Sketchbooks
Tagged Beginnings, Community, Creative Habit, Creativity, Eyesight, Habits, Inspiration, Integrity, Mentors, Perseverance
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For God’s Sake, Get a Tribe!
It’s that time of year again, when a few friends and I spend four weeks planning out our dreams and goals for the upcoming year, and of course in order to do this, we begin by looking back on the … Continue reading
Posted in Cartoons, Musings on Life, My Story
Tagged Beginnings, Community, Creative Habit, Creativity, Eyesight, Inspiration, Mentors, Perseverance, Writing Habit
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Reopening the World: Will you forfeit what you have gained?
Although I would never say this worldwide pandemic has been a blessing in any sense, many people have discovered that running at a snail’s pace has its perks. The question is, even though you may be on the verge of … Continue reading
Memorials and planting seeds
Here in New Hampshire it is common wisdom that certain garden crops should not be planted until Memorial Day weekend. In the past it was because there was still a chance of a killing frost, even up until the end … Continue reading
Posted in Musings on Life
Tagged Beginnings, Creativity, Habits, Inspiration, Integrity, Looking, Perseverance
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Have you ever taken a nap with your eyes open?
That’s pretty much what sketching felt like today. I was gently focused on what I was doing and at some point I thought, “Yeah, I think I’m done.” ( I wish you could hear how I enunciated that ‘yeah’—it was more like ‘yehhhhh-aaaaaah”—it had about four syllables.) When I finished, I took a picture of […]
The Perfect Time to Travel is…Right Now
I boarded a plane on April 1st, 2020, heading to the UK for a month, thanks to the inspiration of Roz Stendahl. “Are you mad? There is a global pandemic going on!” No worries, it is perfectly safe to travel … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Fake Journal - "My Wales Tale", Pen & Ink, Sketchbooks, Watercolor
Tagged Beginnings, Creative Habit, Creativity, Inspiration
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Musical chairs anyone?
Does anyone else feel like they landed in the middle of a bizarre game of musical chairs, where you had no idea the music was ever going to stop, and then suddenly it did? The dark side of this pandemic … Continue reading
Posted in 3- Magic: Art Epiphanies, Musings on Life, Pen & Ink, Watercolor
Tagged Beginnings, Creative Habit, Inspiration, Looking
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