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Tag Archives: practice
My watercolors are lonely!
I’m sure you’ve been here too. It’s super hot out, or really humid, or maybe buggy, and you’d love to fit in some time sketching outdoors, but oh my, naw, maybe later… Then you think, “Maybe if I pull out … Continue reading
Posted in Book #2, Look at That! book, Sketching tools, Watercolor, Writing
Tagged brush dance, Creative Habit, Perseverance, practice, recreation, Watercolor, Writing
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“You never know . . .”
Have I used that as the name of blog post before now? Maybe. It would make sense because it’s one of my favorite expressions when things don’t go to plan. A beautiful cold, sunny Saturday, after doing chores around my … Continue reading
Aloft with Inspiration 