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Gelli Arts Video Tutorial...
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One everyday object.
Different pens. Different pencils. Different approaches.
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Turns out a simple clothespin has a lot to teach. ✏️ Sketching lesson with @susanyeatesartist I loved this...so fun. ❤️
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Day 6: 100 Days of Creative Drif
I’m really enjoying starting with a blind contour as a warm-up. There’s something about not looking at the page that loosens everything up and quiets the overthinking.

The first sketch (bottom right) began with a Uniball broad pen blind
Bubble tree sketches with pen, pencils and watercolor.  I learned this fun technique from @viola.artstudio. 🌳
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Day 4: 100 Days of Creative Drifting: a Sketching Practice @dothe100dayproject
Every day “art” objects sketched with pen. 🖋️ I decided to add the reference so I took a photo, printed and glued into my sketchbook. It will be nice to look back and recall what I was sketching. 
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Day 3: 100 Days of Creative Dr
Sketchbook practice with pencil, pen, and a touch of watercolor.  Exploring blind contour drawing, loose contour lines, and simple value studies. 
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Learning how to draw a cup from observation is trickier than it looks, but that’s the p
And we’re off! The 100 Day Project started today. My theme is 100 Days of Creative Drifting: a Sketching Practice. 
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Decided to start with a blind contour drawing and then a contour drawing of the same image. 🖋️
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Practice, pr
You know that feeling when you watch another artist create and suddenly think, “Wait… you can DO that?!”

Like when you realize fabric can live happily next to paper. Or that stitching isn’t just for quilts - it can hold a wh

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