Today, there aren't any sketches to share or tutorials on art. Instead, I'd like to make a special request. Something personal. I've very recently received some devastating news from a friend who had been missing from the landscape of my life. While I had noted the absence, I did not reach out to them. Even when this lovely person had crossed my mind...
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13 MORE Things I Wish I'd Have Known About Mistakes When I Started My Creative Journey
NOLA Street Performer, An Imperfect Sketch Mistakes. They are a fact of life and yet, they continue to confound us all. Especially those of us who put ourselves out into the world in a visual way. Words, dance, singing, sculpture, poetry, painting, sketching, sports...you name it, and there is an element of fear that creeps in because we just might make a mistake....
View From Hamburger Mary's 5.5 x 8.5 inches Ink and Watercolor Stillman & Birn Zeta Just as a planned day sometimes takes an unexpected detour that turns out to be far more enjoyable than what was originally planned, so goes a journal page. When it comes to the page, I usually have a vague plan in mind of what I'm trying to capture/create....
Sigh. Momma said there would be days like this. What she didn't say was that I should have known better, but I'd do it anyway. Let me start at the beginning... Woodswallows8.5 x 5.5 inchesWatercolor and InkStillman & Birns Zeta Sketchbook I recently received an email from Carole M. of Snap Happy Birding Blog and she hinted she had an image she thought...
Sketching New Additions To The Studio…While Tired From Moving If you read the prior post about 13 Things I Wish I'd Known When I Started Journaling and you kindly refer to number 12, you'll note that I mention every page will not be a winner. When we're tired, stressed, sad, mad, distracted, worried or otherwise challenged, it's a bit much to think we're going...
