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January 24, 2016

Crusher

This is a sketch called Crusher, done with a basic #2 pencil in my moleskin sketchbook, of one of my boys’ favorite toys. There are obvious flaws, but I just went with it since I had a rare amount of time where my boys were entertained and busy and weren’t interrupting me for this and Continue reading

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November 18, 2015

A Chicken and a Duck

FINALLY had a free night, to myself, no kids running through, no dog, no husband. So what did I do? Caught up on something I’ve been dreading, starting a Christmas gift (which was admittedly, my own idea). I had decided last year that I was going to make a triptych of two chickens and a Continue reading

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October 25, 2015

Screw it…

Okay so the pun is overused, BUT, I have been trying to finish this tiny little drawing for months, and still have not finished it. This is drawn using a basic Ticonderoga pencil in my moleskin sketchbook (it’s about 5×7-ish). This actually is a large carriage bolt, not a screw, but I just couldn’t resist Continue reading

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