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Bear the Cat
The most loyal cat in the world. Seriously the coolest feline. #catsrule #petportrait Windsor and Newton watercolor pans and Arteza watercolor brush pens on Strathmore cold press paper Continue reading
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Spirit
Meet Spirit! A beautiful Pitt mix I’ve just finished drawing. This commissioned piece took me about five hours to complete. I used Prismacolor colored pencils on Strathmore Bristol board. #coloredpencil #petportrait Continue reading
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Self-Portrait
I am working on a self-portrait with the intent to enter a contest with Jerry’s Artarama, and of course, to improve my abability to draw faces. I always seem to have trouble making the face look like the reference. This is myself drawn in a basic pencil in my sketchbook. As you can see, I Continue reading
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Cat Eyes in Ballpoint (WIP)
I’ve been sort of into ballpoint pen art lately, and it’s sort of funny, but I remember the typical Bic being the go-to artist utensil all through grade school. I probably have hundreds of drawings and notebook covers displaying my artistic doodles in black and blue ink. So, I did some research about the best Continue reading
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Cat Nap
I might have been the only mother in the world who just wanted a couple of hours alone on Mother’s Day. My husband took my boys to the playground for an hour or so, and I miraculously created this tiny painting. There’s a Member’s show coming up, and I desperately wanted something new to enter Continue reading
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Portrait in Plaid
Here is a pencil portrait from a photograph of my son. It looks nothing like my son, naturally. However, I was pleased with the results for the most part. Done in my moleskin sketchbook with a basic Ticonderoga #2 pencil. For the life of me I couldn’t get the nose right. I’m just amazed that Continue reading
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Umbrella Girl
This is a quick drawing from an old photograph of a girl with an umbrella walking down Avenue of Americas in NYC. This is done in a tiny 3×5 Strathmore sketchbook with a black #5 Micron pen. Continue reading
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Random Portraits to Pass the Time
I recently took a leap of faith and left a job I’ve had for the past eleven years for a new one. A totally different, hopefully more rewarding, job working with people with disabilities. A far cry from retail, I know. To the point of this post… I had the opportunity to sketch a little Continue reading
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