This Artistic Life

Artistic Adventures of a Busy Mom

rendering

November 27, 2020

Ruby

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colored pencil

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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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