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Warming Up

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Sketching is such a nice “warm up” for the day. Whenever I sketch in the early mornings, I feel like the day is productive, no matter what I end up getting done. I sketched Katie the other day when she was still sleepy and feeling cuddly. In the mornings she loves to get pets and […]

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Katie in Profile

Thursday, March 3, 2011

This drawing is based on a photo where Katie is standing on the bow of the boat looking over the lake. It would make a really nice portrait done in colored pencil if I can convince myself to get started on it!

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Chickadee Sketch, and thoughts on birds

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

I had fun making this little sketch of a chickadee for the Wilderness Art Challenge, which is a monthly art challenge hosted by Gary Keimig. He has some really lovely nature art and photography, so I would check him out. The scan didn’t come in that great because of the buckling of the paper, but […]

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I’m not really a football person.

Monday, February 7, 2011

Last night I stopped paying attention after the first quarter and instead started sketching Zoe, a lovely black and white long haired cat.

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Back Home

Friday, November 26, 2010

I’m back at home after Thanksgiving and completely wiped out. I did do some sketching over the past few days but not as much as I would have liked. I feel like I got a cooking confidence boost yesterday though. My mom was sick so I cooked the whole Thanksgiving meal with Chris and my […]

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Rough Cat Sketches

Sunday, November 7, 2010

I was busy yesterday with a small family get together. I did get to see my favorite brother cats though. Here are some (rough) sketches, unfortunately done from photos after the fact. I could have taken out my sketchbook when I was there, but whenever I get a chance to spend time with my family […]

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Olivia in the Blankets, and drawing Whippets

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

I had another opportunity to draw Olivia, one of my favorite Whippets, this time in ink with watercolor and colored pencil. My first sketches from this past February were done from life in ballpoint pen. When I was making these sketches I was trying to practice and basically figure out how their heads were constructed. […]

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Katie Update

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Sketching has not been high on my priority list this week, but here is a sketch I made while I was recouperating last week after my surgery. Katie was restless waiting by the door, and I like that I was able to capture her different positions as she shifted. She is doing well these days, except she […]

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What can I do with a black pen?

Monday, May 31, 2010

I am trying something new, starting today. Lately, I have been feeling overwhelmed, and easily distracted. My sketchbook, a place supposed to be a well of inspiration, has become filled with disjointed, half finished sketches. I have become sloppy and have lost my concentration. I can’t seem to decide what or how to draw things […]

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Links

Friday, May 14, 2010

I was so wiped out yesterday after work for some reason. I felt a little unstable, actually, but when I woke up this morning, everything seemed so much better in the world even though nothing had actually changed. Here are some links that I have come across in the past few weeks that I have […]

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