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One Year

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

I made this card for my daughter’s first birthday. I painted it in watercolor first, and then went over it with diluted Noodler’s Eternal Luxury Blue ink in my flex nib pen. I wrote a message inside the card and sealed it. I am planning on making one every year and then giving them to […]

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Stormy Day

Saturday, November 3, 2012

I was so blessed that we didn’t suffer any damage or power outages from Sandy. She was not so kind to many other people however, including some of my family, so I am sad about that. Work was called off on Monday, giving me more time with Cate (which I am so thankful for). I […]

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Cold Days

Saturday, October 27, 2012

In my mind, fall and winter and early spring are merged into one season and today I officially brought out all my cold weather gear. I recently bought flannel sheets and slept with them on my bed for the first time last night. I love them; they are so luxurious! I also bought a flannel […]

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All Day Artist’s Date

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

This past Saturday I had the chance to have the entire day to myself, which I spent in Northampton, MA. I have a lot of good memories from there, and it has a lot of creative energy. I only made one sketch all day, but I did have a good time and I got a […]

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Zine!

Sunday, September 9, 2012

A few weeks ago I did a relatively quick Sunday morning pen and ink drawing to be published in Destiny Zine #2, a zine with the theme of empowering girls and women. The drawing is inspired by a photo I took while visiting Lake Eden, VT about a month ago. I had the idea that […]

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Morning Sketches

Monday, August 20, 2012

I’ve started to keep a small sketchbook in my car so I can make sketches before work, and when I am out and about. I haven’t branched out into color yet though.

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I love sketching in ink.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Sketching in ink has become my favorite method to practice in my sketchbook. It really forces me to be confident in my observations and marks. Here, I took a couple of minutes to sketch some lilies on the kitchen table.

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Poppies

Sunday, July 8, 2012

A family friend saw my last sketch of the mini petunias and requested a similar style drawing of poppies for her husband. Not having any reference photos on hand, I used this photo I found online as a reference. Although I strive to use my own material whenever possible, advanced search in flickr is a […]

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Mini Petunias

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Last week I did some pen sketching on my front stoop. My goal was to sketch quickly with confident strokes and I think I succeeded. It was very hot and I was in direct sunlight, so I came inside after about fifteen minutes and colored the blossoms yellow.

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Relay

Monday, June 11, 2012

I spent some time at the Franklin County Relay for Life this past weekend. I would have loved to do even more sketching, but there was so much going on that I couldn’t manage. My husband’s family gets really involved in the Relay every year, so I hope to sketch some more next year. Above […]

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