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rain and rainbows
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 – 12:33 am | No Comment
rain and rainbows

I drew in my art journal again tonight. I didn’t know where it was heading but it got there in the end.

The handwritten text says things like “the clouds of responsibility bring the water …

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long neck
Friday, August 8, 2008 – 1:05 am | 2 Comments
long neck

I drew again tonight.  Here she is - girl with long neck:

Drawn in my art journal - crayons, tombow pen, and white pencil on top of orange acrylic background.

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about time
Thursday, August 7, 2008 – 1:17 am | One Comment
about time

It’s about time! Okay, I am going to get my act together a little bit and start posting here more regularly.
tReally I will.  In blog droughts of the past, I have set goals like …

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digital drawing
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 – 4:09 pm | 3 Comments
digital drawing

Before I begin, let me just say that this IS most definitely still a craft and sewing blog, just exploring other things too.
So, I have been working on my drawing, and I’m still learning the …

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drawing
Saturday, February 23, 2008 – 9:05 am | 3 Comments
drawing

I have never thought of myself as a person who can draw. I am determined to work on this in the next few months (years?) though and train my brain. I bought some decent pencils …

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pen and ink
Friday, August 4, 2006 – 1:18 am | One Comment
pen and ink

I recently tried out a new medium - pen and ink and I loved it!

The inks are available in such wonderful bright colours and the black is rich and gorgeous too.

Some quick doodles and a …

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swirly whirly
Sunday, May 14, 2006 – 10:06 pm | 2 Comments
swirly whirly

I have been very into swirls and doodles lately.  Here is Saturday’s Analog Artlog piece - click to view it larger to see more detail:

Here is a great PDF doodle tutorial sheet:  download it here …

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getting arty…
Saturday, April 15, 2006 – 7:34 pm | One Comment
getting arty…

I am a little behind on posts for the week… seems to be happening a lot lately! Anyway, last Tuesday I did some pencil drawings. I really enjoyed doing these. I …

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Illustration Friday - SONG
Saturday, February 18, 2006 – 1:03 am | 3 Comments
Illustration Friday - SONG

I haven’t taken part in Illustration Friday in the longest time. Partly due to a crisis of confidence, partly due to being slack and/or lazy and partly cos once I’d missed a few I …

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Illustration Friday - SURPRISE
Wednesday, December 14, 2005 – 4:48 pm | 2 Comments

Once you pop you just can’t stop! Now that I have got going with the blog again I suddenly have lots to say!
Here is my submission for Illustration Friday where the topic …

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Illustration Friday - STRENGTH
Tuesday, November 15, 2005 – 7:33 pm | 3 Comments

Here is my entry for this week’s Illustration Friday. The theme this week is STRENGTH. Not especially happy with this but here it is anyway.
Elephants are a very strong animal. …

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Illustration Friday - STRENGTH ?
Tuesday, November 15, 2005 – 7:26 pm | No Comment

I have been really stuck with this week’s theme over at www.illustrationfriday.com - STRENGTH. I just couldn’t seem to come up with a mental image that worked for me.
Anyway here is something, …

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