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Over the weekend, my daughters had a dance convention just north of us, where they took classes and where my oldest daughter competed in a couple of dances. We booked a hotel near the hotel where the convention was because there was no time to return home and then drive all the way to the... Continue Reading →
I'm taking a free class through Jane Davenport. I believe these are sample classes to get a feel for her products and her art style. I'm liking it and find it fun and inspirational to practice my drawings using different techniques. I have a few items of Jane's but didn't purchase any facial stamps or... Continue Reading →
I used a gift card my sister got me for my birthday + points on Amazon and got some Copic markers. This was my first time trying out Copics so I'm excited to continue using them. The portrait was pencil sketched a couple of days ago while waiting for my daughters at the dance studio. ... Continue Reading →
Sometimes I like to sketch starting with the nose. This was one of them. Most the time I start with the eyes but for some reason I was itching to get the nose right first. Two birthday's ago my husband surprised me with a beautiful leather covered unlined journal. It was so beautiful that I... Continue Reading →
A friend got me this Artist's Loft art set for Christmas and I thought I'd play a little with the color pencils. Can't wait to try the other stuff!
Twenty-sixteen went by fast. I now have a feeling technology makes life move faster. Not literally, of course, but just the time spent on the Internet on social media, blogs, and smartphones takes up almost every minute of our lives. I'm happy to say that I was still able to accomplish 2 of my 5... Continue Reading →
Last year I did my first December Daily album. December Daily is a term Ali Edwards uses to describe a scrapbooking photo documenting method for the month of December. I didn't do it sooner because I was doing Project Life (a documenting method by Becky Higgins) and Project Life takes a lot of time. Once... Continue Reading →
I completed 50K words on November 30th! This month's goal was to do another 20K to finish the novel, but unfortunately, I just can't find the time this month to do that. In January, I will get it done.
I can't believe I've written my novel every day since the first of this month. It feels great. My fingertips hurt from typing but just seeing how I'm getting so close to 50K words is exhilarating. Honestly, I wouldn't be writing this much and my story wouldn't be flourishing right in front of me if... Continue Reading →
A year ago I came across a painting tutorial on Youtube of a couple in the rain and really wanted to attempt it but I didn't have the resources at the time. I waited until I collected everything I needed and the courage to paint something of this size. For me, it wasn't an easy... Continue Reading →
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