daily-ish index.
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re: waiting for paint to dry.
Watercolour painting has forced me to become more patient than I’m used to. I’m used to pushing through. I’m used
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on photo expeditions, part one.
I went for a long walk with the dog this morning with the intention of not only getting out into
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on plein air lunch breaks, part one.
I’ve been taking my pocket sketchbook to work with me, the little one, the wallet-sized, fit-in-your-jacket-pocket, discrete-to-carry-around moleskine that I
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of ai, part one.
Almost everyone is talking about or writing about AI these days, and in particular with regards to things like the
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for finding inspiration, part two.
I sometimes see artists depicted in film, fiction and media and consistently those artists tend to be singularly focused on
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on fountain pens.
I’ve been trying out fountain pens again. About a year ago I bought a dip pen, some ink, and a
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of spring-spiration.
It’s the first day of spring. Or, officially, the spring equinox and the astronomical point at which the planetary axis
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of multitasking.
I dabble in a lot of artistic stuff. I’ve been painting and posting it here, sure, but I have also
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on photography.
I bought a camera app. Well, precisely, I subscribed to an app for my phone for about ten bucks per
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to rule them all.
It’s strange to admit but after nearly 18 months of actively sketching and painting I finally — finally! — bought
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for supplies on hand.
I work in the office downtown at least two days per week. I work from home the other three. At
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on half march.
Getting to the half way point in any goal is something to be celebrated. As of today I’m about half
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on pi comics.
I used to draw a web comic more and paint a lot less. I note that fact today because the
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on maintenance days.
Some days you need to just put aside time to do maintenance. On your tools. On your supplies. On yourself.
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about the details.
I’m not a details person. In my head I think I’d like to be, but it takes a special sort
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of peaks and valleys.
I’m in a bit of a valley right now. I’ll admit, the daily drawing has resulted in a few recent
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on brush care.
A couple yards of fabric, a sewing machine, an evening of work, and a simple idea. I spent Wednesday after
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re: the renaissance man.
The term “renaissance man” is one of those labels that someone is not allowed to give themselves, I think. A
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on daily surprise.
It may be a surprise to learn that when I wake up each morning during these daily efforts of drawing
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drawing on complexity.
Today’s sketch caught me doodling while looking out the window of my office during my lunch break. I work nearly
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on kudos.
Having support from other people, positive words of encouragement, or other kinds of thumbs up for your efforts is nice,
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in support of practice paper.
Maybe it seems obvious, but when I first started watercolour and was dealing with the cost of supplies, I overlooked
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to march fo(u)rth.
March forth and never give up. March forth through not just the easy tasks, the obvious solutions or the simple
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on defining purpose.
For over five months I ran this website as a simple collection of a few medium-length blog posts. Then, about
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for finding inspiration, part one.
How do we find something to draw? I still struggle to think like a painter when I’m so used to
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