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Fan Art Sketch Portraits

Fan Art Sketch Portraits

While I’ve tried to draw many things, either digitally or on traditional media, the one thing that has always scared me was drawing people. In particular, faces have been a source of sheer terror for me. My attempts at sculpting human features in Blender were not my best efforts. I have done some experimentation recently…

Snowy Mountains Morning

Snowy Mountains Morning

This is my next attempt at watercolor, including attempting to draw a horse for the first time in somewhere around forty years! This one is called “Snowy Mountains Morning,” I tried to capture the quiet dawn in the mountains in a simpler time, that fresh stillness in the air that’s really only there in the…

Saturday at Tallebudgera

Saturday at Tallebudgera

I am trying to learn more about working with watercolors (got some of my own art supplies rather than borrowing the kids’ paints and things), so painted another little scene. This one is called “Saturday at Tallebudgera.” I made a few mistakes here and there so had to figure out how to adapt and move…

Did I write enough words today?

Did I write enough words today?

I see on a lot of writing communities where people say, “I wrote five thousand words today!” with lots of congratulations from others in the community. And it is an achievement to do that. The problem is that when authors, and especially new authors see this and think, “I only wrote a hundred words, I…

Writing is a muscle

Writing is a muscle

Yes, you did read that title properly. I did say that writing is a muscle. Has she finally lost the plot, you may ask? Probably, but not because of that statement. Building a muscle requires regular exercise. Working at it every day, and over time the muscle becomes stronger and the effort of exercising feels…