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I did end up writing a few poems in August, which is supremely encouraging. I have been pecking at reading more of The Poet’s Companion. I can’t say that the prompts from that have led to any work, as I have not being doing the prompts! […]
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Digital art. Short session for the day. Playing with pastels and chalks in Sketchbook Pro. Here is an in-progress work of orchids.
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I felt like I needed some bright colors in my life today. I went back through the daily sketch archives and found a portrait to experiment with. My thought being, “Why not add some color digitally? Let’s see what happens.” I am super encouraged by this short, fun coloring! Pink seemed the way to go, […]
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This is the second round of working this picture of succulents. I originally made a less realistic version of it here. It was colorful and fun, focusing more on the bright-color aspect and less on the real, true-to-form colors of the succulent. I told myself I’d come back to work using the very same reference […]
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After living on a sailboat for seven months, I’ve developed a friendly relationship with a sweet pair of Mallard Ducks. They were wary at first, but after repeated feedings and sweet-talking, they are our little pets. I see them a few times a day, either paddling their feet in the water up to the back […]
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Out on a walk, I found the cutest and most-nicely assembled bunch of mushrooms. I took a picture. Once I got home, I loaded this picture in Sketchbook Pro and started tracing and modifying the lines. It is a work-in-progress, so I don’t have the image finalized yet, but seeing the progress […]