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Sketched two crows with my Pentel pencils while testing a new Leuchtturm1917 120 sketchbook. A true study in the hidden hues of black. 🎨🖤 Each feather a dance of light and shadow, revealing that graphite art is never just black and white. #sciart
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Just completed “Bare Essence Standing,” an 11x17 study of a milkweed in graphite, inspired by the theme “dessicated.” This plant’s resilience, crucial to monarchs, reminds me of nature’s quiet strength. #sciart 🌿✏️🦋
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Sketching a bison’s majesty 🦬✏️, inspired by a photo from Elijah Pilchard via Unsplash. This piece using my Pentel Graphgear 1000 echoes the spirit of the vast herds that once dominated North America. Did you know they can smell scents 2 miles away and can run at speeds up to 35 mph? #sciart
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Join me March 16th for a free live demo/giveaway on YouTube www.youtube.com/live/r3mS… This is part of the launch of my new drawing course that begins March 23rd. 25% off, if you sign up before March 15th. learn.etchrstudio.com/pages/mik…
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Finished my first oil painting. This chickadee seemed like a suitable subject. Painted alla prima over a couple of evenings. Learned a lot and so much more to go. Happy to be playing in this medium but not leaving the others behind.
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Spent some time in a coffee shop last night waiting to pick up my daughter so I thought I would sketch the fox that made use of the bench I had made.
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I needed a mahl stick for oil painting so I designed and printed this and added some hockey tape for friction. Uses a 3/4” dowel. Works well and I can hang it on the canvas or board when not in use.
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Don’t let your doubts clip your wings. Be like a puffin—dive into the sea of creativity with boldnes. With just a pencil or stroke of graphite, you can create worlds that have never been seen before. Embrace the adventure! Rendered in pencil (2B and 4B) using the Pentel Graphgear 1000. #sciart
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Had a fantastic time at Artawa’s event at Ottawa Art Gallery. Enjoyed catching up with podcast guest Kina. Sketched a watercolor mouse & started a graphite puffin among 20-30 art lovers. Creativity flourished in 2.5 hours!
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Started with just two little frogs and couldn’t stop there – had to give them a whole crew of colorful companions! 🐸 Each marker-made frog has hopped out with its own vibrant personality. It’s amazing how one splash of color leads to another, creating a whole ecosystem of art.
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Absolutely loving the playtime with the Brush Sign Pen Twins from Pentel Canada 🎨✨ Not my go-to medium since I’ve never dabbled in markers, but these beauties made the experience super fun and straightforward! Etchr cold press Perfect Sketchbook #sciart
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Are you an urban sketcher looking for inspiration? I pulled a dozen episodes of my Drawing Inspiration podcast into this starter pack. Enjoy! drawinginspiration.fm/start/
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Morning sketch session with my favorite subject, the black-capped chickadee! ✏️🐦 Kept it simple today, focusing on our little bird and leaving the tree texture for another time. Want to draw together? Watch this space for more! 🌿👀
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Kicked off my morning with a graphite sketch of an alpaca that’s been waiting in the shadows. Tackling the diverse textures of its hair was daunting, but I embraced the challenge! 🎨✏️ Created using a Pentel Orenz Nero .5mm with 4B lead and a 2.5mm 6B clutch pencil.
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🐸💙 Meet the vibrant ambassador of sustainable living, the blue poison dart frog, captured here in watercolor. It was certainly a challenge mixing these blues and doing it on-site at Equator Coffee in Almonte. I’ve come to rely on the QoR watercolors and the Pentel water brush for this work.
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Rising with the dawn, sometimes my mornings are dedicated to creation amidst the quiet hum of a coffee shop. Today, my early efforts were rewarded with this serene camel, its stillness mirroring the peace of an untouched day.
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Turned waiting time into sketching time and brought this majestic hippo to life with my pencil. 🚗✏️ While my car was getting its oil change, I was busy giving this large, gentle creature a bit more of a smile. Remember, every moment can spark creativity. 🦛✨
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I painted this wasp with some new friends at the Kanata Art Club Open Studio last night. Just under 90 minutes of work. I absolutely love drawing and painting insects. I think that rendering their wonderful mix of textures and values helps to improve my skills as an artist.
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Mourning dove today in a coffee shop. Sketching while my daughter did some homework. I also started a wasp ;-)
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This woodpecker landed on my sketchbook this morning for my coffee stop. My first day back to work in two weeks. Of course, I had to leave early to stop and paint on the way into the office.
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A little snowy today. I spent a little sketching in a local coffee shop. Pentel brush pen, QoR watercolours and an Etchr hot press sketchbook.
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Some African penguins I sketched while in a local coffee shop. A young one in the background. Parents having some time together 😊
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Art vs. Artist 2023
As the colors of 2023 blend into the canvas of memories, I can’t help but feel grateful for the incredible journey this year has been. 🌟
Thank you for being part of this journey. Here’s to a colorful and creative 2024! 🌈👨🎨
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Owl you doing today 😊 Here’s the output from this morning’s coffee session.
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Finished this little walrus party this morning. Pencil in a Moleskine sketchbook.
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