Monthly Archives: October 2021

365 Days of Art: Day 304 – Drawing a Chocolate Candy Corn

The challenge: Create some form of visual art, no matter how small, each day for a full year. So today was Halloween. Woo hoo. I say this in jest. Once you have kids, Halloween is about them. Them getting too … Continue reading

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365 Days of Art: Day 303 – Finished the Rose!

The challenge: Create some form of visual art, no matter how small, each day for a full year. I’ve finally finished this Rose. Anymore graphite and I would be overworking it. I think the biggest lesson I’ve learned in this … Continue reading

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365 Days of Art: Day 302 – Working in Some Final Rose Details

The challenge: Create some form of visual art, no matter how small, each day for a full year. I finished the final petal and also the leaves and stem, but when I looked at it, I realized I needed to … Continue reading

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365 Days of Art: Day 301 – Still Almost Done with the Rose

The challenge: Create some form of visual art, no matter how small, each day for a full year. Between car line and waiting for Ellie’s dance classes to end, I got a lot of drawing done. I’m almost done with … Continue reading

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365 Days of Art: Day 300 – Almost Done with the Rose

The challenge: Create some form of visual art, no matter how small, each day for a full year. I can’t believe I’ve done art every day for 300 days straight. I would celebrate, but I desperately need sleep. Today I … Continue reading

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365 Days of Art: Day 299 – More Rose Petal Detail

The challenge: Create some form of visual art, no matter how small, each day for a full year. I just spent about two hours buffing the chalk-painted chairs I did a few days ago. Basically, I had already applied two … Continue reading

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365 Days of Art: Day 298 – Detailing Rose Petals

The challenge: Create some form of visual art, no matter how small, each day for a full year. I started doing the detail work on the rose today. First, I looked at the dark shadows on the rose, and decided … Continue reading

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365 Days of Art: Day 297 – Distressing Chalk-Painted Chairs

The challenge: Create some form of visual art, no matter how small, each day for a full year. As I mentioned yesterday, I finished painting two of my dining room chairs white. I don’t necessarily consider just painting a chair … Continue reading

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365 Days of Art: Day 296 – Adding Thorns, Chalk Painting Chairs, and Carving a Pumpkin

The challenge: Create some form of visual art, no matter how small, each day for a full year. I guess you could say today was full of “art” but the only art I’m counting are the thorns I just drew … Continue reading

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365 Days of Art: Day 295 – Initial Rose Shading Complete

The challenge: Create some form of visual art, no matter how small, each day for a full year. Okay, now this thing is starting to look like a Rose instead of just a bunch of lines. I completed the initial … Continue reading

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