dRaWiNgs
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To-Go Cup
Despite having 2 or 3 reusable go-cups for my coffee, I've just always preferred the feel of the disposable ones. I'm trying to cut back on my $5 coffee-a-day habit though, so I stopped by Costco and bought bag of plain, disposable cups. ($13 bucks for 170 cups.) That way, I can make use of
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Blending Practice
Finally learning how to use my colored pencils. I like how, after blending the colors for awhile, it actually burnishes the paper to a shine… xo ~ k
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Jammies with Bear Ears
A little drawing I made of my friend's baby girl, cozy in her p.j.'s. ~ k
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Mandolin Girl
An idea I'm working on for a painting. Sketched her during a staff meeting at work. 🙂 ~ k
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Back to the Beginning
When I first started this blog, which is really when I first committed to making my creative life a priority, I was drawing girls and then coloring them in Photoshop. On this rainy weekend I decided to mess around with that process again. The nice thing about using Photoshop is that nothing is permanent if
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Butterfly in the Tropics
Finished up my butterfly girl while sitting in my new "studio" last night… Always good to work by tiki-torch, right? :) Ok, obviously not really my studio. But a darn nice place to paint while I'm on vacation. ~ k
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Maui, again…
That's right. I visited Maui in February and it was so, so good that I'm back already. :) So I thought I'd show you the little butterfly girl I started working on during my first day here. This is the spot I found at our hotel to sit and draw… Very peaceful. This is the
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Happy Halloween!
Reaching back into the archives here. :) I drew Pumpkin Girl in 2007 when I was just learning to draw characters. She looks a little worried, but still pretty cute I think. ♥
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Girl at Play
Maybe it's the color combos, but these critters remind me of the Calico Cat & the Gingham Dog storybook I had as a kid. Or maybe they remind me of stuffed animals I had…I don't quite recall, but there's something nostalgic for me here. It's all thanks to Carla Sonheim that I started doodling tonight.