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My First Bird
I’m disappointed with this first bird. It’s supposed to be an Oriole. Failed miserably, but am going to try again. After all, I did learn quite a bit with this attempt. I think I rushed too much...
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Oriole Number 2
This one doesn’t look like an Oriole either, but I learned a lot (again). Use an even finer pen. Use a good light. Work bigger. Filed under: art, Pen and Ink, Zentangle Tagged: pen and ink, Shelley...
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Meet O-Riole
O-Riole evolved from one thing to another. I drew him out, then jumped in and started filling it in, keeping in mind that I wanted dark darks to stand separate from the rest. About half of the...
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Say Cheese, Shelley
I remember this moment as though it just happened. I was holding my hand as close to the surface of the lake as possible. As the slow and gentle waves came to shore, they touched my hand. I was...
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String of Paper Dolls
Have you ever cut a string of paper dolls? Fold up a piece of paper so it’s like an accordion. Then cut just half of a person (right half or left half). Unfold your accordion and what do you see?...
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Japanese Paper Doll
When I was a little girl, I loved paper dolls. My favorite was a paper doll of Shirley Temple. In honor of my beautiful daughter-in-law Naoko, I’ve made a new favorite paper doll. Filed under: art,...
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Honey Bee
Often people will recommend subject matter for my art. This particular one – the honey bee – I wondered if I could get myself interested in it enough to come up with the intricacies I like to add. Lo...
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Seahorse
This pen and ink drawing was done for the “Masquerade” theme at the North End Gallery for October. I discovered that seahorses can change color to match their environment. Filed under: Pen and Ink...
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Dragon Fly Minus The Fiery Breath
I was sitting in my booth at the National Oyster Festival and someone suggested that I draw a dragon fly. TaDa! Here’s to you, requester!Filed under: art, Pen and Ink, Zentangle Tagged: dragon fly,...
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2015 Fifteen Days of Fifteen Minute Drawings – Day One
Ok. Here I go. This is the first fifteen minutes of a drawing. I’m in a Bible Study made up of six women who are creatives/artists. We come from multiple churches and denominations. The topics of...
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