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I’ve been busy with life lately. Have to remember to make time for play.

A little simple sketch of a tree in my backyard on watercolor paper with a fine point sharpie pen.

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Morning coffee developed into inspiration.

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I’m trying not to over think, I had to stop myself from adding more color. I tend to want to keep painting until I’ve gone too far.

My neighbors’ house. Sharpie and watercolor.

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The below is by Henry Li,

Simplicity – by capturing the essence of a scene using minimum brush strokes to complete

a painting.

Enjoy! Remember to play today!

Comments

  1. Your painting/drawing is looking good.

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  2. Love the tree. The texture and details are nice, but not overdone. Very fall.

    Morning coffee is lovely. A very light and joyful feeling to it.

    I like your neighbors house, but it feels like you let the sharpie do all of the shading, so it looks a little flat. I would encourage you to take the same approach as you do in your other watercolor pieces to add more depth.

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  3. I'm really amazed (and so pleased for you) at how well you're doing so early in your painting career. You've got a talent for this... I mean that in all seriousness. You go girl!

    P.S. That's a great tree!

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  4. You are incredibly talented! I'm so impressed with the way you take risks. I think that's my problem. I'm afraid to take them and end up doing nothing as a result. You're motivating me, though.

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  5. So what is more "you"? The pen-strokes in this post, or the brush strokes from a few post below?
    Not to say that you can't do both, but it's important to keep track of how you feel inside (artists are very psychologically minded, lol)

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  6. I love the drawing of your tree... love trees!

    Thanks for the video link, too.

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  7. Dear KD,
    Your drawing and painting are so lovely. I particularly like the tree. Yes, me, too, simplify subjects. Let us keep up.
    Kind regards, Sadami

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  8. Anonymous10/21/2010

    Wow. So is there anything you don't do, me talented lady?

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