art
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A Humbling Day at Art Class
When the actual class began, and it was time to follow along with what the instructor said, I found that my own mind—usually so full of enthusiasm to set brush to paper—couldn’t keep up.
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Telling the Whole Story
“Don’t write through a migraine.” I find myself thinking this, even as a hundred new ideas barrel into me for the two pieces I’ll be focusing on come November: Sandcastles, and a novella that I sense will be about a ghost ship. It’s exciting. I’d like to say one day that I told the whole…
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Bluebirds & Flowers & Crows, Oh My
First I learned how to paint flowers; then I learned the basics for painting birds. Combined, they resulted in something with which I am so happy that I signed it.
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3 More Tips From a (Month-Old) Artist
Those tutorials on Youtube and Pinterest have helped me grow as an artist, but they also caused me to fall into the comparison trap.
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3 More Tips From a (Month-Old) Artist
accident. The tip of the pencil broke off while you were using it? An inconvenience, for sure. Need to fetch clean water to dip your brush in? I’m so lazy.
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3 Tips from a (Month-Old) Artist
If you’ve chosen to take up a hobby and feel pathetic with your attempts, remember we are like babies when we start out.
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Two Colorful Weeks Into 2022
No year is without its opportunities to grieve and sympathize. Playing with color has shown me that we should not feel guilty for finding joy.
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My Resolution For 2022
If I had to pick a word to savor in 2022, it would be slow. Does that sound odd to you? By slow I mean to pause and hear the silence—to stop measuring my life by what I have not done yet and what I mean to do—to read a book without caring about the…
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Mice & Pumpkin
A mouse would probably give its pumpkin whiskers, but this doodle is simple enough.
Mariella Hunt & the Tearoom 