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A quick sketch of the budge for a warm up this morning. I’m oh-so-rusty and trying to get some of those thousand bad drawings out and get back in to practice, one day at a time.
I haven’t been able to do much actual painting lately, but it seems like every time I do, very fairy tale-esque things happen...⠀ ⠀ Still working on lighting for better photos. Hopefully that’ll get sorted soon!
Finally getting somewhere with my new office! We turned those hideous beige walls white last weekend and are getting our organization in place bit by bit. It’s starting to feel like a space I can actually create in now!
Happy Potter week! Here’s a little Hagrid sketch for @bridget_parmenter_clp! I’m glad I can share a love of Hagrid with you. 💛 Sorry for the poor photo quality lately. I’m a little limited with my photography at the moment—I’m waiting on a lense attachment for my phone so I can snap a better quick photo of my daily warmup sketches while I’m out of my home studio. Bear with me—it’ll get better!
A quick little Luna Lovegood sketch per @_paigemeredith_ ‘s suggestion! I want to try again to do her a little more justice, but I’ve got to work through the rustiness somehow! It’s a start. :)
A quick little warmup painting I squeezed in today while feeling lots of fairy tale-ish vibes. It’s been such a whirlwind but I’m just barely starting to feel like I’m getting my feet under me in all this newness and chaos! I’m a little overwhelmed by all the difficult things involved in such a big transition, but there’s still beauty and joy to be found.⠀ ⠀ Also, #potterweek starts tomorrow! I’ve never participated before but have always wanted to. I’m not sure how much I’ll be able to do, but I’m going to give it a go! Any favorite Potter characters/moments/concepts you’d like to see me try?
My new office wall. Just starting to add a little color amongst all the chaos, and there’s so much to process I can hardly begin (also I’m so sorry for the radio silence over here that will probably continue for awhile), but this little gem from the Get to WorkBook is true. Not only that small things each day add up to big things, but also that we have to take those big things one day at a time. That’s where we’re at right now. . . . #100daysofgatheredtruths #the100dayproject
I'm summoning up every ounce of courage I have today--while much of this new adventure we're on is exciting, it's also pretty scary, and today is my first day at my new job. Today a lot of new stories we've been working toward begin, but a lot of old stories I've been trying to move past are getting dredged up, too, with this move back to the place I grew up and lost my mom. Prayers much appreciated. #the100dayproject #100daysofgatheredtruths
Life always seems to be about more--more activities, more planning, more serving, more volunteering, more friends, more events, more posting, more doing, more, more, more. While all of these things can be very good, too much of any of them isn't helping us. Saying "no" can be good and healthy, too. Use it when you need to, and don't feel guilty about it. #100daysofgatheredtruths #the100dayproject
I know things don't often seem this simple, but trust me when I say they're not as complicated as we make them to be. #100daysofgatheredtruths #the100dayproject