Tag: dailyprompt
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Painting an African Wild Dog
What fears have you overcome and how? For 14 years I was a makeup artist. I still remember the first day I trained in it. My tutor would say to me “Go Bolder!” I was incredibly light touch with my application. I was always scared of bold and opted for natural. When I painted my…
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Drawing a Cat Behind a Vase of Flowers
What is the last thing you learned? I recently realised that often when I think I am uninspired, I’m actually worrying about whether what I want to draw or paint fits the mould of what people expect me to produce. I recently heard an artist say “When you’re uninspired, pick up your brush and paint…
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Drawing Marty Musician
What are three objects you couldn’t live without? I couldn’t live without my sketch pad, my pastels and everyday inspiration. I saw Marty Musician playing in Sydney CBD recently. He is an incredibly talented guitarist. This sketch aims to capture his energy with vibrant pastel markings. I first sketched a rough outline in white pastel…
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Sketching a woman putting lipstick on in a mirror
Share one of the best gifts you’ve ever received. Growing up I used to love sitting on the edge of my granny’s bed, watching her put her lipstick on in her dressing table mirror. When she passed away I held on to that memory. I still remember the light green Clinique tube with a rich…
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Drawing a woman embracing her dog drenched in sunlight
I’ve recently fallen in love with pastels. Both chalk and oil. Today’s drawing is in oil pastel. Starting with a light initial sketch, mapping out proportions and placements, the general flow of the drawing. I then began to fill in more detail. I concentrate initially on the flow of the portrait around the page and…
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Painting a Whimsical Ballerina and Her Dog
What’s the first impression you want to give people? At three years old I was diagnosed with a hip condition called Perthes Disease. It only affects a very small percentage of the worlds population. And as many children desire to be, I wanted to be a ballerina. A ballerina I could never be. As I…
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Painting a Female Superhero and Her Dog
What is good about having a pet? When I saw this prompt I got so excited! It literally could not be a more perfect question to answer. Not only because I paint pets, but because I adore them. This painting is the first from my new collection ‘Resilience’. depicting strength whilst demonstrating love. A love…
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Painting a Girl and Her Dogs
I feel so grateful to have such a connection to painting. Yesterday I painted this gorgeous trio, a girl and her dogs. For me, painting is a lot like reading a paper book, it locks me into the real world. And my subjects are everywhere, I really enjoy walking down the street and observing everything…
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Painting a Dreaming Cat
There is nothing that calms me more than painting. I sat down to paint this cat looking at a dream catcher amidst a really stressful morning. I think it’s the mindful aspect of it, I think of nothing but the colours and the lines that I am creating. This painting ‘Dreaming Cat’ is definitely my…
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Painting a Rainbow Lorikeet Floral
What’s something you believe everyone should know. I believe that all humans are creative, even if they think they aren’t. That everyone has artistic abilities, it’s just about finding your thing. For so many years I thought my art was rubbish, that I’d never be as good as anyone else. So I set myself a…
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