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This arrived months ago, but I just got home to appreciate it: pack of stickers, art prints, and an absolutely gorgeous art book by

Over 260 designed pages, lay-flat binding, sections on past, present, and process.

I’ve bought A Lot of artist art books and this 5⭐️ quality.

Congratulations on this accomplishment!!! 👏🎉💜

#nostr #artstr #artbook #art

Love landscape #artstr #art

Finished the 3 art cards for the 3 ladies I know having hip replacement surgery this Summer. Each word was chosen for a specific person.

I included some progress photos, so you can see how I started with a single sheet of watercolor paper, drew the design, couple layers of watercolor, then used an ATC (artist trading card) template to decide where to cut the art cards. Used a metallic gold paint pen and fine liner pens (Micron 08, 02, 005) for details.

I meant to spray the cards with a fixative, but had a huge headache at the time and grabbed the spray varnish can by mistake. Turned out fine. Added the punched letter words last.

#artstr #art #artprocess

Finished the cheetah collage. It’s the first in a sketchbook I’ll be exchanging with a friend once a month. Looking forward to seeing what she adds on the next page.

In addition to the metallic watercolor, I added colored pencil to get closer to a natural cheetah fur and eye color, and re-colored the spots with a Micron pen.

Very back flower layer is a paper napkin. Went through a few iterations before I was happy with how it supported the front layers.

#art #artstr #collage

Love this! I see so many lovely landscapes at different times of day and light.

#art #proofofwork #ceramics

Congratulations!!! Massive #artstr #proofofwork right here 😍👏💜

#art #bookstr

#art for #bookstr

Little town thrift store with a strong “I Like What I Like” vibe

#thriftstr #art

You can just see

in the clouds

#art #comic #breadandtoast #grownostr

Visited a local art gallery. Saw amazing art created by secondary students, bought cards, and donated money to take some art books home.

Owl & woodpecker by Sandra Kunz

Redtail hawks by Lindsay Piltz

Quilt by my mom

#art #bookstr #birdstr

FYI: There’s a free multi-teacher online watercolor event happening from April 21 and April 26, 2026 called Win with Watercolor: https://sketchlikeanarchitect.teachable.com/p/watercolor-2026

All classes are free during the event, or you can buy a $37 USD pass before April 21 to keep access past the event. You can also buy the long-term access during the event, but the price goes up.

Name and email required to sign up.

David Drazil of Sketch Like an Architect is the host, with 20+ watercolor teachers, including Anastasiia, whose Travel Sketching course I’m currently working through.

#art #watercolor #onlineclass

Jody Bergsma, a Pacific Northwest artist I’ve followed for years, has a new website: https://bergsma.com

It’s still being loaded with paintings/prints, but what’s there now is a good sampling of her known works as well as her newer style.

#art #watercolor

I posted a few weeks ago about this piece, thinking I was near the end. Except it sat unfinished on my art desk for weeks… which meant something about it still bothered me. 🤔

So instead of separating the flower drawing squares, I put them edge to edge. Suddenly it was closer to the quilt concept I wanted than any of my other attempts, so I leaned into that, adding alternating greens to the flowers with Copic markers and a thin black border.

Studying the quilts the my mom has made, I still needed the “quilting” - the sewing that keeps the batting in place. Since drawing equidistant little lines was not appealing, I drew my pencil lines and then used I Micron pen to add the dots for the holes punctured through fabric (second photo🪡.) Love how it turned out!

As the May entry in my Calendar Animal series, the letters should have been laser-printed and gold-painted as on the previous 4 artworks.

But that didn’t fit this piece; I tried and the background is too dark to have the tissue paper blend in and it looked horrible and I scraped it off and was so relieved I hadn’t destroyed the underlayer. 😮‍💨

So this is when that “consistent” element changed. Still have the other elements I decided on before starting. I assumed some would fall to the side as my art developed and adapted to the monthly focal point and theme. That’s part of the fun of this project - seeing how much the last one resembles the first one. Or not. 🧑‍🎨

#2026calendarchallenge #artstr #art #artchallenge #mixedmedia #rustypuppyart

I’m honored to have my Citadel mixed media art in this calendar. 💜🧡

There’s process notes in my feed (late last year) that show some of the steps I took to create this - from using a printed version of the white paper as the first layer, to creating a word cloud from the white paper, printing that on tissue paper, and overlaying it on the citadel. Alcohol markers and an acrylic paint for color. Substrate is an 18” x 12” wooden panel.

I display the original on the top of my standing easel.

#artstr #art #citadel

You can just print watermelon dinosaurs. #art

Now that our Week of Winter has past, I can go outside to fixative and varnish my mixed media art.

This is my February Calendar Animal: an industrious little mouse planning plans for the year. 🐭

Second photo is a close up of the spray cans if you want to see the labels better.

#mixedmedia #art #artstr #rustypuppyart

When you finally find a use for that piece of string you’ve been holding into for years… as a wrap for an artist exchange journal.

I make art on a page, then pass the journal on to my friend. He creates art on a new page and passed the journal back to me.

Only 3 swaps and the poor little journal started having closure issues, so I added the string to allow us to keep it somewhat closed and protected.

Second photo shows the last pages of the journal, where I taped the string to the inside back cover, then glued down the last two pages on top.

#art #artstr #artjournal #artprocess

I’ve done a little bit of pyrography - the details in this art is top notch!

#art #artstr #commission #v4v #grownostr

Putting up the last of my Christmas decor. This artwork is “Deck the Owls” by Michaela Evans…. AKA my spirit animal when required to go to a holiday party. 🦉

#art #christmas #introvert

If you’re interested in science fiction and fantasy art by Michael Whalen, his website shop has his first art book, Wonderworks, available as a PDF for $10 ($15 after January 1st).

120 pages. Introductions to 6 genres by writers such as Poul Anderson, Michael Moorcock, C.J. Cherryh, Anne McCaffrey, Gerald Page, and Alan Dean Foster. Tons of cover art and concept sketches.

This was originally published in 1979, so it’s Michael’s early works.

https://www.michaelwhelan.com/shop/wonderworks-digital-edition/

#art #sciencefiction #fantasy #horror #michaelwhelan #artbook

My citadel art in a calendar showcasing bitcoin holidays! 🏰

Print and digital versions of the calendar are for sale for sats or fiat at the links in the

note.

#art #artstr #calendar #bitcoin #grownostr

Day 1 of artist Jo Blakey’s Winter Trees draw-along. First time using willow charcoal sticks. She supplied the photo reference.

#art #artstr #treestr #artchallenge #birdstr

A friend found a book of vintage flower illustrations that Kew Gardens turned into a grayscale coloring book.

Great paper for colored pencils, not great at all if you want to use watercolors, which is my friend’s favorite.

So I did a little experiment…

Brush the page to color with clear gesso and let dry overnight.

The page curled, so use clips to keep flat.

Use watercolors and watercolor pencils. Add gold highlights with acrylic marker for fun.

Look at back of colored page and be a bit surprised how good it still looks.

The clear gesso is rough to work on, but it did what it was supposed to do, so I’ll call this a success. ✅

#art #artstr #artprocess #watercolor #bloomstr #rustypuppyart

A new week, a new chance to make #art 🎉

#artchallenge #artstr #grownostr #calendar

Check out that awesome Texas Toast! Applause for Corn Bread and head scritches for the Kitty.

#halloween #comic #art #costumes #grownostr

Wahoo! Thank you so much!!! 💜🫂 🏰

I’ll share links to the calendar purchase pages when they’re available. You’ll be able to buy with sats or fiat. ⚡️💵

#art #nostr #calendar #opensource

Drew Struzan passed away. He created most of the movie posters for the films I watched for the first era of my life.

https://www.lucasfilm.com/news/remembering-drew-struzan/

#filmstr #art #movieposter #drewstruzan

Voting now open!!!!! Sharing for the past-my-bedtime folks. 🛌

My art submission is the Citadel 🏰 💜

https://satosh.ee/blog/open-source-culture-creator-contest-2-voting/

#art #artstr #rustypuppyart #contest #calendar #opensource #grownostr

Proof of Work for my CITADEL entry in

second Open Source Culture Creator Contest AKA all the fun layers that make up one of my mixed media artworks. 😁

1. Acrylic paint

2. Bitcoin Whitepaper, printed on beige tissue paper added to wooden canvas

3. Word cloud of the whitepaper printed on white tissue paper and added to citadel printout on cardstock

4. More acrylic paint and gesso

5. FINAL: Colored citadel with Faber Castell PITT artist pens and a bit more acrylic paint and gesso

I’ll share the link when you can vote for entries. 💜🧡💙

#art #artstr #mixedmedia #rustypuppyart

Working on it ….

#art #artstr #contest #opensource #mixedmedia #grownostr

I do like doing art challenges … though somehow starting one triggers other projects as well. 😅

ANYWAY: October is The Month for art challenges, so if you want some prompts, check out my

post …

If you want an on-going-to-the-end-of-the-year challenge, check out

calendar challenge …

And if want an art contest instead of an art challenge, check out

#art #artstr #artchallenge #contest #grownostr

This is Nostr. 🧶🍞

#art #yarn #breadandtoast #grownostr

I’ve never completed one of my mixed media artworks with varnish before, so going to give it a try.

First step is several coats of workable fixative to seal all the water-based supplies I used so they don’t run/move when I apply the varnish.

#art #artstr #artprocess

In 2021, I did this piece for the August art challenge called Dogust.

Other stuff happened and it was the only piece I created that month, which makes it special in its own way. 🐶

5” x 7” art board with scrapbooking paper, washi tape, vintage text and illustration.

#art #artstr #artchallenge #dogust #pastart

This is one of the things I made with my gelli plate last month that I’m really proud of: a birthday card for my mom - sharing now because it finally reached its destination. 💙🩵🤍💛

Process: I roll the paint on the gelli plate, use a toothbrush to make the waves, and spray water to break up the paint. Then I let it dry. Next I roll on a different color blue, put wet strength tissue paper on top and use the brayer to roll the paper flat.

When I pull up the tissue paper, it looks like last photo. Then I cut it up to make the waves.

The sun and the bird were made the same way without adding the water and using different colors.

#art #artstr #gelliplate #ocean

This is a zine (homemade magazine) from

…. And it’s awesome. 👏

Filled with sketches and note to you, the reader, about the sketches and how too could create something similar.

The sketches feel raw and dynamic; the text hand-written instead of typeset.

I’m going on a trip and had decided not to bring any art supplies because a lot of activities were already planned. After going through this zine, I’m inspired to bring a sketchbook and some pens, and try to create enough sketches to make my own travel zine.

Also, the junkyard animals are going in my bujo on my trip days to remind me to sketch.

#art #artstr #sketch #zine #grownostr #stickers

Finally got a frame for my postcard from

👍

#art #artstr #postcard #nostronly

#pastart from when I did the Index Card A Day art challenge in 2021.

Gelli plate with acrylic paint, gesso, washi tape, stamps, and stickers on 3”x5” index cards.

#art #artstr #rustypuppyart

A 3” x 3” mixed media piece I did in 2020. Still applicable today.

Also, new monitor riser wood color matches new desk wood color which makes me very happy. 🎉

#art #artstr #rustypuppyart #pastart #artdrop

Have 2 desks showing up this week that (crossed-fingers) will make an L-shaped workstation for my desktop and printers. Not sure if I want to keep that bookcase where it is, or move to another wall. 🤔

In the mean time, Sasha is not amused at the disruption to his domain.

Top of bookcase Star Wats art by Alice X. Zhang: https://www.alicexz.com

Wall art commissioned from Andy C. White: https://www.instagram.com/andy.c.white/

#art #tiger #studioredo

Steak fry FTW

#art #comic #suddenlypotatos

#pastart - Index Card A Day 2021

For this one, I cut around the sticker first, then separated it from its backing. Gesso and acrylic paint on the backing paper created the hard “shadow” that I offset to the left when I glued it and the sticker onto the index card.

Second photo: have successfully cleared through 1 of 6 bookcases in my art studio. Hoping by the time I’m done, I’ll only need 4 bookcases.

#art #artstr #rustypuppyart

#pastart - Index Card A Day 2021

1. Gelli plate print (at least 3 pulls), washi tape and sticker

2. Washi tape, clear gesso to create a grit surface, watercolor to unify the colors of the washi tape, sticker on metallic-painter cardstock to give depth.

#art #artstr #rustypuppyart

Not making much art in June because I’m clearing and rearranging and organizing my studio room.

So here’s some past art from when I did the Index Card A Day challenge in 2021.

These are regular 3” x 5” index cards using mixed media art supplies and a sticker from the Antiquarian Sticker Book my sister gave me.

It’s really interesting looking at these 4 years later. I think some of them are amazing and then I think “How did I do that?!” 🤨

#art #artstr #rustypuppyart #icad #pastart #artchallenge #icad2021

Many thanks to those who participated in the

May Art Challenge!!! Check out

for some great flower art. 💐

Here’s the info on the June art challenge I created. Hope to see some fun stuff, both hot & cold.

#art #artstr #artchallenge #june #solstice #summer #winter

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Finished a grid of 3 in x 3 in (7.62 cm x 7.62 cm) collages after watching Margarete Miller video - highly recommend her if you want to get into paper collage -> https://m.youtube.com/c/MargareteMiller

Really like how these came out. Different yet cohesive.

Second photo is the 3 papers I started with from my mom’s junk mail and the focal points I pulled from a 1974 Webster’s illustrated dictionary.

Rest of the photos show the process a using a Stabilo All Black pencil to scribble, then brush with water, to create the background… which is why the paper is so warped as it’s meant for sketching not mixed media.

Going to try and flatten the collages under some heavy books this afternoon.

#rustypuppyart #paper #collage #art #artstr

Street art found on the back of Main Street buildings of a nearby town Mom and I visited for a specialty tea shoppe and an impressive nursery where she got some plants and veggies.

#streetart #art

Repost for other time zones.

Looking forward to seeing what you create. 👍🫂💜

🌹🪻🌸🌺🌷🌻🌼🪷

#art #artstr #artchallenge #flowerstr #nostronly

GM - it’s May 1st which means a new art challenge from my alt npub

😍

Looking forward to seeing what you create. 👍🫂💜

🌹🪻🌸🌺🌷🌻🌼🪷

#art #artstr #artchallenge #flowerstr #nostronly

Beautiful craftsmanship! #art #artstr #carving #treestr #quartz

Flower drawing practice: Aster.

Started with pencil, then Micron pens, then brush pens. Like the brush pen look the best.

#ink #drawng #flowerstr #blooming #art #artstr #rustypuppyart

When you think you know what you want to do for an art project, but by the time you finish going through your paper stash, said art project is now something else. 📜

For once, the tea is not to drink; it’s to stain paper. 🫖

#art #artstr #mixedmedia art #collage #rustypuppyart #teastr #tea

Caught up through 50/100, which is halfway…. and usually when I decide whether or not to continue with the rest of the 100 Day Project.

Currently undecided.

Prompts from “301 Things to Draw” published by Chartwell Books

#dailysketch #ink #drawing #art #artstr #rustypuppyart #100dayproject #100dayrustypuppydrawings

A Sketch of a Tree in about an hour.

Same teacher, different webinar, than last time. This webinar is earlier than the first one I watched, and I prefer the later one; he had the process more refined and didn’t bother with a reference photo.

With a reference photo, I felt my tree didn’t turn out as well as the first one I drew without the reference photo, because even though the “from my imagination tree” didn’t really turnout as I imagined it, I liked it because there wasn’t anything concrete to compare it to - my “imagination tree” updated to match the sketch, while my reference tree just sat there not looking as much like the reference photo as it “should have” …. Which , unless the point of the exercise is to precisely copy the photo, doesn’t matter.

Definitely something to play with as I keep wandering along my sketching journey. 🖊️

#art #artstr #treestr #sketching #inkpen #onlineclass #rustypuppyart

One of the many aspects of your life Art can enhance- seeing with different eyes.

When I was a teenager taking oil painting lessons, I remember the first time I didn’t see a row of trees; I saw all the shades of green and started mixing paint colors in my head to try and match what I saw.

#art #artstr #artthoughts #seeingisbeing

Had a massive headache all day, but made it through Linescapes’ free How To Draw a Tree class.

Looks much better than I feel. 🌳

#art #artstr #rustypuppyart #drawing #ink #sketch #treestr

Happy Mail Day!!! Comics and postcards and stickers from Sina Simbuerger, a German artist I follow on IG. These are printed versions of her Sunday comics - she’d write, draw, color, and format an entire comic on a Sunday.

Her IG handle is sin.xline

#art #artstr #comics #happymail #germany

GM! Sharing for alt time zones from the first share. ☀️

I think I’m going to create a small accordion book for this month. Something I can get done in the next two weeks before I go see my mom in Canada. 🇨🇦

#nostrartstr #art #artstr #grownostr #artchallenge

Love it when I can finally use that paper I bought 2 years ago.

Though that fact also encourages me to keep buying paper. 😬

#art #artstr #rustypuppyart #mixedmedia #artprocess #wip
#twpe

16” x 20” canvas board. Started with a collage layer this time instead of acrylic paint.

Now to step away and let it dry.

#art #artstr #rustypuppyart #mixedmedia #artprocess #wip #🖼️ #twpe

30/100 - I read “newspaper stand” and my brain translated it into “newspaper handstand.” 📰 😬

Prompt from “301 Things to Draw” published by Chartwell Books

#dailysketch #ink #drawing #art #artstr #rustypuppyart #100dayproject #100dayrustypuppydrawings

29/100 - in honor of Carl

Prompt from “301 Things to Draw” published by Chartwell Books

#dailysketch #ink #drawing #art #artstr #rustypuppyart #100dayproject #100dayrustypuppydrawings

28/100 - tried a few different styles of clouds

Prompt from “301 Things to Draw” published by Chartwell Books

#dailysketch #ink #drawing #art #artstr #rustypuppyart #100dayproject #100dayrustypuppydrawings

27/100 - Prompt from “301 Things to Draw” published by Chartwell Books

#dailysketch #ink #drawing #art #artstr #rustypuppyart #100dayproject #100dayrustypuppydrawings

24/100 - icicles

Prompt from “301 Things to Draw” published by Chartwell Books

#dailysketch #ink #drawing #art #artstr #rustypuppyart #100dayproject #100dayrustypuppydrawings

23/100 - Prompt from “301 Things to Draw” published by Chartwell Books

#dailysketch #ink #drawing #art #artstr #rustypuppyart #100dayproject #100dayrustypuppydrawings

Beautiful example of atmospheric perspective: distant mountains are lighter, closer mountains are darker.

Fast and easy way to create depth in your art. 👍

#art #photostr #mountains

When you don’t know which specific stamp you want to use, so you pull out all the ones that fit the theme of your artwork.

#art #artstr #mixedmedia #stamping #rustypuppyart #TWPE

22/100 - changed the prompt of “voodoo doll” to “poppet” and drew one in the style of Lisa Snellings - https://www.etsy.com/shop/WeLovePoppets

Photos of some of the poppets that live with me…. and a

deck.

Prompt from “301 Things to Draw” published by Chartwell Books

#dailysketch #ink #drawing #art #artstr #rustypuppyart #100dayproject #100dayrustypuppydrawings

Prompt from “301 Things to Draw” published by Chartwell Books

#dailysketch #ink #drawing #art #artstr #rustypuppyart #100dayproject #100dayrustypuppydrawings

Mostly I’ve only written stories or only created art. This project, TWPE, will be a combo of both: writing the copy for the book and creating mixed media (and digital) art for the cover and illustrations.

And new art needs new art supplies. 😬

#fiction #writestr #writer #writing #art #artstr #mixedmedia #rustypuppyart #TWPE

All caught up! With a little

homage. 🍞

Prompt from “301 Things to Draw” published by Chartwell Books

#dailysketch #ink #drawing #art #artstr #rustypuppyart #100dayproject #100dayrustypuppydrawings https://i.nostr.build/QiV094bIwPN6vhjK.jpg https://i.nostr.build/l3BMMi9aANefesPF.jpg https://i.nostr.build/ebvsc7lIPn01Ni6x.jpg https://i.nostr.build/LMm1Sob6w0eSTZ2O.jpg https://i.nostr.build/TfTQf1qPIOE3XSJg.jpg

Catching up. Still behind. But now slightly less so. This is typical of my 100 Day Projects. 🐇🐢

Prompt from “301 Things to Draw” published by Chartwell Books

#dailysketch #ink #drawing #art #artstr #rustypuppyart #100dayproject #100dayrustypuppydrawings https://i.nostr.build/XA4ZiB1UHdRefdSn.jpg https://i.nostr.build/KW3wa7w1mwmSjHaA.jpg https://i.nostr.build/119jXvBLbCoIyKD2.jpg

Taking time off from projects to sketch fish.

Albrecht Durer watercolor pencils. U.S. Art Supply watercolor book (110 lbs./230 g/m2). Uniball Air pen.

Process photos, then the finals. Spent about an hour by the pond.

I like some finals more than others, and discovered there is a way I can work with watercolor pencils to get a style I like. 👍

#art #artstr #nostrartstr #rustypuppyart https://i.nostr.build/uQlp5priO7XcclQf.jpg https://i.nostr.build/BEMaT7xxF1zN2fZD.jpg https://i.nostr.build/WZQ8HjPMlPAWFjMK.jpg https://i.nostr.build/Z4O0y4KeZPmqsiHb.jpg https://i.nostr.build/urXYoqGEQp37gzk8.jpg https://i.nostr.build/yAtv9kiLFB5PJMgT.jpg https://i.nostr.build/YBMU0vljZJFxVl82.jpg https://i.nostr.build/JPrumnCkFq7UQy9U.jpg https://i.nostr.build/BF0eEd085uP1R9sr.jpg https://i.nostr.build/X8jRvs0YM1U23WnG.jpg https://i.nostr.build/mSrgsDZWqzeVt6xn.jpg

How it’s currently going …

#fiction #writestr #writer #writing #art #artstr #TWPE https://i.nostr.build/hLBPTprWOjCSCfDK.jpg

New project requires a new notebook.

#fiction #writestr #writer #writing #art #artstr #TWPE https://i.nostr.build/vHOkXTYCZpdcwH8n.jpg

Why I scroll #nostr in the morning: amazingly creative and crafted #art

#artstr #lasercut #bitcoin #pow #proofofwork #grownostr

Catching up …

Prompts from “301 Things to Draw” published by Chartwell Books

#dailysketch #ink #drawing #art #artstr #rustypuppyart #100dayproject #100dayrustypuppydrawings https://i.nostr.build/n0MW7XSFRQFKgBLb.jpg https://i.nostr.build/JeloxerpKTeVcbIa.jpg https://i.nostr.build/bZ93O66eV71be2wm.jpg

What a stellar silver penguin!!! Check out the rest of

feed for a variety of sculptures in various stages. So much work goes into each of these pieces - very impressive. 👏🫂💜

#art #artstr #ceramics #pottery #grownostr

Still life’s of the oil painting masters are all fruit and skulls. This kind of still life (so amazing in detail and softness which is an incredible balancing act to achieve) is a beautiful blend of classic and audience-specific themes. 🏆💜

#art #artstr #oilpainting #grownostr #carnivore

This is fkton of #proofofwork 💜🧡

#art #artstr #tarot #occult #grownostr #creative #pow #painting

First (and temporarily last) layer on my wooden panel with acrylic paint.

I had an idea for the

Open Source Culture Creator Contest last night that NEEDS my attention and time today. 😎

Going to leave this on the standing easel as it’s fulfilling its purpose even in this early state.

#art #artstr #mixedmedia #rustypuppyart #everydayflower https://i.nostr.build/3W4YKZ8PaOTxfaFR.jpg

Figuring out spacing for the first layer of my Every Day A Flower mixed media art project. I’ll pencil these in once I know where I want them, then use acrylic paint.

I have to do it one line at a time because only have 2 As and need 3 for the whole phrase.

#art #artstr #mixedmedia #rustypuppyart #everydayflower https://i.nostr.build/KCA97WLfYHRor5hR.jpg https://i.nostr.build/7Z1n7IeNCr71yp6J.jpg

9/100 - ⛄️ with 🐦‍⬛

Prompt from “301 Things to Draw” published by Chartwell Books

#dailysketch #ink #drawing #art #artstr #rustypuppyart #100dayproject #100dayrustypuppydrawings https://i.nostr.build/QJo27RrzyAVNIwdu.jpg

8/100 - TV remote

Prompt from “301 Things to Draw” published by Chartwell Books

#dailysketch #ink #drawing #art #artstr #rustypuppyart #100dayproject #100dayrustypuppydrawings https://i.nostr.build/aPJjba1t9nPey5du.jpg

Priming a wood panel for my next Big Art project- Big because I usually work on pieces 8” x 10” (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm) or smaller, and this panel is 16” x 20” (40.6 cm x 50.8 cm).

Using clear gesso. It will be a mixed media piece with lots of layers, but I’m curious how letting the wood show through will affect it compared to prepping with white gesso, which I’ve done before.

Gesso adds a bit of tooth so the paint/ink/etc. has a little more grip. Clear gesso goes on white then dries clear. I need to give it 24 hrs to dry, then I’ll stay playing. 😍

I’m using the hashtag #everydayflower for this piece if you want to follow the process. Goal is to finish by the end of the month. 🤞

#art #artstr #mixedmedia #rustypuppyart https://i.nostr.build/FAAgCNtnKerJJ0ew.jpg https://i.nostr.build/7l94muarhqUH30H4.jpg

7/100 - Popcorn 🍿

Prompt from “301 Things to Draw” published by Chartwell Books

#dailysketch #ink #drawing #art #artstr #rustypuppyart #100dayproject #100dayrustypuppydrawings https://i.nostr.build/d1QJ4CGR2nNjpHOf.jpg

6/100 - my version of The Great Wave by Japanese woodblock artist Katsushika Hokusai

Prompt from “301 Things to Draw” published by Chartwell Books

#dailysketch #ink #drawing #art #artstr #rustypuppyart #100dayproject #100dayrustypuppydrawings https://i.nostr.build/wjTN9kaCsTR5E6Sr.jpg https://i.nostr.build/Qquf2WmqfiZi3Kew.jpg

5/100 - flower bouquet 💐

Prompt from “301 Things to Draw” published by Chartwell Books

#dailysketch #ink #drawing #art #artstr #rustypuppyart #100dayproject #100dayrustypuppydrawings #flowerstr https://i.nostr.build/W3tO7uoUkBxXsizL.jpg

This kind of small detail #art is beyond me. 👏 for the #artstr !!!

4/100 - succulent

Prompt from “301 Things to Draw” published by Chartwell Books

#dailysketch #ink #drawing #art #artstr #rustypuppyart #100dayproject #100dayrustypuppydrawings https://i.nostr.build/7PwZZZtAKcWz5y3N.jpg

The 100 Day Project has started! I’m doing an easy version of promoted ink drawings from this book I picked up at a Barnes & Noble called “301 Things to Draw” published by Chartwell Books: I open to a random page and draw a thing. ✍️

I’ll also be using the hashtag #100dayrustypuppydrawings if you want to see just those drawings over the next 3 months.

Here are my first 3 drawings, the tracker I made in the back of the book, and the book cover.

#dailysketch #ink #drawing #art #artstr #rustypuppyart #100dayproject #grownostr https://i.nostr.build/Esxgc5iq8VfiYvUo.jpg https://i.nostr.build/dyqCUMfI5vJzH4bw.jpg https://i.nostr.build/clWoaoXrZwQ19ncN.jpg https://i.nostr.build/W8Q8fHCo2dVDoIeo.jpg https://i.nostr.build/AqTgMrXIhqbLB3Wv.jpg

I love both: creating art and buying art. That’s my understanding- when I look at it, does it make me feel a way I want to feel?

#art #artstr

Prompt from “301 Things to Draw” published by Chartwell Books.

I’m going to use these as my 100 Day Project as well. 😬

Anyone else doing a 100 Day Project?

https://the100dayproject.substack.com - if you get the Substack Sign Up alert, just hit the “No, thanks” to get to the info.

#dailysketch #ink #drawing #art #artstr #rustypuppyart #100dayproject #100dayrustypuppydrawings https://i.nostr.build/72JxeKEKQYXLG1gt.jpg

So much love for his Venice paintings. 🎨

#art #artstr #painting #forsale #grownostr #v4v

Prompt from “301 Things to Draw” published by Chartwell Books

#dailysketch #ink #drawing #art #artstr #rustypuppyart #reflection #outdoors https://i.nostr.build/fuV3T43Rs8FUHdvp.jpg

I have one of these decks and it’s a treasure chest of beautiful, hand-crafted art with kick butt messaging. 5⭐️

#doshit #grownostr #oracledeck #art

“I always took you where you needed to go.” IYKYK

Prompt from “301 Things to Draw” published by Chartwell Books

#dailysketch #ink #drawing #art #artstr #rustypuppyart #tardis #doctorwho https://i.nostr.build/kG0JbOzfU2kjvkGf.jpg

has issued a Double Dare!!!

Who’s brave enough to take her up on this challenge?! 🫨

#art #artstr #artchallenge #grownostr #ink #doit #drawing

Thinking of making the sketches I’m doing in this book my 100 Day Project. It would help keep me more “daily” and fit into the travels I’ve got coming up. 🧐

I’ve tried the 100 Day Project several times and have finished a few. Since I’m doing this anyway, might as well apply it to another hashtag. 😬

Prompt from “301 Things to Draw” published by Chartwell Books

More info on the 100 Day Project here: https://the100dayproject.substack.com - you don’t have to sign up; just hit the “No, thanks” if you get a Sign Up alert to get to the posts.

#dailysketch #ink #drawing #art #artstr #rustypuppyart #100dayproject https://i.nostr.build/ZihnxJUjL6ec3VUI.jpg

Prompt from “301 Things to Draw” published by Chartwell Books

#dailysketch #ink #drawing #art #artstr #rustypuppyart https://i.nostr.build/Cn08a0dljtwFRc8q.jpg

Whether you’re a hare with a hatchet or a knight with sword and shield, I hope you make it through Monday without loosing too much blood.

#art #illuminatedmanuscript #bunny #monday #fightclub https://i.nostr.build/ZlPKHYzchS8lI1v5.jpg

“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” – Edgar Degas

#art #artstr #landscape #grownostr