See below posts by the artist on the creative process! Approximately one post will be made every week.
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Getting up
I got up today and made 5 two point perspective boxes. Realized I forgot how to do this but the instructions were clear from class. I watched again the Studio Ghibli Howl’s Moving Castle yesterday part way through. There is so much detail that is mesmerizing. I read the book by Diana Wynne Jones many…
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Making self-compassion to generate new thought patterns
I usually post two social media posts a week, one on Mondays and another on Wednesdays. The Wednesday reels are more time consuming. I have to edit the video and add text. Of course, I also need the time to make the actual art itself which is being posted. Making something else to substitute my…
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A Real Classroom of Learning
Learning a new skill leads me to make use of the skill. We didn’t have a perspective drawing class this week due to Thanksgiving, but were given extra homework. We’re still on one point perspective but I’ve gotten better at it. The banality of drawing boxes has led me to new territories to make other…
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Perspective Drawing: Closing the box
I’m now taking a perspective drawing class at the Toronto School of Art. It’s a longer course than the other ones I did this year, about 10 weeks. So far we have been working on one point perspective. I was hesitant at first of whether this was too basic for me, but there is plenty…
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8 Tips on Your First Outdoor Art Show
The Queen West Art Crawl was a big it for me! I learned a lot from this past weekend and thought I would share so others can make a great first outdoor art show. How to set up the booth How to engage with patrons 5. Make descriptions with your art. Many people appreciated my…
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It’s Go Time
I’m writing this 1 day and 19 hours ahead of the Queen West Art Crawl, which is my first public art exhibit. It’s 4:29 AM. It’s probably the adrenaline kicking in, fueled by excitement. My mind races ahead of me, trying to plan out every foreseeable problem that could arise. Naturally, this is not going…