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Alice McPlan
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Having fun with digital art, traditional art in my sketchbook and organization in my planner! I don't know what I am doing and I am doing it anyway :)
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Here another double challenge for November: #GhibliNovember and #Huevember. I create a small #WatercolorPencils drawing of a plate of food from a Ghibli movie with the color palette from the prompt list in the comments. I really enjoy mixing and matching theme, colors and media! #ArtYear #Ghibli
Drawing of a plate with eggs, rice and various veggies. The small drawing is colored with a limited set of 5 colors of Artisto watercolor pencils (teal blue, fern green, apple green, sunflower yellow, brownie)
November 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Another double challenge this month! Weekly #Dinovember entry created with #Arrtx #AcrylicMarkers. I only own a small set of colors, so for added texture I used #ColoredPencils #ArtYear
Full list of #Dinovember2025 prompts linked in the comments. Entry for today: Einiosaurus
Drawing of four dinosaurs: one large spiky, one skinny striped with long blue head and orange wattle, one large and green with tiny brown spikes and one light brown with large head with frill and grey curvy horn. The fourth dinosaur is drawn with a set of yellow, gray and browns Arrtx markers arranged around the page and around the 2025 Dinovember logo. Dinovember 2025 is also written in braille
November 23, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Every Friday I post my #AlphabetSuperDECK #WeeklyChallenge
❤️ Theme: a playing card illustration inspired by my favorite artists
🤩 Featured today: G - Salome Gautier (‪gautiersalome on IG‬)
#AlphabetSuperset #AlphabetSupersetArt #ArtChallenge #ArtYear #Watercolor
In a frame of G of diamonds playing card a girl white long hair and a red swimsuit is drawn twice as mirrored image on the playing card. In a frame of F of flowers playing card a girl with daisy in her red hair is drawn twice as mirrored image on the playing card. In a frame of E of hearts playing card, a yellow seahorse, a green turtle and a grey sealion are drawn twice as mirrored image on the playing card.
November 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Here another double challenge for November: #GhibliNovember and #Huevember. I create a small #WatercolorPencils drawing of a plate of food from a Ghibli movie with the color palette from the prompt list in the comments. I really enjoy mixing and matching theme, colors and media! #ArtYear #Ghibli
Drawing of hands holding a red bento box with an anchovy snug in between white rice, sakura denbu and some black beans. The small drawing is colored with a limited set of 5 colors of Artisto watercolor pencils (carmine red, cerise red, seashell, musket gray, noir)
November 19, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Another double challenge this month! Weekly #Dinovember entry created with #Arrtx #AcrylicMarkers. I own only a small set of colors, so for added texture I used #ColoredPencils #ArtYear
Full list of #Dinovember2025 prompts linked in the comments. Entry for today: Edmontosaurus
Drawing of three dinosaurs: one large spiky, one skinny striped with long blue head and orange wattle, and one large and green with tiny brown spikes. The green dinosaur is drawn with a set of yellow, greens and brown Arrtx markers arranged around the page and around the 2025 Dinovember logo. Dinovember 2025 is also written in braille
November 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Every Friday I post my #AlphabetSuperDECK #WeeklyChallenge
❤️ Theme: a playing card illustration inspired by my favorite artists
🤩 Featured today: F - Fafi (‪therealfafi on IG‬)
#AlphabetSuperset #AlphabetSupersetArt #ArtChallenge #ArtYear #Watercolor
In a frame of F of flowers playing card a girl with daisy in her red hair is drawn twice as mirrored image on the playing card. In a frame of E of hearts playing card, a yellow seahorse, a green turtle and a grey sealion are drawn twice as mirrored image on the playing card.
November 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Here another double challenge for November: #GhibliNovember and #Huevember. I create a small #WatercolorPencils drawing of a plate of food from a Ghibli movie with the color palette from the prompt list in the comments. I really enjoy mixing and matching theme, colors and media! #ArtYear #Ghibli
Drawing of a tray of tea with a teapot, tea cup, two green mugs, two spoons and a large glass bottle half filled with yellow tea. The small drawing is colored with a limited set of 5 colors of Artisto watercolor pencils (caramel brown, gingerbread, apricot, apple green, jade green)
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Another double challenge this month! Weekly #Dinovember entry created with #Arrtx #AcrylicMarkers. I only own a small set of colors, so for added texture I used #ColoredPencils #ArtYear
Full list of #Dinovember2025 prompts linked in the comments. Entry for today: Coelophysis
Drawing of two dinosaurs, one large spiky and one skinny striped with long blue head and orange wattle. The dinosaurs are drawn with a set of yellow, blue, orange, grey and brown Arrtx markers arranged around the small drawing and the 2025 Dinovember logo. Dinovember 2025 is also written in braille
November 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Every Friday I post my #AlphabetSuperDECK #WeeklyChallenge
❤️ Theme: a playing card illustration inspired by my favorite artists
🤩 Featured today: E - Holly Exley (hollyexley on YT)
#AlphabetSuperset #AlphabetSupersetArt #ArtChallenge #ArtYear #Watercolor
In a frame of E of hearts playing card, a yellow seahorse, a green turtle and a grey sealion are drawn twice as mirrored image on the playing card.
November 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Here another double challenge for November: #GhibliNovember and #Huevember. I create a small #WatercolorPencils drawing of a plate of food from a Ghibli movie with the color palette from the prompt list in the comments. I really enjoy mixing and matching themes, colors and media! #ArtYear #Ghibli
Drawing of a bowl of noodles with an egg, some green onions and two slides of meat, colored with a 5 colors limited set of colors of Artisto watercolor pencils (twilight purple, deep mint, kelly green, lemon yellow and orange sand)
November 5, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Let's start this month with another double challenge for me! Weekly #Dinovember entry created with #Arrtx #AcrylicMarkers. I only own a small set of colors, so for added texture I used #ColoredPencils
Full list of #Dinovember2025 prompts linked in the comments. Entry for today: Spicomellus
Drawing of a large spiky dinosaur drawn with a set of brown, grey and dark blue Arrtx markers arranged around the small drawing and the 2025 Dinovember logo
November 2, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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This year participated in #inktober with a simple style: one single continuous line with one pen, a small sketch for every day in October, shared once a week here, every Friday!
Here my Day 1 to 31 #inktober2025 #OneLineDrawing #ink #sketch #ArtYear
With a wiggly continuous line with black micron pen, the inktober 2025 title is followed by day 1 to 31 prompts: mustache, weave, crown, murky, deer, pierce, starfish, reckless, heavy, sweep, sting, shredded, drink, trunk, ragged, blunder, ornate, deal, artic, rivals, blast, button, firefly, rowdy, inferno, puzzling, onion, skeletal, lesson, vacant, award.
October 31, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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This year I am participating in #inktober with a simple style: one single continuous line with one pen, a small sketch for every day in October, shared once a week here, every Friday!
Here my Day 1 to 24 #inktober2025 #OneLineDrawing #ink #sketch #ArtYear
With a wiggly continuous line with black micron pen, the Inktober 2025 title is followed by day 1 to 24 prompts: mustache, weave, crown, murky, deer, pierce, starfish, reckless, heavy, sweep, sting, shredded, drink, trunk, ragged, blunder, ornate, deal, artic, rivals, blast, button, firefly, rowdy.
October 24, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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This year I am participating in #inktober with a simple style: one single continuous line with one pen, a small sketch for every day in October, shared once a week here, every Friday!
Here my Day 1 to 17 #inktober2025 #OneLineDrawing #ink #sketch #ArtYear
With a wiggly continuous line with black micron pen, the inktober 2025 title is followed by day 1 to 17 prompts: mustache, weave, crown, murky, deer, pierce, starfish, reckless, heavy, sweep, sting, shredded, drink, trunk, ragged, blunder, ornate.
October 17, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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This year I am participating in #inktober with a simple style: one single continuous line with one pen, a small sketch for every day in October, shared once a week here, every Friday!
Here my Day 1 to 10 #inktober2025 #OneLineDrawing #ink #sketch #ArtYear
With a wiggly continuous line with black micron pen, the Inktober 2025 title is followed by day 1 to 10 prompts: mustache, weave, crown, murky, deer, pierce, starfish, reckless, heavy, sweep.
October 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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This year I am participating in #inktober with a simple style: one single continuous line with one pen, a small sketch for every day in October, shared once a week here, every Friday!
Here my Day 1 to 3 #inktober2025 #OneLineDrawing #ink #sketch
With a wiggly continuous line with black micron pen, the Inktober 2025 title is followed by day 1 to 3 prompts: mustache, weave and crown
October 3, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Every Friday I post my #AlphabetSuperDECK #WeeklyChallenge
❤️ Theme: a playing card illustration inspired by my favorite artists
🤩 Featured today: D - Dani Donovan (@danidonovan.com)
#AlphabetSuperset #AlphabetSupersetArt #ArtChallenge #ArtYear #Watercolor
In a frame of D of spades playing card, a happy cartoon character with round white face, big smile and a blue butterfly is drawn twice as mirrored image on the playing card. In a frame of C of diamonds playing card, a lady with colorful hair, red turtleneck and brown/green eyes is drawn twice as mirrored image on the playing card. In a frame of B of flowers playing card, a smiling lady with green jacket, dark green hair and smiling red lips is drawn twice as mirrored image on the playing card. In a frame of A of hearts playing card, a smiling devil lady with a red suit, a green tie and blue hair is drawn twice as mirrored image on the playing card.
September 26, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Every Friday I post my #AlphabetSuperDECK #WeeklyChallenge
❤️ Theme: a playing card illustration inspired by my favorite artists
🤩 Featured today: C - Duchess Celestia (@duchesscelestia.bsky.social)
#AlphabetSuperset #AlphabetSupersetArt #ArtChallenge #ArtYear #Watercolor
In a frame of C of diamonds playing card, a lady with colorful hair, red turtleneck and brown/green eyes is drawn twice as mirrored image on the playing card.
September 19, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Every Friday I post my #AlphabetSuperDECK #WeeklyChallenge
❤️ Theme: a playing card illustration inspired by my favorite artists
🤩 Featured today: B - Natacha Bustos (@natachabustos.bsky.social)
#AlphabetSuperset #AlphabetSupersetArt #ArtChallenge #ArtYear #Watercolor
In a frame of B of flowers playing card, a smiling lady with green jacket, dark green hair and smiling red lips is drawn twice as mirrored image on the playing card.
September 12, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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I am back from summer break!!
And every Wednesday I will post my #AlphabetSuperDECK #WeeklyChallenge
❤️ Theme: a playing card illustration inspired by my favorite artists
🤩 Featured today: A - Aidan Axel (@AidanAxelArt on YT)
#AlphabetSuperset #AlphabetSupersetArt #ArtChallenge #ArtYear #Watercolor
In a frame of A of hearts playing card, a smiling devil lady with a red suit, a green tie and blue hair is drawn twice as mirrored image on the playing card.
September 5, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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After completing #The100DayProject, I was up for another challenge! #365daysofFeelGoodArt is a book with interesting prompts, so I worked on those pages and shared them here every Wednesday in July #ArtYear
A page of the book "365 Days of Feel-Good Art" completed with bright colors Arrtx acrylic markers and black pen. Prompt 30: Add colour or pattern to the sun rays.
July 30, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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#ArtChallenge COMPLETED! Every Monday from January 2025 I posted my #AlphabetSuperset #WeeklyChallenge with the theme of Powerful and inspiring women in science, art and other endeavors. #ArtYear #Watercolor #AlphabetSupersetArt. Here my creations from S to Z.
In a black and white frames with the head letters from S to Z in the corner, two page spreads of various elements related to the amazing women featured every week. Details on what each double spread contains can be found in the ALT of the individual post day. In today's collage: - Camille Seaman - Harriet Tubman - Aguri Uchida - Jeannette Villepreux-Power - Desiré Wilson - Xie Xide - Malala Yousafzai - Marguerite Zorach
July 28, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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#FunFontFriday mesh up with my passion for #MealPlanning answering one question in my book "Questioning Meal Planning, 100 questions, and zero recipes to help with 365 days of 'What's for dinner?' More details in the ALT #ArtYear
Exploring fun fonts designs writing the answer to a question in my "Questioning Meal Planning" book. I used the strong graphic font "Orientation" designed by Sandrine Nugue to write the word Kofte. Next to the word, I created a little watercolor a Pyrex filled with tasty meatballs.
July 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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After completing #The100DayProject, I am up for another challenge! #365daysofFeelGoodArt is a book with interesting prompts, so I will work on those pages and share them here every Wednesday #ArtYear
A page of the book "365 Days of Feel-Good Art" completed with bright colors Arrtx acrylic markers and black pen. Prompt 23: It's sometimes useful to draw thumbnails before starting a large painting. Use the space on the opposite page to create some thumbnail sketches. You could explore composition options.
July 23, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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#ArtChallenge COMPLETED! Every Monday from January 2025 I posted my #AlphabetSuperset #WeeklyChallenge with the theme of Powerful and inspiring women in science, art and other endeavors. #ArtYear #Watercolor #AlphabetSupersetArt. Here my creations from J to R.
In a black and white frames with the head letters from J to R in the corner, two page spreads of various elements related to the amazing women featured every week. Details on what each double spread contains can be found in the ALT of the individual post day. In today's collage: - Annie Jump Cannon - Yayoi Kusama - Tamara de Lempicka - Mary Eliza Mahoney - Shirin Neshat - Georgia O'Keeffe - Bertha Parker - Jaune Quick-to-See Smith - Vera Rubin
July 21, 2025 at 10:32 AM