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Days 44 of #TheHundredDayProject.

Accidental ranunculus.

I was leaning how to use a Dremel today. I tried to carve a circle into a thin piece of wood. It turned into a ranunculus blossom. So I added two more. Then added colored pencil.

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May 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Days 41-43 of #TheHundredDayProject.

Must look at this from far away! Back to working from Denise J Howard’s book. This rainy window took 2 tries over 3 days to get to a point that it looks like I wanted.

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May 25, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Day 39 of #TheHundredDayProject. More doodles.

The colored pencil pieces take at least a couple of hours. Can’t swing that every day.

So now I’m going to endeavor to do at least a few mins of doodling on days when I don’t have a couple of hours for drawing, to build the habit of daily creation.
May 20, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Day 38 of #The100DayProject. Felt like doing something quick & odd.

Today I played with this:
Snap photos at each step. Decide later which to keep.
Hold nothing as precious.

I’m currently linking the second one best.

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May 17, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Day 37 of #The100DayProject. “Palette” cleanser. A modest doodle.
May 15, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Days 35-36 of #The100DayProject.

Third attempt to draw a photo of a Luna moth by @corryanne.com

I was really working on capturing the glow. This time I used gray paper instead of white, and added a slightly darker background.
May 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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May 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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May 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Day 34 of #The100DayProject.

Second attempt to draw a photo of a Luna moth by @corryanne.com

Still not happy with it, but I know what I’m going to try next!

See all my work so far for this challenge at #ExplorePencils
May 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
This is amazing! I did my best to draw it. Didn’t manage to capture its glow. Thanks for the inspiration!
May 8, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Day 33 of #The100DayProject.

This one’s from a photo of a Luna moth by @corryanne.com

See all my work so far for this challenge at #ExplorePencils
May 8, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Days 32 of #The100DayProject.

(I’ve been on a break for a couple weeks while wading through Covid.)

Working from the book 101 Textures in Colored Pencil, though monarch butterflies migrate through my neighborhood!

See all my work so far for this challenge at #ExplorePencils
May 7, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Days 30 and 31 of #The100DayProject.

This is my second try at this one. I abandoned the first halfway through.

Still working from the book 101 Textures in Colored Pencil.

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April 20, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Here’s days 29 & 30 of #The100DayProject.

Abalone shell.

Still working from the book 101 Textures in Colored Pencil.

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April 19, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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April 15, 2025 at 4:49 AM
My days 27 & 28 of #The100DayProject.

This was my 1st venture into using what I’ve learned from the colored pencil textures book to draw something *not* in the book. Photo by C. Uomini.

It was challenging because most of it is the same color, but the texture varies.

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April 14, 2025 at 12:19 AM
My days 24 & 25 of #The100DayProject.

Rusted steel.

Still working from the book 101 Textures in Colored Pencil.

This one used mineral spirits to blend the colors in the base layer, with mire layers of color on top.

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April 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
After another week off due to pain, here’s day 24 of #The100DayProject. (At this rate, 100 days may take me a year.)

Still working from the book 101 Textures in Colored Pencil.

Leopard fur.

I’ve missed doing this!

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April 10, 2025 at 1:04 AM
After a week off for severe back pain, here’s day 23 of #The100DayProject.

Still working from the book 101 Textures in Colored Pencil.

I’ve missed doing this!

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April 2, 2025 at 11:40 PM
My days 21 and 22 of #The100DayProject.

In the book 101Textures in Colored Pencil, this one is called Rippled Lake. Seems more lije ocean to me.

I think I need more distance from it to know hiw much I like it. It was fun, though. I definitely like that about it.

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March 24, 2025 at 11:58 PM
My days 16-17 of #The100DayProject.

Bubbles!

Learning from “101 Textures in Colored Pencil” book by Denise J. Howard.

I’m fascinated by how, with many of these pieces, one detail suddenly makes the whole thing work.

This is so much fun!

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March 19, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Forgot photo yesterday!

My days 13-15 of #The100DayProject.

Walnut.

Learning from “101 Textures in Colored Pencil” book by D. Howard.

I don’t have the same colors she has. Sometimes it takes me 3 different layers to her 1!

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March 19, 2025 at 4:09 AM
My days 11 & 12 of #The100DayProject.

French bread.

Learning from “101 Textures in Colored Pencil” book by Denise J. Howard.

Im happier with some parts of this than others. It was fun to do.

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March 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM