Margret Martin

#doodlewashMay2022 prompt: Overlook. ‘Cause my anteater is looking over the fence!
Did you know that the anteater has the lowest body temperature, 89.6 degrees Fahrenheit, of all land mammals. We aren’t sure why but suspect it is to conserve energy.
* Saunder’s Waterford rough watercolor paper
* Maimeriblu Watercolor
* Pixabay reference photo cou…[Read more]

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#doodlewashMay2022 prompt: Overlook. ‘Cause my anteater is looking over the fence! Did you know that the anteater has the lowest body temperature, 89.6 degrees Fahrenheit, of all land mammals. We aren’t sure why but suspect it is to conserve energy. * Saunder\'s Waterford rough watercolor paper * Maimeriblu Watercolor * Pixabay reference photo courtesy of PBernfeld @st_cuthberts_mill @industriamaimeri #PostcardsForTheLunchBag #WorldWatercolorGroup Anteater-MaimeriBlu Pan Watercolor on Saunders Waterford Rough

#doodlewashMay2022 prompt: Park. ‘Cause you can go to the park and pick lilacs (really, no, you probably shouldn’t!)
Did you know ‘lilac’ comes from ‘lilaq’, the Persian word for flower?
This was a card that I sent to friend to thank her for a wonderful gift.
* Hahnemühle Cold Press The Collection Watercolor Paper
* MaimeriBlue Watercolor
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#doodlewashMay2022 prompt: Park. ‘Cause you can go to the park and pick lilacs (really, no, you probably shouldn’t!) Did you know ‘lilac’ comes from ‘lilaq’, the Persian word for flower? This was a card that I sent to friend to thank her for a wonderful gift. * Hahnemühle Cold Press The Collection Watercolor Paper * MaimeriBlue Watercolor * Zebra Zensations Technical Pen @Hahnemühle_USA #LifeImitatesDoodles #Doodlewash @industriamaimeri #ZebraAmbassador #ZebraPen_USA @zebrateam_usa Lilacs - MaimeriBlu Superior Watercolor on Hahnemühle Cold Press Collection

#doodlewashApril2022 prompts: Mug.
Did you know there are 3 theories about the origin of the term ‘Cup of Joe’?
One is that Joe was a term for the common man and coffee the drink of the common man. Another is that other slang terms for coffee, Java and Jamoke, were combined and shortened to Joe. The last is that when Josephus Daniels, Sec…[Read more]

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#doodlewashApril2022 prompts: Mug. Did you know there are 3 theories about the origin of the term ‘Cup of Joe’? One is that Joe was a term for the common man and coffee the drink of the common man. Another is that other slang terms for coffee, Java and Jamoke, were combined and shortened to Joe. The last is that when Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy, banned alcohol on Navy Ships, in 1913, more coffee was consumed. The sailors began calling it ‘Joe’ in reference to the Secretary. \'Create Like a Kid Again\' - Exercise 12. Discover Fun Facts. * Mary Roff Multi Media sketchbook. * Zebra technical pen You can purchase Mary Roff’s journals on her Etsy page PaintsPalettesPages. #MaryRoff #PaintsPalettesPages #LifeImitatesDoodles #Doodlewash #sketchingstuff #CreateLikeAKidAgain #ZebraAmbassador #ZebraPen_USA @zebrateam_usa A Cup of Joe Mug-Zebra Zensations Tech Pen in a Mary Roff Multi-Media Journal

#doodlewashMay2022 prompt: Rock.
Did you know that the rock hyrax can form their feet into a concave dome, creating a vacuum like suction to to help them climb?
* Hahnemühle Beige-toned watercolor paper
* MaimeriBlue Watercolor
* Zebra Technical Pen
@Hahnemühle_USA
#PostcardsForTheLunchBag
#LifeImitatesDoodles #Doodlewash @industriamaimeri…[Read more]

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#doodlewashMay2022 prompt: Rock. Did you know that the rock hyrax can form their feet into a concave dome, creating a vacuum like suction to to help them climb? * Hahnemühle Beige-toned watercolor paper * MaimeriBlue Watercolor * Zebra Technical Pen @Hahnemühle_USA #PostcardsForTheLunchBag #LifeImitatesDoodles #Doodlewash @industriamaimeri #ZebraAmbassador #ZebraPen_USA @zebrateam_usa @davincipaints Rock Hyrax-Zensations Technical Pen & MaimeriBlu Watercolor on Hahnemühle beige-toned watercolor paper

#doodlewashMay2022 prompt: Nail. Okay, let’s stretch! Shark scales have dermal denticles – tiny scales that are as sharp as nails plus 300 rows with thousands of nail-like teeth!
Did you know whale sharks are the largest fish in the world, growing up to 60 ft long. Despite all the teeth they don’t bite, and are not aggressive, so people often go…[Read more]

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#doodlewashMay2022 prompt: Nail. Okay, let\'s stretch! Shark scales have dermal denticles - tiny scales that are as sharp as nails plus 300 rows with thousands of nail-like teeth! Did you know whale sharks are the largest fish in the world, growing up to 60 ft long. Despite all the teeth they don\'t bite, and are not aggressive, so people often go swimming with them! * Saunder\'s Waterford rough watercolor paper * Maimeriblu Watercolor * Pixabay reference photo courtesy of HQM60606. @st_cuthberts_mill @industriamaimeri #PostcardsForTheLunchBag #WorldWatercolorGroup Whale Shark-MaimerBlu Watercolor on Rough Saunders Waterford

#doodlewashMay2022 prompt: Key. ‘Cause don ‘key’, right?
Did you know the donkey’s bray requires vocalizing both while inhaling (the hee) and exhaling (the haw)? This is unique to donkeys. Horses and zebras can’t do it.
* Hahnemühle Hot Press The Collection watercolor paper
* Da Vinci Watercolor
* Zebra Technical Pen
@Hahnemühle_USA @hahnemuehl…[Read more]

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#doodlewashMay2022 prompt: Key. ‘Cause don ‘key’, right? Did you know the donkey’s bray requires vocalizing both while inhaling (the hee) and exhaling (the haw)? This is unique to donkeys. Horses and zebras can’t do it. * Hahnemühle Hot Press The Collection watercolor paper * Da Vinci Watercolor * Zebra Technical Pen @Hahnemühle_USA @hahnemuehle_global #PostcardsForTheLunchBag #LifeImitatesDoodles #Doodlewash #ZebraAmbassador #ZebraPen_USA @zebrateam_usa @davincipaints Guardian of the Flock-Zebra Technical Pen & Da Vinci watercolor on Hahnemühle Hot Press Collection paper

#doodlewashMay2022 prompt: Mine. ‘Cause Gaur are Cause Gaurs are territorial and bad-tempered, and likely to claim that everything is ‘mine!’.
Did you know that Gaurs – the Indian Bison – are the largest cattle? Males weight up1 to 2200 pounds, 11 feet in length and stands 5 to 7 feet at the shoulder. Females are smaller at about 1/4 the size.
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#doodlewashMay2022 prompt: Mine. ‘Cause Gaur are Cause Gaurs are territorial and bad-tempered, and likely to claim that everything is ‘mine!’. Did you know that Gaurs – the Indian Bison – are the largest cattle? Males weight up1 to 2200 pounds, 11 feet in length and stands 5 to 7 feet at the shoulder. Females are smaller at about 1/4 the size. * Saunder’s Waterford Cold Press watercolor paper * MaimeriBlu Watercolor * Pixabay reference photo courtesy of techulator. #LifeImitatesDoodles #Doodlewash @industriamaimeri @st_cuthberts_mill #ZebraAmbassador #ZebraPen_USA @zebrateam_usa Gaur - MaimeriBlue Watercolor on Saunders Waterford Cold Press

#doodlewashMay2022 prompts: Lead.
Did you know researchers have discovered 136 dance moves that flamingoes perform during mating courtship? What I want to know is who leads — the male or the female?
* Saunder’s Waterford Cold Press watercolor paper
* MaimeriBlu Watercolor
* Pixabay reference photo courtesy of techulator.
#LifeImitatesDoodles #Do…[Read more]

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#doodlewashMay2022 prompts: Lead. Did you know researchers have discovered 136 dance moves that flamingoes perform during mating courtship? What I want to know is who leads — the male or the female? * Saunder’s Waterford Cold Press watercolor paper * MaimeriBlu Watercolor * Pixabay reference photo courtesy of techulator. #LifeImitatesDoodles #Doodlewash @industriamaimeri @st_cuthberts_mill Flamingo Dance-MaimerBlu Watercolor on CP Saunders Waterford

#doodlewashMay2022: Scale. The bettongs are kangaroo rats – small in scale next to kangaroos, but the largest of the kangaroo rats. Did you know the rufous bettongs scientific name (Aepyprymnus rufescens) means “reddish high-rump”? Despite their reddish name, they range in color from reddish brown to pale gray.
#doodlewashMay2022 prompts: Bat.…[Read more]

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#doodlewashMay2022: Scale. The bettongs are kangaroo rats – small in scale next to kangaroos, but the largest of the kangaroo rats. Did you know the rufous bettongs scientific name (Aepyprymnus rufescens) means “reddish high-rump”? Despite their reddish name, they range in color from reddish brown to pale gray. #doodlewashMay2022 prompts: Bat. Did you know that bats are not birds? They are mammals that produce live young and produce milk to feed them. Rufous Bettong-Daniel Smith Watercolor & Arteza Gouache on Hahnemühle Hot Press CollectionBrown Bat-Maimeriblu Watercolor on Saunders Waterford Hot Press

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#doodlewashMay2022: Scale. The bettongs are kangaroo rats – small in scale next to kangaroos, but the largest of the kangaroo rats. Did you know the rufous bettongs scientific name (Aepyprymnus rufescens) means “reddish high-rump”? Despite their reddish name, they range in color from reddish brown to pale gray. #doodlewashMay2022 prompts: Bat. Did you know that bats are not birds? They are mammals that produce live young and produce milk to feed them. Rufous Bettong-Daniel Smith Watercolor & Arteza Gouache on Hahnemühle Hot Press CollectionBrown Bat-Maimeriblu Watercolor on Saunders Waterford Hot Press

#doodlewashMay2022: Tie & Ham. ‘Cause a female bear is called a sow, and bears like to ham it up! I’m jumping ahead a bit because I’ll be mostly offline this weekend, and I had something I could – kind of – tie it to the prompt. See what I did there?
Did you know the Malaysian Sun Bear is the smallest of the bear species? But they make up for it w…[Read more]

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#doodlewashMay2022: Tie & Ham. ‘Cause a female bear is called a sow, and bears like to ham it up! I\'m jumping ahead a bit because I\'ll be mostly offline this weekend, and I had something I could - kind of - tie it to the prompt. See what I did there? Did you know the Malaysian Sun Bear is the smallest of the bear species? But they make up for it with tongues that are 8-10 inches long! This has kind of a Pooh feeling to me. Does it have a Pooh feeling to you? (As in Winnie the - not the other kind of pooh). * Hahnemühle Beige Toned watercolor paper * MaimeriBlu Watercolor #LifeImitatesDoodles #Doodlewash #The100DayProject2022 #ZebraAmbassador #ZebraPen_USA @zebrateam_usa Malayan Sun Bear-Zebra Zensations Tech Pen & MaimeriBlu Watercolor on Hahnemühle Beige Toned Watercolor paper

#doodlewashApril2022 prompt: Date & Palm.
Did you know that a Date Palm can produce up to 10,000 dates in one season? That’s  200-300 pounds of dates!
* Saunder’s Waterford Hot Press Watercolor Paper
* MaimeriBlu Watercolor
#LifeImitatesDoodles #Doodlewash #The100DayProject2022 #ZebraAmbassador #ZebraPen_USA @zebrateam_usa @st_…[Read more]

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#doodlewashApril2022 prompt: Date & Palm. Did you know that a Date Palm can produce up to 10,000 dates in one season? That’s  200-300 pounds of dates! * Saunder’s Waterford Hot Press Watercolor Paper * MaimeriBlu Watercolor #LifeImitatesDoodles #Doodlewash #The100DayProject2022 #ZebraAmbassador #ZebraPen_USA @zebrateam_usa @st_cuthberts_mill#PostcardsForTheLunchBag #WorldWatercolorGroup @industriamaimeri Date Palm - MaimeriBlue Watercolor on Saunders Waterford Hot Press