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Mary Roff posted artwork 3 hours, 47 minutes ago1/23/21 Seeds 1.23.21 Seeds img001
Mary Roff posted an update1/23/21 Seeds 1.23.21 Seeds img001
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Sandra Strait posted artwork 13 hours, 51 minutes ago#DoodlewashJanuary2021 Prompt: Seeds. Did you know that until the 1800s, save for the wealthy, people pulled grass to make room for more useful plants like dandelions? Watercolor on Hahnemühle Rough Collection Paper. Reference photo by AdinaVoicu on Pixabay. #Hahnemühle_USA #QoRWatercolors Dandelion Seed Capital-QoR Watercolor on Hahnemühle Rou…[Read more]
Sandra Strait posted an update#DoodlewashJanuary2021 Prompt: Seeds. Did you know that until the 1800s, save for the wealthy, people pulled grass to make room for more useful plants like dandelions? Watercolor on Hahnemühle Rough Collection Paper. Reference photo by AdinaVoicu on Pixabay. #Hahnemühle_USA #QoRWatercolors Dandelion Seed Capital-QoR Watercolor on Hahnemühle Rough Collection Paper
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Sandra this is beautiful.
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Thank you, Brenda!
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This is gorgeous Sandra! Dandelion wine 🙂
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Thanks a million, Lori!
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Beautiful painting, Sandra. I let the dandelions flower in my garden, because its one of the first flowers for the pollinators. I try and dead head before they go to seed though.
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Beautiful!
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Gorgeous!
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Fabulous, great colours.
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Beautiful! One of my favorite wildflowers!!
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Sandra Strait and
Carl Frye are now friends 14 hours, 40 minutes ago
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Kim Howard-Humphreys are now friends 22 hours, 20 minutes ago
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Fantine Ponter recommended the post GUEST ARTIST: “It’s Never Too Late!” by Kathy Lee 1 day, 1 hour ago
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Mary Roff posted artwork 1 day, 3 hours ago
1/22/21. Egg. Egg over easy; the one thing my husband will cook and he does a darn good job. 1.22.21 Egg img001
Mary Roff posted an update1/22/21. Egg. Egg over easy; the one thing my husband will cook and he does a darn good job. 1.22.21 Egg img001
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Amazing!
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Thank you, Zertab!
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Well done Mary!
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Thank you, Fatima!
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Beautiful Mary, such detail .
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Thanks, Brenda!
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Ooh, that looks delicious! You’ve painted the perfect egg!
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Thanks, Sandra!
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Mary, this is so good!
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Thank you, Nicole!
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Fantastic job
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Thanks, Melissa!
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That’s brilliant, Mary. So realistic.
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Thanks, Gary!
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Mary this looks so realistic!
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Thank you, Lori!
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Sandra Strait posted artwork 1 day, 14 hours ago
#DoodlewashJanuary2021 Prompt: Egg. Did you know that you can often tell whether a hen will lay white or brown eggs by the color of her earlobes? There are exceptions, but usually white earlobes mean white eggs while red or brown earlobes indicate brown eggs. Artwork-Gouache on Hahnemühle rough ‘The Collection’ Watercolor paper. #Hahnemühle_USA
Sandra Strait posted an update#DoodlewashJanuary2021 Prompt: Egg. Did you know that you can often tell whether a hen will lay white or brown eggs by the color of her earlobes? There are exceptions, but usually white earlobes mean white eggs while red or brown earlobes indicate brown eggs. Artwork-Gouache on Hahnemühle rough \'The Collection\' Watercolor paper. #Hahnemühle_USA Sunny Side Up-Gouache on Hahnemuhle Rough Collection watercolor paper
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Beautiful Sandra.
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Thanks a million, Victoria!
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Very cool gorgeous painting
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Thank you so much, Brenda!
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Wonderful!
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Thank you, Zertab!
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Sandra, I always look forward to your, “did you know” because usually I don’t and I always feel smarter after reading your post!! Lovely eggs btw!
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Thank you so much, Lori!
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Beautiful painting, Sandra. The colours are gorgeous, like a sunny day.
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Many thanks, Gary!
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Beautiful!
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Thank you, Jessica!
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Nice art work. Didn’t know the facts about brown eggs. Do brown eggs produce chickens to lay brown eggs?
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That’s a good question, Everett! Earlobe color is breed specific, so the answer would be yes.
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This is so beautiful SAndra.
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Thank you, Nicole!
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Fantastic!
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Many thanks, Fatima!
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Sandra Strait recommended the post GUEST ARTIST: “It’s Never Too Late!” by Kathy Lee 1 day, 21 hours ago
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Charlie O'Shields wrote a new post, GUEST ARTIST: "It’s Never Too Late!" by Kathy Lee 1 day, 22 hours ago
My name is Kathy Lee from Sydney, Australia. Who would have thought 2020 would bring Covid into our lives, and lead to me discovering at the ripe old age of 69 that I could paint, and yet that’s exactly what h
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Serendipity at work – how wonderful that you discovered watercolor, both for the joy you receive in using it, and the joy of the beholder in viewing your awesome paintings! Thank you for sharing you artistic journey with us!
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What a wonderful story and such beautiful art!! Thank you for sharing!!
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Wonderful work!
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Kathy Lee you are a Master. The teacher who told you you can’t do art, is stupid. End of story. We have those kind up in Canada too (my kid’s teacher insisted that because I am a writer,I wrote the kid’s essay . I did not and she got a huge blast from me. Your art is absolutely beautiful. You could be teaching that.
And what is that you say about “ripe old age of 69 ?” It is not too ripe or we would not be able to learn things like how to paint like you do. And it’s not old whatever that is. I am smiling by the way.
Hugs .
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Such beautiful work! It’s always inspiring to read about people who continue to learn and grow as they get older… good reminder that we rarely should let age limit us….
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Wow! You are my hero! Your art is beautiful and your story is inspiring. Thank you for sharing both with us.
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Oh my! Your work is wonderful! I can’t believe you just “took it up” in April. You were blessed with talent! Thank you for sharing your story. Such inspiration!
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WOW – those are amazing paintings Kathy. Thank you so much .. what an inspiration you are!!! 🙂 I am 68 and just starting out!
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Fine thanks as I hope you are too. Trying to get un-lazy after doing all that Christmas card painting.
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Great message, and beautiful artwork! I too share a journey similar to yours, in that I started watercolour at 66, 4 years ago, and am loving it!
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Your story is so heart warming and it brought tears to my eyes. You took that leaf of faith into a dream you craved within your heart. Now all your awesome paintings show the true meaning, that an artist journey begins at any age. Your an inspiriting young lady who has found a beautiful journey to travel on through 2020 and going forward. Thank you for your gift and when I’m not sure, your story will be read again an again until I’ve found the desire within me to really paint and just not doodle a ground in watercolours .💗
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Your paintings are wonderful! Very inspiring. Thank you for sharing.
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Ya me too — I looked at my art supplies all over the table as I did morning pages (aka Julia Cameron) and commented to NoteBook that those look sort of limp right now as if if they slept too long. I have what is known as Stage Fright (imposter syndrome they call it but that doesn’t make sense to me). Today I have no excuses left….
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Kathryn I should have mentioned, re age, that a writer started to write novels at 86 and i mentioned that to a fellow artist on one of the art sites. She replied that yes, that writer is a friend of hers and is on her second work now!!!!!!! I guess I better get my short stories going again….
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Mary Roff posted artwork 2 days, 3 hours ago
1/21/31 Cub I used a Pixabay photo as a reference for this Doodlewash prompt. 1.21.21 Cub img001
Mary Roff posted an update1/21/31 Cub I used a Pixabay photo as a reference for this Doodlewash prompt. 1.21.21 Cub img001
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Such detail, this is wonderful Mary!
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Thank you, Brenda!
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Adorable !
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Thank you, Fatima!
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I love the way you did the leaves. Good shading on the cub, too.
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Thank you, Glenda!
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Oh so cute! Love the texture of the foliage and tree trunk!
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Thank you, Sandra!
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really cute
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Thanks, Pat!
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Super cute! I love bear cubs! <3
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Thank you, Lori!
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Brilliant. We had the same idea Mary.
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Thanks, Gary! “Great minds…:-).
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Aw, so cute!
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Thank you, Jessica!
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Nice!
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Thanks, Zertab
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Sandra Strait posted artwork 2 days, 15 hours ago
#DoodlewashJanuary2021 Prompt: Cub. Lion cubs may look sweet, but I can tell you from experience that they are mischievous little devils! Did you know that all lactating females in a pride will feed any of the cubs with no preference given to their own? Gouache on Hahnemühle hot press ‘The Collection’ Watercolor paper.
#Hahnemühle_USA #P…[Read more]Sandra Strait posted an update#DoodlewashJanuary2021 Prompt: Cub. Lion cubs may look sweet, but I can tell you from experience that they are mischievous little devils! Did you know that all lactating females in a pride will feed any of the cubs with no preference given to their own? Gouache on Hahnemühle hot press \'The Collection\' Watercolor paper. #Hahnemühle_USA #PostcardsForThe LunchBag Devil in Disguise-Gouache on Hahnemühle Hot Press Collection paper
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So cute! I love all the layers of fur!
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Thank you, J.L.
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This is great. How did you accomplish the white areas?
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Thank you, Brenda! This was painted with gouache, which is opaque, so you can paint light over dark. If I do have large areas of white, I just leave it unpainted, but with this lion, I painted the entire cub with local color (the closest I could get to the main overall color), then I painted the shaded areas with a slightly darker version. Then I…[Read more]
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Amaaing thank you. I am learning so much
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I plan to write up a gouache tutorial in the near future.
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This is absolutely fabulous Sandra!
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Many thanks, Lori!
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Outstanding!
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Thank you, Zertab!
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Sandra he is so cute :). Yes they certainly can be very mischievous – either that or very subdued .. no inbetween 🙂 Love your work 🙂
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Thank you, Zoie! Much like any other kitten, but a bit more aggressive from the get-go, I think.
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Actually Sandra they aren’t. As little ones they are just as sweet and inquisitive as a house kitten. And as trusting. 🦁
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I remember that from when we raised lions and tigers when I was a child. I also remember being attacked unexpectedly, knocked down, sat on, and I still have scars from bites and scratches. They weren’t mean – it was mostly play, but they did have an awful temper. It could be because I was a child and they treated me like I was one of them.
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Aaw first .. that is soo cool. I only have my perspective from Africa. My Mom did have a friend who had a game farm and I got to spend time with all the baby animals except tigers, but he had Cheetahs as pets – about 3 of them and I played with those full grown adults in the house until I was 6 when I was placed in a convent. So Cheetahs (only…[Read more]
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I used to hope we’d get a cheetah eventually, but the zoo didn’t have any at that time. That game farm sounds like a fabulous place to visit!
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That’s brilliant, Sandra. You have tell us about your experience with lion cubs.
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My father worked at the local zoo for over 20 years. Back then (looooong time ago) the zoo didn’t have a nursery so if a mother rejected her offspring, one of the employees would take it home and raise it for a while. Mostly, we had lions and tigers. In the beginning, we kept them until they were about 6 months old, but that was too hard on…[Read more]
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That’s fantastic Sandra.
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Definitely one of the cherished memories of my youth!
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What a lovely experience though Sandra .. that’s fantastic and that is why you are such a beautiful individual 🙂
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Thank you so much, Zoie!
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So great!
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Thank you, Jessica!
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Awesome.
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Many thanks, Victoria!
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What a beauty!!!
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Thank you, Mary!
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Great technique and layers!
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Thank you, Fatima!
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Mary Roff posted artwork 3 days, 8 hours ago
1/20/21 Tadpoles 1.20.21 Tadpole img001
Mary Roff posted an update1/20/21 Tadpoles 1.20.21 Tadpole img001
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Beautifully done.
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Thank you!
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This is fabulous Mary! Perfect tadpole pond!
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Thanks, Lori!
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Nice job.
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Thanks, Everett!
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Nice painting, Mary. I like the stones around the pond.
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Thanks, Gary!
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So creative Mary–I like the stones too!
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Thanks, Brenda!
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Nicely done!
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Thank you, Fatima!
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Fabulous!
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Thank you, Sandra!
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Love the painting!
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Thanks, Priscilla!
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So pretty Mary!
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Thank you!
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Sandra Strait posted artwork 3 days, 13 hours ago
#DoodlewashJanuary2021 Prompt: Tadpole. Did you know that tadpoles are also called polliwogs, a word meaning ‘head’ and ‘wiggle’. Zebra Sarasa Retractable Clip Gel Pen on Hahnemühle Rough ‘The Collection’ paper. Reference photo courtesy of Skitterphoto at Pixabay.
#Hahnemühle_USA #PostcardsForThe LunchBag Tadpole-Zebra Sarasa Retractable Clip Gel PenSandra Strait posted an update#DoodlewashJanuary2021 Prompt: Tadpole. Did you know that tadpoles are also called polliwogs, a word meaning \'head\' and \'wiggle\'. Zebra Sarasa Retractable Clip Gel Pen on Hahnemühle Rough \'The Collection\' paper. Reference photo courtesy of Skitterphoto at Pixabay. #Hahnemühle_USA #PostcardsForThe LunchBag Tadpole-Zebra Sarasa Retractable Clip Gel Pen
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Wonderful!
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Many thanks, Mary!
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Ooh, great water bubble. Nice, vivid color.
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Many thanks, Glenda!
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Sandra, you never fail to amaze me! How did you get that effect?
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Thank you, Brenda! I used gel pens on a soft watercolor paper. If you look closely, you’ll see the linework.
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It’s amazing
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Many thanks!
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Awesome!
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Many thanks, Zertab!
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This is so cool Sandra! I love how you placed the polliwog in the drop of water!
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Thank you, Lori! I saw the reference photo and had to try it!
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This is great, Sandra. The raindrop is really good.
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Thank you, Gary!
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Gorgeous! Love the sparkle! I didn’t know what a polliwog was. It reminds me of the song lyrics “Sing polly wolly doodle all the day!”
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Thank you, Jessica! “Oh, I went down South, For to see my Sal …”
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Beautiful.
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Thank you, Victoria!
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Beautiful!
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Many thanks, Fatima!
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Wow, you nailed the reflections on the drop of water!
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Thank you so much, Falk!
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Wow! thats all Im saying!
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Thank you, Priscilla! That says it all!
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Mary Roff posted artwork 4 days, 3 hours ago
2/19/20 beach KID 1.19.21 Kid img001
Mary Roff posted an update2/19/20 beach KID 1.19.21 Kid img001
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Gorgeous!
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Thank you, Fatima!
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Wonderful, nice crisp colors!
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Thanks, Brenda!
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That’s great, Mary. I can smell the sea air.
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Thanks, Gary!
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wonderful style
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Thanks, Pat!
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So sweet and so beautifully painted!
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Thanks, Sandra!
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Wonderful.
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Thank you, Victoria!
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Lovely Mary, like a Mary Cassatt.
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Thank you!!
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I love it … I can see the Cassatt!
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Thank you, Glenda!
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Aww this is so wonderful!
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Thank you, Zertab!
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Wow Mary! This is lovely!
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Thank you, Lori!
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Fabulous!!
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Thank you, Priscilla!
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Sandra Strait posted artwork 4 days, 14 hours ago
DoodlewashJanuary2021 Prompt: Kid. Did you know that while a goat most commonly has 2-3 kids in a litter, the world’s record is 7! Poor mama! ouache on Hahnemühle hot press ‘The Collection’ Watercolor paper. Reference photo courtesy of Alexis_Fotos at Pixabay.
@Hahnemühle_USA Kidding Around-Gouache on Hahnemühle Hot Press Collection PaperSandra Strait posted an updateDoodlewashJanuary2021 Prompt: Kid. Did you know that while a goat most commonly has 2-3 kids in a litter, the world\'s record is 7! Poor mama! ouache on Hahnemühle hot press \'The Collection\' Watercolor paper. Reference photo courtesy of Alexis_Fotos at Pixabay. @Hahnemühle_USA Kidding Around-Gouache on Hahnemühle Hot Press Collection Paper
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Adorable!
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Many thanks, Mary!
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Such expression, absolutely beautiful.
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Thank you so much, Brenda!
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Nice ‘movement’ in his fur! Also, I love the greens in the background.
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Many thanks, Glenda!
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Super!
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Thank you, Zertab!
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Beautiful Sanda.
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Thank you, Victoria!
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Sweetness Sandra! 🙂
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Thank you, Lori!
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Brilliant painting, Sandra.
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Thank you so much, Gary!
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The fur is great!
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Thank you, Christine!
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Love the texture!
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Thank you, Jessica! I used a different method than I usually do. It takes longer so I’m not sure how often I’ll use it.
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Very realistic. Like the texture.
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Thank you, Everett! I used a method that takes longer than my usual, so I don’t use it too often. It’s fun to do when I have time.
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Lovely Sandra!
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Many thanks, Fatima!
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wonderful painting. the fur is so fuzzy..nice technique
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Thank you so much, Pat! It’s a technique that takes a bit of time, so I don’t use it often, but gouache lends itself to doing it.
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Love the textures!
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Many thanks, Priscilla!
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Beautifully done. You captured the colors and juicy look. 🙂
Thanks, Everett!
Too good!
Thanks, Zertab!
Beautifully done ,Mary!
Thank you, Fatima!
Mary your paintings always look so realistic, love this one! You are an inspiration!
Love the 3-D seeds! Yum.