For Star Wars Day, my original thought was to draw R2D2 and Princess Leia together, so I did a Google search, but all the images I found of them seemed much more complicated to draw than I felt willing to take on…
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…so I gave myself the challenge of “How quickly can you draw Leia?”
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Then it became fun, rather than daunting! And after a few attempts to get sleeves and hands right, and figuring out whether to show feet or not, I drew this.
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Fast, simple, and gets the point across. Which is precisely the goal. 😊
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I create just about every day, and share my works-in-progress here, and on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. You can find finished paintings from 2011 through 2015 in my Daily Paintings feed.
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Snapshot from My Studio: May 04, 2018 at 07:30AM
It’s day 4 of the May creative challenge inside the Creative Sandbox Community. Our prompts this month are “National Days,” and one of the National Days today is Star Wars Day! Who knew?
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I was contemplating drawing Princess Leia, or even Leia with R2D2, but then I got wrapped up in all the details of R2 (which, yes, I know are not accurate, all you Star Wars fans, but close enough that people will know who this is supposed to represent, which is my goal here).
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I’d still like to try my hand at Leia’s hairstyle… How quickly can I draw Leia—that would be a fun question to answer in drawing!
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Snapshot from My Studio: May 03, 2018 at 07:55AM
Yesterday’s prompt in the Creative Sandbox Community monthly creative challenge was Truffle Day, because May 2 is National Truffle Day—who knew?!
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For a delightful illustration of the original meaning of “truffle,” rather than the chocolate kind, don’t miss @carla.la.la.olson’s Instagram! She’s my daily inspiration. 😊❤️
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I’d point you to more Creative Sandbox Community members, but they’re shy, and do their sharing inside the community only. That’s one of the great things about having a private community space: it provides a safe container to share creations, away from the public eye. So people DO share, that allows them to build up their courage muscles. 😊
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Snapshot from My Studio: May 02, 2018 at 06:57AM
I started my conversation with @heyamberrae off by confessing that the email pitching her to be on the podcast triggered ALL OF MY ENVY MONSTERS!
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So we talked about turning envy into inspiration… and so much more. 🖍
These Visual Shownotes™ are highlights from just the first few minutes! It was quite a conversation, filled with gems and insights. 💡
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Have a listen at http://bit.ly/CSW159
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Snapshot from My Studio: April 30, 2018 at 09:34AM
It’s the last day of the April Fooling with Faces and Forms creative challenge inside the Creative Sandbox Community! Today’s prompt: with a hat. So here are 9 hats, something I could use a lot more work on!
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Thank you to @doc_angi for hosting the April challenge! That was so much fun! The May challenge is completely different, designed by a new host. I’m intrigued and excited to see what will emerge from it— stay tuned!
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