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Adding blue Ziller ink, in various stages of dilution… #workinprogress #wip #originalart #watercolorground #zillerink #poscapen

Works in progress. In the ugly adolescent phase, when I’m afraid they will never turn into anything I’m pleased with. I always struggle with this phase… I have to always remind myself that it always feels like this! (And this is why I rarely accept commissions anymore. I can handle this feeling when it’s just for me. But […]

Didn’t get to any Creative Sandbox playtime this morning. Some days are like that. But I did get to it just now! It doesn’t matter *when* you do it. It matters *that* you do it. I find the thing I do FIRST is the thing that gets DONE, which is why im@a big believer in slotting my Creative […]

It’s warm outside today. I think that came out in this morning’s painting—”cool” colors but a sunny vibe, no? That bright green “halo,” perhaps? The combo of Spring and deep sky blue? Whatever it is, it makes me happy, especially when combined with that little curl at the top. This little series of ultra-minis is turning into a […]

I decided to do something different with today’s Doodlecam, and that decision led me down a path of delight. Rather than just filling in the *interior* spaces defined by my knot doodle, I started by painting a “halo” around the *exterior*, defining the outside of the knot. *That* put a tingle in my toes. Actually, at first I […]

There is something so satisfying about taking these “formal” shots, setting up the painting on its tiny easel, getting the composition just so, picking the photos to go into these photo-collages to share here. It really tickles me, and I don’t even really know why! When you find something that does that for you, don’t question it, just […]

One piece, two orientations. Which one do you like better? #creativesandbox #creativesandboxway #doodle #doodles #doodleart #doodleartist #doodlesofinstagram #dailydoodle2017 #dailydoodle #dailycreative #dailyart #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #abstractart #originalart #originalartwork #pencil #watercolorground #100dayproject #the100dayproject #tinycanvas #tinypainting #tinyart #miniart #minicanvas #posca #poscapen #poscapens

Surprise! It’s a new shape today—2″x3″! I’m breaking away from square because at some point I bought a box of these ultra mini 2x3s, and I’ve gotta do something with them eventually, so might as well start now! The Posca paint pen that @tracey_sunshine sent me is still going strong. For waterproof black lines on watercolor ground, so […]

For this morning’s Doodlecam, I experimented with Caran D’Ache Neocolor II Aquarelle water-soluble wax pastel crayons, which were gifted to me by the amazing @tracey_sunshine (Thank you, Tracey! You have no idea what a ray of sunshine it was to get your little package in the mail with my downstairs all torn up during our renovation! ❤️) There […]

Doodling in bed while listening to a podcast with my sweetie. #lifeisgood #creativesandbox #creativesandboxway #doodle #doodles #doodleart #doodleartist #doodlesofinstagram #dailydoodle2017 #dailydoodle #dailycreative #dailyart #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #abstractart #originalart #originalartwork #blackandwhite #pigmamicron #the100dayproject #100dayproject

A message for today. #creativesandbox #creativesandboxway #doodle #doodles #doodleart #doodleartist #doodlesofinstagram #dailydoodle2017 #dailydoodle #dailycreative #dailyart #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #abstractart #originalart #originalartwork #blackandwhite #pigmamicron #the100dayproject #100dayproject

A post shared by Melissa Dinwiddie | Instigator (@a_creative_life) on Apr 19, 2017 at 7:08am PDT I *really* liked an earlier version of this, a couple of layers ago… but of course I just couldn’t stop. Ah, well. Now I’ll keep going and turn it into something else! ? That’s how it works in the Creative Sandbox! It’s […]

Tuesday morning doodle. #creativesandbox #creativesandboxway #doodle #doodles #doodleart #doodleartist #doodlesofinstagram #dailydoodle2017 #dailydoodle #dailycreative #dailyart #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #abstractart #originalart #originalartwork #blackandwhite #pigmamicron #the100dayproject #100dayproject

For today’s Monday Morning Doodlecam, I turned to my Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils to add a dash of color to yesterday’s doodle. The *plan* had been to make a new tiny painting, but somebody forgot to prime a new set of canvases with watercolor ground yesterday, because we were so busy clutterbusting and clearing out kitchen cabinets, getting […]