Some new critters are joining the party.
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Intentionally imperfect symmetry. Wobbly mandala in the making? #workinprogress #originalart #abstractart #blackandwhite #pigmamicron #doodleart #doodlewithdinwiddie #creativesandbox #gogetcreating

Playing with patterns. #workinprogress #doodleart #doodlewithdinwiddie #blackandwhite #abstractart #experimentation #pigmamicron #originalart #gogetcreating

The ball o’critters grows!
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I think the most fun part is when I make a random shape with no preconceived idea of what kind of critter it will be, and then I find the critter inside the shape. Often there is more than one possible critter in there—one part could be either a tail or a head, or possibly a limb, or a lower jaw.
There’s often a moment of panic that this shape can’t possibly work. But when I let myself think like a 4-year-old, there’s always something I can find.
It might be facing away from me. It might bear no relation to any real creature I’ve ever seen.
Once I let go of the panic this is where it gets the most fun. After all, who says my doodle critters need to look like real animals? How boring Dr. Seuss would have been if his creatures looked like every other animal drawing you’d ever seen.

Permission, baby. All creative joy springs from permission.

Go make your own wacky creation—visual, written, audio, out of macaroni or leaves or beat-up blue jeans. Give yourself permission to play.
Then share it with the hashtag #doodlewithdinwiddie and ping me. 🙂 #workinprogress #doodleart #originalart #blackandwhite #critters #creativesandbox #pigmamicron #abstractart #spontaneousart #intuitiveart #20minutesinthemorning #gogetcreating