life
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Art friends
Originally published 27th of February 2024 So, today boys and girls and others, I want to talk about art friends. Short version: get some. Long version: An art friend is a person, who also does art. Friends don’t need to share the same style or medium with you. There are pros in either way. Art…
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Sum up (that not delicious cousin of dim sum)
Originally published 31st of December 2022 Now at the end of the year I’m supposed to look back and I don’t know, contemplate how I feel about stuff that happened? Health: Definitely good stuff, the biggest injury in the family was one broken wrist. One kid got a diagnosis and proper meds, so not many…
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Slump
Originally published 7th of September 2022 Sometimes I fall into slump. That feeling, that nothing is working like it should. Colours I’m mixing turns out horrible in really unexpected way (brown + white = lilac?!? What is happening here?). Fixes I try to make are worse than the original was. Lines get crooked, brush bristles…
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Warp speed
Originally published 30th of August 2022 I have kids. I have a day job that has nothing to do with art. I have a home that I try to keep looking like a human habitat (failing in it). I even need to sleep every now and then. Oh, how I love to sleep, though I…
Art by Marianne Monto 