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Just keep sketching (sing that to yourself)

Even on days when I’m in the midst of planning a new piece of fine art or fashion illustration, I try to take a few minutes and keep my drawing skills honed by doodling. You’d be amazed at some of the wonderful little sketches you can create – in fact, sometimes I wish I’d drawn […]

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Cherries from JFK school demo!

At the end of January I spent 2 delightful mornings chatting about art with the 5th grade students at John F. Kennedy school in Windsor, CT. I showed them some of my illustrations and fine art then did a quick demonstration on blocking in color using pastel chalks on a flip chart. These work best […]

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Colored Pencil Workshop in Avon, CT

Several months ago I was honored to be asked to give a demonstration in colored pencil at the Avon Art Association in February, followed by a workshop a few days later. As it happened we had a snowstorm the week of February 22nd and it had to be moved to Feb. 28th and March 1st. […]

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