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SKETCHBOOK: MY SIX MONTHS

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A HALF A YEAR OF SKETCHES

The best sketches of each month since I started in January. My development has been a bit bumpy and lumpy. Still, six months into the project, I thought it was time for a review to give me a chance to see what I’ve done. What I like. What I don’t like. I’ve omitted more than I than included.

May 2022
May 2022
May 2022
May 2022
June 2022
June 2022
June 2022
June 2022
June 2022
June 2022
July 2022
July 2022
Sketchbook drawings from January through early July 2022

It’s almost exactly 6 months since I started drawing, so it’s interesting to see how far I’ve come — or not come. The apple, which I draw at the end of my first week was the single item that made me think I might have a bit of talent.

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21 replies

  1. Janelle
    07/11/2022 • 16:51

    Marilyn, you are very talented. Continue to grow your gifts and hone your skills. You are blessed to be creative and possess such abilities.

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    • Marilyn Armstrong
      07/11/2022 • 21:47

      Thanks Janelle. I wish I’d started a bit sooner, but I am enjoying have a more “hands on” creative outlet. My mother painted and I probably picked up a lot from her. She was always talking about art and artists. I suppose you can’t help learn something along the way.

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  2. Melanie B Cee
    07/07/2022 • 14:22

    Absolutely stunning! I love the progression too, which you’ve documented as you go through and you keep improving and improving. Very impressive!

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    • Marilyn Armstrong
      07/07/2022 • 14:53

      There were a lot of really bad ones that not only didn’t make it to this, but never made it beyond the page on which they were drawn. I think I keep them to remind me that you never get too good to do bad work. Just when I think “Hey, I think I’ve got it,” I turn out something really awful. It happens with photography and writing, too. No one ever gets perfect.

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      • Garry Armstrong
        07/08/2022 • 12:57

        I especially love the sketches of our furry kids. Gibbs aka “Poor Larry Talbot/The Wolfman” elicits a tiny tear and a big smile. Bonnie is still my sweetheart and The Duke my shadow.

        Shout outs for “A Wintry Sunset” and “Day’s End”.

        “Ghosts In The Valley” is so cool — A B cowboy flick poster or Tex Ritter cover song.

        The “Garry sketch” should be sent to NCIS, Bluebloods, CSI and all the FBI’s. He’s clearly a “POI”

        The birds are well represented.

        6 months? You’ve come a long way, Baby.

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  3. Tish Farrell
    07/07/2022 • 08:24

    Echoing Sadje. Definitely talent shows in every sketch. Especially struck by the Wintry sunset and adjacent Indian corn.

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    • Marilyn Armstrong
      07/07/2022 • 15:01

      Thank you very much. The Indian corn was, after the apple, the next picture that made me hope the improvement was ongoing.

      I love drawing larger scenes, but the arthritis in my hands objects, so I have to pace myself. The bigger ones are fun and satisfying but take a couple of days to complete. I can get the initial drawing done in an hour or two, but the coloring takes time. I am impatient, but you can’t force arthritic hands if you want them to continue functioning. When they say “stop now,” you stop. Now.

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  4. Sadje
    07/07/2022 • 00:57

    The inherent talent shows through from the very first sketch! Awesome

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