A hostess dropped this off at my table when I was drawing in my sketchbook over lunch at a restaurant while visiting with my folks in their town yesterday. This may not seem like a big gesture to everyone, but this meant so, so much to me. Like, so much.
A lot my fellow artists are out here drawing and painting day in, and day out, and sometimes (even despite positive feedback online) we get so in our heads that the only voices that really register for us is our own self criticism. Stuff like this truly breaks through, though.
I tucked this note into the back of my sketchbook to keep as a little glimmer for whenever I need it.
So, to the person who gave this to me, if you'e reading this (because you darted away before I could catch your name): thank you.
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This is my sketchbook spread from the day I visited the Field Museum of Natural History (@TheFieldMuseum). As a little kid who used to collect everything from the natural world (rocks, feathers, bugs, bones, and shells), not to mention as an artist who has drawn animals for decades, it was a dream come true to finally visit the Field Museum. This is one of the largest natural history museums in the world, and even if you were here a week, you still couldn’t see everything. We stayed open to close, and I drew as many of the dinosaurs and animals as I could in person, and photographed so many more, and sketched them back in our hotel. I already want to find a way to get back to Chicago again, because I desperately need to draw more of their incredible collection!
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This is my sketchbook spread from the day I visited the Art Institute of Chicago (@artinstitutechi ). It's my favorite museum in the country, and its collection is incredibly vast. There's really no way to see everything in a day, but I did take a lot of photos of the artwork I especially enjoyed, and sketched several onsite, and did studies of many of them back at the hotel while my body was recovering from a flare over the next couple of days.
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Rosie, my ten year-old (and first) service dog has had a rough go of things lately. While recovering from an infection, her incontinence issues that had been diagnosed earlier this year (which have been successfully treated to the point of no longer being a problem), suddenly came back online. Our vet informed us that the steroids we were using to treat the infection can exacerbate incontinence, especially if your dog has a pre-existing issue. Unfortunately the poor lady has had to wear diapers for the past week and has been walking around looking extra pitiful (and has been manipulating loads of extra treats off of my guilty conscience).
We're hoping now that we've finished the antibiotics that the incontinence will wear off on its own. All fingers and toe beans are crossed on this one, because Rosie is miserable.
And of course I had to commemorate this moment in my sketchbook, because I do paint the good (and the bad) in there.
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Just sketching out some ideas for my next "Catharsis" piece. Think I used enough markers?
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There are days where you just have to thank your lucky stars for some of your collectors. Over the past couple of years, my almost name twin Ashleigh has not only become a big collector of mine, but also a wonderful friend, and I am so grateful to have my work find its way into a home where I know it’s going to be truly appreciated. Recently I was blown away by how beautifully this set of paintings that Ashleigh had purchased were framed, right down to the matte details (a big shout out toMel’s Frame Shop in Portland, Oregon for the stunning work!). I usually don’t get to hear about my work once it leaves my studio, so this was a real treat.
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Second tornado warning in a week. This one was much more severe (and much closer), so my partner and I ended up having to shelter in our closets for an hour and a half. I got the closet with the dogs, so we were a wee bit cramped, but I still managed to make a drawing of all of us. Having come from California, I’m used to earthquakes, but these tornadoes and storms are a whole other thing - you’ve got thunder that shakes the house, rain pounding on the walls and windows, and your phone turns into an ear-splitting siren every few minutes as the storm and tornado progresses. I’m so grateful to say that we’re all okay, and we just have a few downed branches (once again).
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Getting back into the swing of acrylics again with these Grumbacher academy paints that I got through my partnership with @Chartpak. I love how deep their pigments are, and how well they mix with eachother - a must-have for acrylics. The one thing I’m struggling with is how quickly they dry - I got way too used to gouache and it’s ability to be re-wetted!
Use code “ASHLEY” to get 15% off of all Chartpak Store orders (they carry so many art products, including Koh-I-noor, Molotow, Higgins Ink, Grumbacher, and more). See profile for link.
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Studies from “Tanzania Notebooks” by the incredible artist Denis Clavreul that I did while making calls and listening to the Art 21 films (my goal is to watch their entire archive - wish me luck). I would love to get the chance to travel to Tanzania and do live drawings of these animals myself one day. Ever since I got the chance to go out with Jack Muir Laws with his Nature Journaling Club in Northern California so many years ago, I was bitten by the nature journaling bug, and I'm pretty sure it's here to stay. No complaints from me.
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Diving back into acrylics again with my plaint painting has been loads of fun, especially getting the chance to use these Grumbacher academy paints alongside the Grumbacher academy brushes that I got through my partnership with @Chartpak. These paints have such a great consistency and pigment to them - it's a wonder that I ever put down acrylics in the first place (probably because I wasn't using these).
Use code “ASHLEY” to get 15% off of all Chartpak Store orders (they carry so many art products, including KohINoor, Molotow, Higgins, Grumbacher, and more). See profile for link.
accessibility: An overhead photo of Ashley's painting table with a white metal butcher tray covered in green and blue paint with several tubes of Grumbacher acrylic paints scattered across it. Several brushes are set to the side of it as well.
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3 April 2010