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Tag Archives: nearlydailydoodles
Planes, trains, and automobiles. And busses, hotels, and conference rooms.
Pfff. I love traveling, but jumping from a three-day work trip to a friend’s wedding with time between only for a two-hour nap and a hurried (read: incomplete) packing job is not the kind of travel I’m thinking of when … Continue reading
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Tagged daily sketches, hotel, nearlydailydoodles
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Shelves of books
We have a lot of books. We also have a bad habit of accumulating more books. That’s not a bad habit, you argue? It’s certainly not a vice, but bad habit, I think, is an entirely appropriate descriptor. Bookshelves are … Continue reading
Posted in Artwork, Nearly Daily Doodles, Sketching
Tagged books, daily sketches, nearlydailydoodles
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One of those days
Ugh. Work today just felt like work, a yet-to-be-resolved scheduling conflict looms ever closer, an evening bike ride spent dodging runners and swarms of tiny flies left me more rather than less stressed, and my racing mind wasn’t listening to … Continue reading
Weekend mornings
When they’re not spent rushing off to some weekend commitment, eight o’clock to noon on Saturday mornings are my four favorite hours of the week, followed closely by the same four hours the next day. There is something so liberating … Continue reading
Windowsills
I suspect this might be the first of many appearances by this little guy. We only have about five plants in our apartment, and I love drawing leaves and flowers. Of course I can also go outside (or buy more … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Nearly Daily Doodles, Sketching
Tagged daily sketch, nearlydailydoodles, plant
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Friday night
I love sketching in cafes, bars, and restaurants. It’s the prefect place to draw people because they’re moving enough that you’re forced to keep the sketch loose but not so much that you can’t capture them. It also feels more … Continue reading
The new to-do list
For the past few weeks to-do lists have been working really well for me. I think it’s because I’ve just adopted a ‘new day, new list’ policy. Usually I make rambling to-do lists with a mix of long-term and short-term … Continue reading
Thoughts on laundry
Laundry is my least favorite household chore. Hands down. My preference for household chores can be roughly plotted according to ‘satisfaction upon completion’ versus ‘distaste for the actual task.” On both fronts, laundry scores at the losing end of the … Continue reading
Unwinding
We don’t watch TV particularly often, but it is a favorite way to unwind during the busy workweek. Ordinarily I would be doing nothing while watching – multitasking stresses me out. But sketching doesn’t feel like multitasking. And there’s something … Continue reading
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Caitlin’s chair
More sketching in bed. No particular reason to draw a chair, it was just the first thing I saw when I picked up my pen. While he was not the direct inspiration, van Gogh comes instantly to mind now that … Continue reading
Posted in favorite artists, Nearly Daily Doodles, Sketching
Tagged daily sketch, nearlydailydoodles, vincent van gogh
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