I missed the final January Coaching session, but worked on this in Thursday’s Focus session, and then spent a little more time on it.

Don’t love it, don’t hate it either. It lacks depth Or perspective or something… my goal was to do something, anything, done not perfect! So, I’ll check it off as task completed and move on!

reference photo found…

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When I go to the main Foxsy site I’m not seeing any upcoming live classes listed, though I am getting emails about new ones.

Am I missing something super obvious? (I feel like I am!)

TIA

Melissa

So simple and effective! I leave stuff in my camera roll with the intent of finding it later, but that’s an abyss. Taking that extra step to put it in one place is something I’ll be considering!

This isn’t sketch session related…but it is my study of rocks that I did in yesterday’s focused painting session with Linda and Shelby.

So, why not take some creative liberty and share here anyway? It’s not finished, but I got the brush in my hand after a few weeks’ hiatus. That was the goal!

Done, not perfect is my new mantra 😘

I suffer from some classic analysis paralysis. I need to find effective ways to simply sit down and make art. I struggle with the “blank page syndrome”, and often spend my time finding something TO do instead of just DOING something creative.

I know if I just made more art often-good, bad, mediocre-it would slowly improve my skills, and then…

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Happy New Year Everyone!!! Attached is the photo I painted after conspiring with Chat GPT! It’s my childhood home and I used it as the cover for the cookbook I compiled of family recipes and shared with my family this Christmas.

I may continue the conversation in the new thread Shelby created about how/why I used Chat GPT for this project, but…

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🙂 I used AI to create that script, obviously. AND… I used it to help me plan a project-I will post pictures when I’m done. If anyone is curious about the method/platform I used, I’d be happy to start another post when I have some more time and share the details. I was really shocked at how helpful it was. Now…. let’s see what the…

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<hr>🎭 “Confessions of a Watercolor Heretic”

CAST

• YOU – An anxious but proud art student

• SHELBY – The calm, all-knowing Art Priest (and Mentor)

<hr>INT. CONFESSIONAL BOOTH – DAY

(Dim light. You slide into the confessional. Nervous shuffle. Paper rustling.)

YOU
(whispering)
Forgive me, Shelby, for I have sinned.

(Pause.)

It has been… three days since my…

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I just found a great practice paper 30% cotton but REALLY great to work on. And I’ve tried many other less expensive kinds- hated them all until now. Plus.. supporting an artist not a corporation Andrea Nelson Art on social media

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