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My project in Artist's Notebook: Explore Illustration Techniques course

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A Walk in the Woods - part of my collection of forest treasure selected in preparation for drawing.
A Walk in the Woods - part of my collection of forest treasure selected in preparation for drawing.
A leaf study taking visual notes of graphic elements and drawing new characters.
A leaf study taking visual notes of graphic elements and drawing new characters.
Pencil drawings of imaginary plants using graphic elements noted in woodland studies.
Pencil drawings of imaginary plants using graphic elements noted in woodland studies.
Pencil drawing of imaginary insect using graphic elements drawn on left page.
Pencil drawing of imaginary insect using graphic elements drawn on left page.
Drawings referencing the same graphic elements in both characters.
Drawings referencing the same graphic elements in both characters.
Calligraphic drawings of animals from imagination with Indian ink and a sumi brush.
Calligraphic drawings of animals from imagination with Indian ink and a sumi brush.
Oil painting, from imagination, relying on memory.
Oil painting, from imagination, relying on memory.
A garden created from imagination by combining a paper cut with paper cut scraps.
A garden created from imagination by combining a paper cut with paper cut scraps.
Painting characters from imagination. Oil pastel and oil paint on paper.
Painting characters from imagination. Oil pastel and oil paint on paper.
Oil paint transfer paper/monotype.
Oil paint transfer paper/monotype.
Monotype printing without a press
Monotype printing without a press
Figure drawings from imagination
Figure drawings from imagination
Different elements and ideas joined to create new ideas. Ink and monotype.
Different elements and ideas joined to create new ideas. Ink and monotype.
Same as above but using oil transfer-paper technique and colour pencils.
Same as above but using oil transfer-paper technique and colour pencils.
Monotype insect & paper cut flower and insect silhouettes
Monotype insect & paper cut flower and insect silhouettes
Hand-coloured papers
Hand-coloured papers
Learning more about visual grammar and silhouettes.
Learning more about visual grammar and silhouettes.
Exploring water-mixable oil paint as an alternative to solvent-mixable oil paint.
Exploring water-mixable oil paint as an alternative to solvent-mixable oil paint.
Curating a collection of found natural objects.
Curating a collection of found natural objects.
Learning new drawing concepts
Learning new drawing concepts
My project in Artist's Notebook: Explore Illustration Techniques course 24
Preparing notebooks
Preparing notebooks
Paper cut collages
Paper cut collages
Imagined forest
Imagined forest
Imagined Forest
Imagined Forest
Mask monotype
Mask monotype
Image joining and stencil work
Image joining and stencil work

I saw this course on Jesús Cisneros's Instagram feed after a year of sleeping very little while caring for my beloved dog. The course exercises reconnected me to drawing for pleasure as my sleep/wake pattern improved.
Thank you to everyone here sharing and to the artists I have connected with on the forum for their kind encouragement. I say the biggest thank you to Jesús for sharing his talent, knowledge, process and time. This has all been a gift (:

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