ugly stepsister art
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Delaware Fun-A-Day art challenge accepted! (Again) What is the Delaware Fun-A-Day challenge? Create a piece of art a day for the challenge month. This challenge asks participants to create art during the month of July. For this one, I’ll be creating a DEMON A DAY. Each day I’ll feature a demonic figure from different folklore
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I talked about the #hauntedgardenartchallenge in my “Pollinator” post. This is the next prompt I created, “Bat Dance.” It’s another colored pencil and ink piece on toned gray paper. Check it out below. And if you’re interested in a print use the contact form to request one.
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I created a drawing for the Instagram art challege #hauntedgardenartchallenge, which is a drawing challenge created by user/artist @Gracemoth that happens during the month of June. I’m participating when I can, but not following all the prompts. I recently completed a drawing for the June 15th prompt “bumble bee.” Check out the piece below.
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My newest piece was inspired by a prompt for a February art challenge. The prompt, “diamond,” took on a life of its own. I just had draw hundreds of diamonds. Needless to say, it took several days rather than one. It gave me the opportunity to try Faber-Castell polychromos colored pencils for the first time.
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Thinking of this eloquent, groundbreaking, and complex man today. He laid the groundwork for civil rights that inspired generations of civil rights activists and caring humans who want to change systems of oppression.
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My latest piece, Elegant Chicken Legs. As Frank Reynolds says, “I don’t know how much time I got left. I’m gonna get real weird with it.” Original piece pending sale to a private collector.
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Fall is here. With it comes all the spooky art challenges. I’ve kept busy with commissions, submitting work for shows, and creating products for my newer work. This weekend I was able to fit in a painting for the #12daysofghosts challenge. The prompt was “seaside.” I’ll be doing a few of these quick pieces when
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Brand new stickers are available now! I painted the watercolor and tea stained piece “Ribcage Garden” as part of an online art challenge #hauntedgardenartchallenge. It’s now available in a holographic sticker in my online shop and retail space at Bellefonte Arts in Wilmington, DE. Stickers measure 3 inches. Take a look at these beauties! Purchasing
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I’m sharing my post recent piece, Ribcage Garden. It was part of the #hauntedgardenartchallenge. (Use the hashtag to see the prompts for the month of June.) The prompt was “bones.” What better part of the skeleton to house a dark garden than a ribcage? TITLE: Ribcage Garden MEDIUM: Watercolor, tea staining, ink.
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Happy Halloween! Now releasing my Drawlloween pieces for the Mab Graves Drawlloween Challenge 2020!
Ugly Stepsister: Artwork by Kirsten Ashley 