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Ancient silos greet you near the parking area This fellow may greet you too (watch your step below, as you bird watch above). Lots of gators. That fence is not there to keep them in or out (plenty of space under fence for them to come/go). It is to discourage…
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Practice Shading 2026-04-17
5H and 6B pencils The sketch below is a bad rendering, but I don’t consider it a failue. Because I learned (quite a bit) from…
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Shading Practice 2026-04-15
5 1/2 x 8 1/2 Mixed Media 140lb. Various pencils
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First Attempt for Owl
Poor things! But I promised to show the bad, the ugly and hopefully, eventually, the good. Watercolor, 4×6″, cold press
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I’m Martin, the creator and author behind this site. I enjoy a variety of hobbies in my semi-retirement. I wanted a simple, “old fashioned” blog to document my learning progress.
