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    Inktober 2020: Days 1-4

    Inktober 2020 days 1-4 blog cover

    It’s October, which means it’s time for the annual Inktober drawing challenge!  Are you participating this year? Inktober is a drawing challenge that encourages artists to create a drawing each day with ink based on a list of daily prompts.  The challenge lasts all 31 days of October and happens…

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    Year in Review: 2019

    Review of 2019 graphic. Photos of highlights from the year.

    The closing of a year gives us the opportunity to remember and reflect on the last 365 days. What seemed like a trying and challenging year, was filled with so many amazing opportunities and areas of growth.  Enjoy this video that I put together reviewing this past year! New Art…

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    Stepping Stones

    Stepping Stones by Laura Jaen Smith. Framed ink painting of river rocks in creek hanging on barn wood wall.

    This week on the blog, I’m featuring one of my favorite ink drawings – Stepping Stones.  Ink is a new medium that I’ve learned to love in the past year beginning with the Inktober challenge that I took part in last October.  The challenge pushed me outside of my comfort…

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    100 Day Project: The End

    The 100 Day Project: the End blog cover

    It’s hard to believe that the 100 Day Project has come to a close.  It seems like just last week that I had tentatively started the challenge not fully believing that I would make it all the way to the end. The 100 Day Project, is an annual challenge where…

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    The 100 Day Project: Part Three

    The 100 Day Project Part Three blog cover

    Holy moly, did the past 25 days of the 100 Day Project fly by!  I knew that they would once the Kaleidoscope Project got in full force these last few weeks.  It’s been a busy couple of weeks but I’m pleased with what I’ve accomplished.  If you’re just finding out…

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    The 100 Day Project: Part Two

    The 100 Day Project: Part Two blog cover

    Have you been following along with the 100 Day Project over on social media?  The project started up back on April 2nd and we’re now half way through!   If you’re not familiar with the 100 Day Project, every year people all over the world commit to 100 days of exploring their…

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    The 100 Day Project: Part One

    The 100 Day Project Part One blog cover

    If you follow me over on social media, you’ve probably noticed that I’ve been participating in the 100 Day Project this year!  (If you don’t, social icons are on this page to the right or near the bottom under “connect”.)  This year is the 6th year that this project has…

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    Year in Review: 2018

    2018 review graphic with photos from year

    What an incredible year it has been this year!  Here’s some highlights from 2018. New Art Works The focus of the first part of the year has been researching, hiking to, and painting 50 New York Waterfalls.  Other works: Winter is for the Birds: Chickadee Winter is for the Birds:…

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    Inktober 2018: Recap of Week 5

    Inktober 2018 Days 29-31 blog cover

    I made it through all 31 days of Inktober!  So proud of myself.  If you’d like to look back at the drawings from each week: Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 If you’re new to what Inktober is, Inktober is a drawing challenge created by artist Jake Parker…

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    Inktober 2018: Recap Week 4

    Inktober 2018 Days 22-28 blog cover

    Just a few days left of the month and of the Inktober challenge!  (If you’d like to look back on the past weeks you can do so here – Week 1, Week 2, Week 3.) Inktober is a drawing challenge created by artist Jake Parker which encourages artists to create a drawing each…