Month: April 2009
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On the Past 100 Days…
I have always considered myself to be somewhat creative. When I was growing up, I always had a sketchbook or modeling clay. My mother would gather the reams of wasted office paper and bring them to me to make drawing pads. And my love of office supplies is my fascination with anything that can make…
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On EDM 100
I thought there would be fireworks. I actually was going to cover this page with fireworks celebrating the 100th EDM, draw a bar of soap. I will now toot my own horn.  TOOT! I am so proud of the progress that I have made since starting these challenges. When you compare the first few with…
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On Landscapes…
Some people love landscapes. They love to view them, paint them, study them… I am not one of those people. When I look at a landscape, I am looking at technique. I look at color usage, composition, the people or lack thereof. Last night’s EDM challenge, draw a landscape, was not something I would have…
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On Resolute Matters…
The EDM Challenges were originally set out as weekly sketches. The list of challenges is still growing on the EDM Yahoo Group, and I believe they are up to 217 challenges now. It’s not surprising that doing them daily causes a certain amount of repitition. Weekly challenges done daily means the holidays are only eight…
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The Speed of Weekends…
They say time flies when your having fun. The perception of time passing depends on if you are waiting for something to happen, if you are happening, or if it has happened. You wait forever for the weekend to get here. The weekend flies by in a blur. The next thing you know you are…