tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.comments2024-03-18T16:47:48.290-07:00Fueled by Clouds & CoffeeMiataGrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comBlogger8854125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-28806003592070894672024-03-18T16:47:48.290-07:002024-03-18T16:47:48.290-07:00It is such a great purple color, but I can see how...It is such a great purple color, but I can see how limiting it would be for the way you sketch. It should make a great nocturne sketching page.Joan Tavolotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290923567339587417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-91532397714935272982024-03-18T16:44:53.489-07:002024-03-18T16:44:53.489-07:00What a fun sign! I'm glad to sketched this ico...What a fun sign! I'm glad to sketched this iconic sign before it is gone, and I'm glad you got to notice that it rotated.Joan Tavolotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290923567339587417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-75205895636178261562024-03-16T17:57:49.715-07:002024-03-16T17:57:49.715-07:00Congrats to you, too! This is always one of my fav...Congrats to you, too! This is always one of my favorite challenges!MiataGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-11449814634428582422024-03-16T17:57:21.278-07:002024-03-16T17:57:21.278-07:00So many things in Japan are very regional, and I d...So many things in Japan are very regional, and I don't know where taiyaki originates, but it would be fun if she could try some that's authentically Japanese (though I think BeanFish is pretty authentic, too)!MiataGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-4391896085765734932024-03-16T17:04:55.385-07:002024-03-16T17:04:55.385-07:00Great to see all your people sketches in one place...Great to see all your people sketches in one place! You got quite a variety of poses!! Well done! Congrats on finishing.Joan Tavolotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290923567339587417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-5290634547014089392024-03-15T13:12:16.042-07:002024-03-15T13:12:16.042-07:00Nice page of sketches. This sounds interesting. I ...Nice page of sketches. This sounds interesting. I wonder if my sister will try this. She and her husband are visiting their son who lives in Japan. He lives in Kudoyama which isn't too far from Osaka. She posted photos of sushi wrapped in persimmon leaves. (She's a more adventurous eater than I am, and she loves fish.)Joan Tavolotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290923567339587417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-443189133654309492024-03-14T08:21:07.562-07:002024-03-14T08:21:07.562-07:00Does that ever happen to you in cafes? ;-) Thanks!...Does that ever happen to you in cafes? ;-) Thanks! I'm having so much fun with the page compositions!MiataGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-7228950695865769492024-03-13T12:59:23.813-07:002024-03-13T12:59:23.813-07:00LOL I love the big bag blocking your view. You'...LOL I love the big bag blocking your view. You've been really composing your pages nicely. Good job!Joan Tavolotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290923567339587417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-74292322177682795342024-03-12T21:16:17.590-07:002024-03-12T21:16:17.590-07:00I saw your parade sketches... great way to hit the...I saw your parade sketches... great way to hit the ground running! Looking forward to the rest of your 100!MiataGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-91935968672038742122024-03-12T21:14:45.429-07:002024-03-12T21:14:45.429-07:00I loved the drawing you made with this idea! If yo...I loved the drawing you made with this idea! If you Google Dryden Goodwin, you'll see more examples of his work that we were shown... inspiring!MiataGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-41033996821822238202024-03-12T21:12:51.009-07:002024-03-12T21:12:51.009-07:00It's wonderful that you still have your childh...It's wonderful that you still have your childhood set!MiataGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-10946571839969427742024-03-12T17:04:20.707-07:002024-03-12T17:04:20.707-07:00These are really interesting. You meshed the portr...These are really interesting. You meshed the portraits nicely.Joan Tavolotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290923567339587417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-71293844455157410062024-03-12T16:33:10.510-07:002024-03-12T16:33:10.510-07:00You know how inspired I felt after you posted this...You know how inspired I felt after you posted this on instagram. I have more ideas seeing this elaboration. The lost edges on that first example work so well with the overlap. And I'm glad you explained the hairy mass. My first guess was a dog, but that didn't fit. I entirely missed the tiny reflection, perhaps because the phone image was too small. Now, the composition seems more ethereal with mention of the mirror. Once again, I wish I was taking in this instruction. Thank you for the summary. AnneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-39947163767106063072024-03-12T13:08:39.431-07:002024-03-12T13:08:39.431-07:00I loved reading your article. I have been using my...I loved reading your article. I have been using my set of 30 since I was 12 years old. I was given them for Christmas in 1973. They are round with uncovered ends and are labelled 333. They are in the beautiful alpine flowers tin. Unfortunately I am missing 4 which is rather sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-5945373785861226102024-03-11T14:10:34.438-07:002024-03-11T14:10:34.438-07:00Nice capture of the marchers. I like the use of th...Nice capture of the marchers. I like the use of the Posca markers.Joan Tavolotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290923567339587417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-32126099683546030812024-03-11T14:09:16.204-07:002024-03-11T14:09:16.204-07:00These don't look like you were rusty at all. N...These don't look like you were rusty at all. Nice fluidity to your lines. I'm doing the challenge again this year. I started a little early because one of the local towns was having a St Patty's Day parade...and that means groups of people. I couldn't pass that up. It was cold and I lasted about an hour and a half before I had to leave and go get warm.Joan Tavolotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290923567339587417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-43771320670348636742024-03-10T09:09:08.575-07:002024-03-10T09:09:08.575-07:00The diagonal was not intentional... it was my napk...The diagonal was not intentional... it was my napkin at an angle! But I like it too! MiataGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-78648200373722524202024-03-10T09:08:32.969-07:002024-03-10T09:08:32.969-07:00And yet somehow, I'm seduced into entering the...And yet somehow, I'm seduced into entering them anyway. ;-)MiataGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-58684428435225893632024-03-09T15:00:13.657-08:002024-03-09T15:00:13.657-08:00Well duh - never occurred to me that you could &qu...Well duh - never occurred to me that you could "stump" your way to a foggy view. :-)The Idaho Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-9985426079459721922024-03-09T14:52:13.999-08:002024-03-09T14:52:13.999-08:00Well captured. Good that you react quickly.Well captured. Good that you react quickly.Joan Tavolotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290923567339587417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-5073608551707544772024-03-08T20:23:52.493-08:002024-03-08T20:23:52.493-08:00I agree...the world just gets more disappointing. ...I agree...the world just gets more disappointing. And these contests--always some "catch" that either you don't notice or they have you jumping through a variety of hoops and demand your email address. Sometimes they don't even notify the winner. You have to remember and go back to their site and check! Forget contests, but you did a nice page in any case.Louisa Ellinghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17518182904596227856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-40861426734039414862024-03-08T13:44:20.558-08:002024-03-08T13:44:20.558-08:00That contest doesn't sound very fair at all......That contest doesn't sound very fair at all...but the name "Pot Holes" is rather clever. I like the way you composed this page with the pot holes on a slight diagonal.Joan Tavolotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290923567339587417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-23398299575014905982024-03-08T09:12:18.369-08:002024-03-08T09:12:18.369-08:00I so rarely have problems with USPS that I started...I so rarely have problems with USPS that I started getting complacent! MiataGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-88387548021635238472024-03-07T14:50:13.445-08:002024-03-07T14:50:13.445-08:00Sorry the portrait of Moose didn't arrive. The...Sorry the portrait of Moose didn't arrive. There is something about the first one that I like better.Joan Tavolotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290923567339587417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-23004068488842828282024-03-07T07:42:46.718-08:002024-03-07T07:42:46.718-08:00I hope the sub-freezing temps we're having thi...I hope the sub-freezing temps we're having this week don't mess up the pink schedule!MiataGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.com