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Helen Birch - drawdrawdraw
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Drawn to drawing.
Art lecturer turned author
and online art tutor

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My #ArtAdventCalendar today is also my Spotify wrapped. I made these three little watercolors for my friend when we went to see #U2 during their Joshua Tree 30th anniversary tour in 2017. I also took my sketchbook to the stadium and drew the stage setup. #art
A watercolor yellow Joshua tree with a black sparkly background. A white U2 spaceman guy on top of rainbow watercolor background. Mysterious Ways belly dancer silhouette in orange watercolor inside a blue circle on a black sparkly background. A white woman's hand holds a sketchbook and a pen. The sketchbook has a drawing of the Joshua Tree stage and is held up in front of the actual stage at Lumen Field, Seattle.
December 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Dramatic sketch of a very sweet boy.
March 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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William Blake
December 3, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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Morris Graves, Winter Flowers (mixed media on paper, 1976)
December 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Bernard Buffet ~
1928 - 1999

Le Sapin de Noël - 1958

Gouache, aquarelle, crayon on paper.
December 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Andor sketch for day 3 of #ArtAdventCalendar
Ink drawing of Mon Mothma in Andor
December 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Happy Wednesday!

Here is my drawing for #ArtAdventCalendar day 3.

Tea Cups and Books
9" x 12"
Pastels and Pencil

#Art #Sketch #Sketchbook #PastelDrawing #Drawing #BlueskyArt
A stack of tea cups and a stack of books on a table top. 9" x 12" Pastels and Pencil Drawing
December 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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kmontes.bsky.social
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 3: Arboretum Trails

Tried out Caran D’Ache Neocolor II #crayons & drew some impressions from recent walks. I loved the feel, bright colors, and mix of marks & watercolor.

The one on the upper right is done with #watercolor & #pencil & the rest are Neocolor.

#ArtYear
A grid of 6 sketches done with Caran D’Ache Neocolor II aquarelle crayons of impressions from recent walks. There’s a crape Myrtle with beautiful twisted roots; a footpath with a bridge; golden autumn plants standing tall; a bamboo arch in a Japanese garden; purple pink berries; and plants with bright red flowers.
December 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Day 3 #ArtAdventCalendar

Artwork of a nuthatch from about 6 months ago :) –
Pencil on grey toned paper, painted over with acrylics, and finished with some colour brushes in photoshop.
A practice artwork of a nuthatch. It is a pencil drawing on grey toned paper, overpainted with acrylics loosely, and finished off with some coloured brushes in photoshop. The bird is looking to the left of the image. I have added some turquoise tones over the top in photoshop. There is a terracotta colour acrylic background.
December 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Sketching and listening to podcasts in bed.

Pencil on paper

#artadventcalendar #sketch
Pencil sketch of a pillow, towel, and crochetted blanked. Exploring different textures of cloth.
December 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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A container ship and gantry cranes in the Port of Bayonne.

Black and sepia ink on paper.

art.monospace.com

#artAdventCalendar

#art #artSky #fineArt #NewJersey
A loose ink-and-wash sketch of the Port of Bayonne showing large gantry cranes unloading a container ship. The cranes form a dense tangle of black lines, while the ship is rendered in dark tones with reddish hulls. Soft gray washes suggest overcast sky and water.
December 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Joining into the #ArtAdventCalendar a bit late with a new little piece that will be in the annual Postcard Show at Portland's Brassworks Gallery!

Tut-Tut
Mixed media on card, 4 x 6"
#collage #art #BskyArt #artists #PDXArt #ArtLovers #Owl #OwlArt #ArtYear #ArtOnBlueSky
Collage of an abstract owl made with found and hand-painted papers.
December 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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@drawdrawdraw.bsky.social thanks for repost
a white bunny is drawing on a piece of cardboard with blue marker
ALT: a white bunny is drawing on a piece of cardboard with blue marker
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December 3, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Collage #1429
Dimensiones de una puerta.
Collage de recortes de papel y fotografía. Una joven camina abstraída mirando el móvil, se adentra por el umbral de una puerta recortada sobre la fotografía de una pintura propia, el umbral se materializa con un paisaje tormentoso y una base azul, recorte de una cianotipia. ©️ Cristian Berga
December 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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My paper-&-glue collage titled "gauguin bathers remix"

#art #collage #collageart #analogart #paperart #analogcollage #paperandglue
January 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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December 3, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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Day 3 of #ArtAdventCalendar
“Pulp”
#Collage
Analog collage. Art paper, Vintage Book cover, Vintage Paper woven to create image

@jayispainting.earthskyart.ca
#Collage Analog collage. Art paper, Vintage Book cover, Vintage paper Woven paper book cover from pulp paperback with women
December 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Lovely work 👏

#ArtAdventCalendar
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#ArtAdventCalendar Day 2: Diary Madrid
A visual diary or artist’s journal is a good way to observe, record thoughts, experiences & memories, use watercolor, pencil & ink, and do some urban sketching. Fun & meaningful.

#ArtYear #watercolor #ink #journal
Visual diary page with watercolor and ink drawings of yellow Portuguese custard tarts (called pasteís de nata) and coffee with a heart in the milk foam. Also included are handwritten notes about a cafe in Madrid where the pastries are made.
December 3, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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It's early but I'm calling it for tonight. We end #ArtAdventCalendar day 2 with 440 participants.

Somewhere around 900 images posted and I'd guess all but 20 have AltText so HUGE congrats to all of you.

Keep posting and sharing. See you tomorrow.
December 3, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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Day 2 of #ArtAdventCalendar. BART riders from my sketchbooks over the years with mono prints in BART line colors.
Multiple life sketches in ink of BART commuters sitting, standing, looking at their phones, on a background of patterns in BART line colors.
December 3, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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Painted a “colander on a cooling rack” still life at College today. Used a pipette and ink; then a Brillo pad with ink and bleach.
Photo shows an ink drawing of a curved colander lying on its side on a cooling rack grid. Irregular marks have been made using a pipette. Photo shows an ink drawing of a curved colander lying on its side on a cooling rack grid. Irregular marks have been made using a Brillo pad then dispersed bleach.
November 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Day 3 of #ArtAdventCalendar with a colour pencil sketch of one of the beautiful allotments at Edinburgh Agroecology Farm.
Subject - Allotment Description - a mittened hand holds a sketchbook showing a colour pencil sketch of a small fenced allotment with a shed in the distance. Behind the sketchbook is the actual scene. Location - NW Edinburgh Surface - 200gsm Pith sketchbook Medium - Lyra polycolor pencils
December 3, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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#doodle thing #painting #drawing
November 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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@afigure.bsky.social thanks for repost
November 28, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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@ollypunk.bsky.social cheers Ol
November 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM