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Gretchen Gates
@gretchengates.bsky.social
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I’m an artist hoping to contribute beauty, compassion and tidbits of inspiration
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Gretchen Gates @gretchengates.bsky.social · 21d
Working on structure. It’s the hardest part for me.
#portraitpractice #portraitdrawing #portraitstructure
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Gretchen Gates @gretchengates.bsky.social · 22d
#portraitdrawing #portraitsketching #portraitpractice #drawing
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Gretchen Gates @gretchengates.bsky.social · 28d
#portraits #portraitdrawing #portraitsketching #portraitpractice
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Gretchen Gates @gretchengates.bsky.social · Sep 15
#portraits #portraitdrawings #portraitsketches #portraitpractice
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Gretchen Gates @gretchengates.bsky.social · Sep 14
#portraitpractice #portraits #portraitdrawing #portraitsketching
#drawing
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Gretchen Gates @gretchengates.bsky.social · Sep 14
#portraitpractice #portraitsketching
#portraits
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Gretchen Gates @gretchengates.bsky.social · Sep 14
#portraitpractice #portraits #portraitdrawing #portraitsketching
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Gretchen Gates @gretchengates.bsky.social · Sep 10
More portrait practice

#portraitpractice #portraits #portraitdrawing #portraitsketching #sketching
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Gretchen Gates @gretchengates.bsky.social · Sep 8
🙏🥰
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Gretchen Gates @gretchengates.bsky.social · Sep 8
Some portrait studies. I’m working on learning the blocking in process.

#portraits #portraitstudies #portraitdrawing #blockingin
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Gretchen Gates @gretchengates.bsky.social · Aug 31
Watercolor and ink on paper.

#seahorses #watercolor #watercolourandink #sketchbook #watercolorsketchbook
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Gretchen Gates @gretchengates.bsky.social · Jul 27
Tonal doodles with different graphite watercolors.

#watercolor #watercolour #graphitewatercolors #sketchbook
#watercolorsketchbook
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Gretchen Gates @gretchengates.bsky.social · Jul 7
Thank you! 🙏 🥰
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Gretchen Gates @gretchengates.bsky.social · Jul 7
Orangutan. Graphite watercolor.

#watercolor #watercolour #valuestudy #endangeredspecies
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Gretchen Gates @gretchengates.bsky.social · Jul 6
Gazelle. Graphite watercolor.

#watercolor #watercolour #valuestudy #endangeredspecies
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Gretchen Gates @gretchengates.bsky.social · Jul 6
Graphite watercolor

#watercolor #watercolour #butterflies #monarchbutterfly #endangeredspecies #valuestudy
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Gretchen Gates @gretchengates.bsky.social · Jun 30
Mixed media on board

#mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #collage #collageart #mixedmediaartist
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Gretchen Gates @gretchengates.bsky.social · Jun 29
Mixed media on board

#mixedmedia #mixedmediaartwork #mixedmediaartist
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Gretchen Gates @gretchengates.bsky.social · Jun 21
Playing with Scratchboard

#scratcboard #scratchboardart
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Gretchen Gates @gretchengates.bsky.social · Jun 16
Cat study.

#watercolor #watercolour #watercolorstudy
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Gretchen Gates @gretchengates.bsky.social · Jun 15
Thistles. Gouache in my sketchbook

#gouache #sketchbook #thistles
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Gretchen Gates @gretchengates.bsky.social · Jun 15
Mixed media on paper. After a sculpture by Dan Ostermiller.

#mixedmedia #mixedmediaartwork #mixedmediaart #mixedmediaartist
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Gretchen Gates @gretchengates.bsky.social · Jun 6
Daisies are joy embodied. Don’t you think?

#daisies #joyful #joyfulflowers #🌼
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Gretchen Gates @gretchengates.bsky.social · Jun 1
I’m practicing blocking in portraits. This is my handsome husband.

#portraits #portraitdrawing #drawing #blockingin
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Gretchen Gates @gretchengates.bsky.social · Jun 1
Thank you!🎈
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