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The Cat in Costume

#doodlewashOctober2022: Costume #inktober: Gear October ’22 Sketching Stuff exercise: Dress Up I’m posting this prompt way out of order, but I wanted to post the October Sketching Stuff Challenge today and this prompt seemed perfect for it.. The Challenge was to dress up! Either putting an animal in dress, or a person in costume.  I figured a black cat would love to dress up for Halloween so…

Hitching a Ride – Counting Sheep 12

’Sketching Stuff Exercise and #DoodlewashSept2022 prompt: Music. It may not be music to your ears, but … Did you know that lambs and ewes can recognize each other’s bleats, and that studies have shown they can recognize up to 50 faces, both sheep and human, and remember them for up to two years? I’m posting prompts out of order. Several of my prompt responses this month will show up as examples…

Blackface Sheep – Counting Sheep 11

’Sketching Stuff Exercise and #DoodlewashAugust2022 prompt: School Supplies. Well, Mary did have a little lamb that followed her to school one day, so obviously sheep are a school supply. The August sketching stuff had an exercise challenge to use a shadow to make things pop. You can sign up for the Sketching Stuff newsletter, which has a monthly creative exercise here. Mary Roff Handmade…

A Cup of Joe

#doodlewashMay2022 prompts: Mug. ‘Create Like a Kid Again‘ – Exercise 12. Discover Fun Facts. Did you know there are 3 theories about the origin of the term ‘Cup of Joe’? One is that Joe was a term for the common man and coffee the drink of the common man. Another is that other slang terms for coffee, Java and Jamoke, were combined and shortened to Joe.  The last is that when Josephus Daniels,…

From Shoe to Birdhouse – Exercise 6

#doodlewashMay2022 prompts: Entrance. I’m working my way through Charlie O’Shields latest book of creative exercises (along with the exercises he posts in the Sketching Stuff newsletter). ‘Create Like a Kid Again‘ – Exercise 6. Look Closer. 10 Things I Noticed About One of My Shoes Tie DyedPink InteriorBlue RibbonWhite Borders on tongue & entranceWhite BasePattern – alternating raised &…

#doodlewashMay2022 prompts: Bowl. I’m working my way through Charlie O’Shields latest book of creative exercises (along with the exercises he posts in the Sketching Stuff newsletter). ‘Create Like a Kid Again‘ – Exercise 5. Scribble Fun. My text got cut off in the scan, but it says “The Instructions said stir vigorously!” Mary Roff Multi Media Journal Zebra Zensations Technical PenZebra…

The Tangled Pizza Fish

#doodlewashMarch2022: Pizza. Did you know there really isn’t such a thing as a pizza fish, tangled or otherwise? However, there are recipes for adding cheese and various item to fish fillets and some people put fish on their pizzas, so the connection is clear! (fish on pizza!!! Yuck! Spit! Spit! Ack!) This is another piece done in my new Mary Roff handmade multimedia journal. She gave me a list…

#doodlewashMarch2022: Pussy Willow Did you know the fuzzy coating on the pussy willow keep the reproductive parts of the plant warm? Stonehenge Aqua Black in a Mary Roff Watercolor sketchbookAmerican Journey WatercolorPixabay photo reference courtesy of Ken1843. Mary Roff Etsy Page: PaintsPalettesPages March Doodlewash prompts