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(Unofficial) Sketchbook Dare #11: Illustrate something you see through your CLOSED eyelids. 👁This design was inspired by the warm compress I was using to treat an annoying eye stye I had over holiday break. Note—I’m thinking that chalk pastel would be a better medium to use for this weird prompt, in case you’re curious to try it!✍️🎨 . . . #art #watercolor #abstractart #illustration #sketchbook #sketchbookart #sketchbookdares #drawanything #lauraleegulledge #shareyourdare #eyelid #eyestye #closedeyes #creativeprompts #inspirationiseverywhere https://www.instagram.com/p/BsRRPUOllCG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=eoqafqwq954b

A New Year wish...May I be a bridge between worlds: feet grounded in reality, hands grasping possibility. May I healthily balance both worlds so the messages can find safe passage across the divide through my pencil, paintbrush, heart, and voice. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 . . . #art #illustration #watercolor #lauraleegulledge #rainbow #bridge #rainbowbridge #rainbowconnection #sketchbook #sketchbookdares #shareyourdare #realisticdreamer #newyearwish #lookingintothefuture https://www.instagram.com/p/BsJoNTgFLRb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8jk94gvfsx7f

Did you miss my virtual art workshops this Summer because life is completely bonkers??✍️💥Well now you can watch them ANYTIME because all the videos are in my latest blog post! (Link in bio) 👀 These include a Sketchbook Dares inspired Clothing Stories workshop with @vaearts , a Mindful Art workshop with @fralinmuseumuva @ljevie , and The Dark Matter of Mona Starr inspired marker dance party & conversation with @vabookfest @amber_reads_everything 🌟Plus I’m about to announce my upcoming fall workshops & classes....so stay tuned!😆 . . . #virtualworkshop #virtualartworkshop #sketchbookdares #shareyourdare #visualstorytelling #mindfulart #contemplativepractice #mindfulness #catcameo #markerdanceparty #thedarkmatterofmonastarr #lauraleegulledge #teachingartist #virtualteaching #vabookfest #vaea #fralinmuseumuva https://www.instagram.com/p/CFxr2tyFxql/?igshid=122f738zxj9wc

Anyone else having trouble slowing down? Moments like this it’s good to STOP AND PAINT THE ROSES!🌹🎨 As well as smelling them and putting lots of them into your tea, too...🌹☕️Thanks for sharing this floral bounty with me, Megan! They definitely carry the loving spirit of our precious Sunday dance sanctuary.💃💕ps—this is painted in my copy of Sketchbook Dares! If you’d like a copy you can snag on on my website store. . . . #art #sketchbook #sketchbookdares #drawoutyourinnerartist #shareyourdare #lauraleegulledge #watercolor #watercolorpainting #flowers #springtime🌸 #inbloom #roses #stopandsmelltheroses https://www.instagram.com/p/CAV-Gmsl_lt/?igshid=axbj6uxijvm9

HOLIDAY SALE: 🎉$5 off Sketchbook Dares!📚🎀 Perfect for sharing some inspiration. Free gift wrapping & confetti optional! Visit my blog to learn more. (Link in bio)👈 . . . #sketchbookdares #lauraleegulledge #drawoutyourinnerartist #shareyourdare #holidaysale #holidayoffers #booksale #creativegifts #giftsforartists #creativity #drawingprompts #sketchbook #sketchbookartist #sketchbooklovers #spreadinspiration #artnerlove https://www.instagram.com/p/B53gcRclE2U/?igshid=nm0hm70rfoya

Here's a peek at the last artwork in progress from this lil' sad break-up series...for much to my shock the page I unconsciously chose to make it on in my Sketchbook Dares was directly across from the page about the beginning of our romance. OOOOF the symbolism in how opposite they are!!😭💔But also this is one reason I love working in a sketchbook, because there's many levels of meaning that can unfold between different pages. And it reminds me that our subconscious seems to know more than it lets on...✍️💫 . . . #wip #art #sketchbook #sketchbookdares #shareyourdare #sketchbookart #collage #workinprogress #behindthescenes #creativeprocess #subconsciouswisdom #relationships #breakups #love #artaboutlove #gettingpersonal https://www.instagram.com/p/B21k_36lv0J/?igshid=ul2qfcasydh3

(Unofficial) Sketchbook Dare #12: When traveling in another country write out their alphabet or try on a local font. It's one of my favorite ways to connect to a place and get a feel for how they express themselves!📝🌈Writing these Scandinavian runes (in this beautiful backyard in Aero) made be feel like I was chopping wood or yielding an ax...⛏ . . . #sketchbookdares #shareyourdare #lauraleegulledge #sketchbookart #lettering #scandinavianrunes #runes #exploringscandinavia #pension44aeroe #aeroe #denmark #vacationfromvacation (at Ærøskøbing) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz7--N2llh9/?igshid=mji2pzjef8il

Unofficial sketchbook rule #1: When you have fresh flowers, sit for 30 minutes and paint their portrait! 🌸Even if you know it could never be AS beautiful as the flowers themselves, it's the attention you give them that I'd like to think imparts a smidge of their quiet beauty onto us. 🌺✨ . . . #sketchbookdares #lauraleegulledge #shareyourdare #sketchbook #sketchbookart #watercolor #painting #spontaneousart #processoriented #30minpainting #flowers #peonies #pink #natureismyfavoriteartist #flowerlover https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxa4ZmRly_K/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1tbd9c73ifuxa