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#inktober Day 8 with one of my favorite animals (which means nothing because I have a long list...😁): a Pygmy Marmoset! These little primates are so little and they chirp like birds😍. It was a bit daunting trying to make sure I captured that little face just right...I was super distracted by the reference😂❤️🐒 #inktober2017 #day8 #sketch #primates #pygmymarmoset #fullpage #addingcolor #brushpens #surrealruby #surrealrubyart

My latest blog entry! https://surrealruby.com/2018/02/25/the-hungry-bird-series/ This is a little more background on my “Hungry Birds Series” and why I’m doing it. I’ve actually had this site for years but recently decided to do a complete overhaul and start it over fresh! So I’m excited to announce that you’ll be checking out my blog at it’s rebirth, sort of! So feel free to give me some input on the post itself or the site in general! 🤘😁 #newblogpost #surrealruby #surrealrubyart #hungrybird #hungrybirdsseries #artseries #watercolorart #animalart #birdart #exoticbirdart #parrotart

After last month’s challenge, I found myself completely at a loss for what to work on! I have some portrait commissions to get started on of course, but I really wanted to work on my own self-started body of work. As I noticed every day during the challenge, my biggest obstacle was always getting started. I would literally distract myself with other tasks before settling in front of the paper, and when I finally did, I’d freeze up. Every time! It hasn’t gone away, even as I itch to create every day! 🤔 Is it my anxiety? Is it just a common struggle all artists deal with and eventually free themselves of? I wonder what other people do with this feeling? #gettingstarted #anxiety #artistproblems #finallygotit #WIP #readytopaint #cockatiel #cantaloupe #watercolorpainting #surrealruby #surrealrubyart

As of now I have four different pieces at different stages going on...😬But I must build a body of work that I can be proud to present! Here's just a sneak peek of what else I'm working on beside my "Poison Dart Tiger". Meet...my "Rose Goldfish" 😊 #wip #workinprogress #rose #rosegold #rosegoldfish #fullplate #busybusybusy #whatissleep #artwork #artprogress #art🎨 #inthezone #surrealism #surrealruby