Elle Blake Art

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Early anniversary presents exchanged; Belle for me from my beloved, and Beast from me for my heart. I love our fairytale, every bit of the hard work we've put in on this journey. To my very best friend and partner, I can hardly believe it's been six years. #reallifefairytale #mylovestory #beautyandthebeast #disneynerd #sixyears #happyanniversary

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Inktober Day 7 - Shy. A strong woman who is shy made me pause for a moment, but then Elinor Dashwood came to mind. She is reserved, and in that the anchor for her family in the midst of turmoil, even when her own heart was breaking. Sense and Sensibility was my favorite movie as a little girl so it felt right to do art around one of the Dashwood sisters. #inktober #ink #elinor #elinordashwood #dashwoodsisters #senseandsensibility #janeausten #strongwomen

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Inktober Day 6 - Sword. Thinking of strong females that might use a sword I thought of the little known Marianne from Strange Magic. It isn't a perfect movie, but I adored her story line about how she was hurt and betrayed and chose to learn how to protect herself and those nearest to her. She learned to find her own voice and not try to fit into the box society had placed her in. So she was jaded and snarky, but still powerful. And that power is part of what attracted the person who helped her heal. I probably over complicated this piece and I'm not 100% happy with it, but it makes me smile. #inktober #ink #inktober2017 #strangemagic #marianne #sword #strongwomen

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Inktober Day 5, belatedly. Long. The word brought to mind Rapunzel, not for her long hair but rather for the longing in her heart that drove her out beyond her comfort zone and let her learn about herself. #inktober #ink #inktober2017 #strongwomen #inspiration #rapunzel #disney #disneyrapunzel #long #longing #selfdiscovery

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Inktober Day 4 - Underwater. Reading the prompt my mind went instantly to Ariel, a headstrong young woman who lives with her heart on her sleeve. As I worked on this I kept thinking about how animated and tender hearted they designed her, and how those are her strengths in some ways. #inktober #ink #art #arteveryday #ariel #littlemermaid #underwater #strongwomen

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Inktober Day 3 - Poison. Of course thinking of powerful female characters and Posion made me go "Poison Ivy". Used an Ashley Graham photo for inspiration and played with it from there. #inktober #ink #art #poisonivy #ivy #curvygirlart

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Inktober Day 2 - Divided. Thinking about strong female characters who inspired me Lady Amalthea was the first to come to mind for this prompt. The Last Unicorn will always have a special place in my heart. Roughly twenty minutes. #inktober #ink #inkpen #lastunicorn #amalthea #femalecharacter #strongwomen

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That moment when you realize that it's October 1st and Inktober has begun but it's almost eight pm... So have a little Princess Serenity/Sailor Moon. #sailormoon #princessserenity #magicalgirls #inktober #ink

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Manipura chakra, the lusterous jewel resting in the solar plexus. #watercolorpainting #chakra #chakrapainting #manipura #watercolor #yogalife #meditativepainting

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Five hours bringing this bluejay to life. Leaving it a bit rough is hard for me but I love it. #artlife #art #pastel #pastels #pastelbird #mexicobluejay #bluejay #wildlife #wildlifeart

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That moment when you like the style of a piece so much you want to recreate it... So here is another muladhara chakra. #watercolorpainting #chakra #muladhara #muladharachakra #watercolor

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Today was a second chakra sort of day. I am radiant. #yogaart #secondchakra #watercolorpainting #watercolor #meditation #swadhisthana #sacralchakra

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Desert Occotillo painted under the direction of my amazing mentor in landscapes and mother @lindalblakeart . So in love with the mountains. #occotillo #desert #desertlandscape #mountains #landscapepainting #landscape

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First time working with acrylic in a few years, trying out the piece mom is teaching in class. Being a test dummy is fun! #artlife #arcylic #landscapepainting #landscape #painting #motherdaughterart

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Anyone else see the dragon in the clouds? I love the sunsets out here. #arizona #sunset #inspiration (at Arizona)

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Old copper mine in Bisbee. Out and about today. #bisbee #arizona #coppermine #traveling

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Playing with pastels, I neither confirm or deny I was listening to the Moana sound track. Love teal. #pastels #art #artplaying #newthings #seaturtle #ocean