The Middle of Nowhere

Where you are is but a state of mind.

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Shouldn't trust a woman with a crystal ball. Even if she says she knows your future. Your future is what you make of it. #artistsofinstagram #pencildrawing #charaterdesign #female #fortuneteller #future

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"Crack my heart open / with your bare hands / watch me bloom / set my soul on fire / and I will unfold for you / I wanna feel / wanna heal / wanna break / wanna change / wanna live" I've been trying to get this portrait together since I saw @tonightaliveofficial back in January. Not sure it's quite what I wanted, but it'll do for now. I instantly loved this song and video when it came out. #CrackMyHeart @nureality108 (Jenna) was so great! I waited through some not quite my jam of music just to hear you and your inspiring words. Honestly the best entertaining group that night. Definitely the most engaging with the crowd. #coloredpencil #music #alternativerock #girlpower #artistsofinstagram #traditionalart

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Practice with Line of Action website. #sketchbooksaturday #graphite #practice #traditionalart

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For some reason despite wanting to do something color, all my ideas are in black and white. And all I want to focus on are religious themes. #JesusChrist #crucifixion #Lent #40days #Catholic #Christian #Pieta #blessedvirginmary #sorrow #suffering #selfsacrifice #love #God #graphite #graphitedrawing #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #traditionalart #religious #faith

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#tbt And we're going deep here, people. This is an old sketch of a sort of Sacred Heart of Jesus I drew while on a retreat with the youth ministry of my parish back in the fall of 2014. I was one of the adult leaders yet that ministry helped me to develop a deeper faith. 2014 was a big year in my faith journey. This was drawn during a reflective, quiet time (though I'm sure the music minister was playing something) right after confession in which the priest told me he was impressed that I could fit so much on an approximately 1" square piece of paper. Haha! All that aside, I had been in a rut art-wise as I had been pretty depressed and discouraged upon graduation. I decided to combine my newly rejuvenated faith with some of the emo-esk doodles of my high school years to just get something out. With a combination of a freshly scraped clean soul from the Sacrament of Reconciliation and meditative worship music, this drawing was very soothing, calming, and comforting. Oh, Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us. #Catholic #Jesus #confession #Reconciliation #faith #sacredheart #mercy #love

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Some of the beautiful women of Wakanda. Black Panther was such an empowering movie for women. (Dare I say more than Wonder Woman?) Maybe it's because I didn't realize what strong female roles there would be, but these BA ladies definitely left me feeling empowered. I had to get some quick sketches out there. #blackpanther #womenofwakanda #womenofcolor #strongwomen #rolemodel #pencildrawing #sketch

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WIP "Because the devils, who are skillful thieves, wish to surprise us unawares, and to strip us. They watch day and night for the favorable moment." - St. Louis de Montfort #charcoaldrawing #wip #blessedvirginmary #stlouisdemontfort #truedevotion #God #Catholic #FifthFundamentalTruth #artistsofinstagram #traditionalart

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I should just keep doing these every other week to add color to my page. Another painting thanks to @pwatstl Unfortunately much is lost to my hasty picture taking with my insufficient camera. Consider this Art Study - Day 3 (sort of) #paintingwithatwist #landscape #mountains #acrylicpainting #nature

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Art Study - Day 2 I attempted to do some work in Photoshop until it started to act up. So naturally I went back to my trust graphite and paper. #pencildrawing #charaterdesign #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #girl

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Art Study Day 1 Attempting to draw a little each day to build stronger skills and keep the creative juices flowing. #artistsoninstagram #artstudy #pencildrawing #portrait #female #practicemakesbetter #practicedaily

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Art study Day 1 Trying to draw a little each day to improve my general skills. #pencildrawing #portrait #artistsoninstagram #artistsofinstagram #people #female #artstudy #sketch #practicedaily #practicemakesbetter

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Warrior woman #artistsoninstagram #pencildrawing #graphite #sortof #wonderwoman #wonderwomanesque #notreally #female

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Merry Christmas! More quick paintings to get in the holiday spirit and celebrate the bride-to-be! #Christmas #acrylicpainting #painting #artistsoninstagram #winter #paintingwithatwist #bacheloretteparty #cheers

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Joy to the World #painting #artistsoninstagram #acrylicpainting #Christmas #JoytotheWorld #wreath #handlettering #classpainting #girlsnightout

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More unflattering. Warm-up for freelance work. #handlettering #taylorswift #lyrics #numbers #artistsoninstagram #blackandwhite

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Because I wanted to unwind before my evening art work and draw something dynamic. #graphite #girl #dynamic #artistsoninstagram #illustration #reach

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Mama Mary with some Christmas feels. #Mary #BVM #blessedvirginmary #Catholic #Christian #woman #postitart #artistsoninstagram #handlettering #illustration #HailMary